3rd gen towing mirrors?

I have been searching since I bought my ‘17 to get a nice pair of tow mirrors. I currently have the stock mirrors with signals and heated glass.

I can not find any bolt on replacements of any sort. I don’t want to ghetto rig some abortion to the truck either. I just bought some strap on ones for cheap but I worry they will damage my stock mirrors or damage the colour matched covers. Plus I read one review of a similar type that stained the painted surface from the oils in the rubber straps. He couldn’t get the stains out regardless of what he used.

If anyone has any suggestions for mirrors it would be appreciated. Like I already said I am not interested in ghetto mods or Frankenstein abortions.

 

Look in A1 Auto. They have plug and play mirrors with heaters, 4 way adjustments, and they flip up

 

Checked A1 Auto and they have nothing. Are you sure they have them for a 3rd gen?

 

Sorry, they stop with the 2nd gen trucks

 

Thats the issue I keep finding. Options for 2nd gen but I have yet to find anything for the 3rd. Ideally I would love a set of colour matched, heated, signal light, electric adjustable flip up mirrors. If I had to settle for generic black so be it but there are literally no options I have found yet.

My next option is to talk to a friend and see if his 3D printer can do something as large as the colour matched covers and pop off the stock cover and have a new cover installed that I can bolt on the strap type mirror permanently to that cover. Therefore pop off my white cover and on the mirrors cover and back as needed.

 

Buy some 3M Clearbra and apply it to protect your paint then go the clipon route. K-Source clipons have good reviews, they have a ratchet strap that keeps them stable. I bought a pair but didn't use them since I went to a 7' wide trailer and don't need extended mirrors. Gave them to my neighbor with his 8' wide and a 2012 Tacoma. He likes them.

https://www.etrailer.com/Custom-Towing-Mirrors/K-Source/KS3891.html

 

I tried a few strap on brands and were not happy with them. I ended up spending a little more and got the Dometic clamp on style. They are adjustable in length and have a large mirror. Replacement parts are available too. They vibrate some at highway speeds but not bad or any worse than other makes. Glad I decided to spend a little more and get a way better mirror.

 

My fear is damage to the colour matched mirror covers. Not sure if the clamp on style will be better or worse in regards to this. There doesn’t seem to be much space for the clamp between the glass and the housing. I am going to try the strap on style I bought in the spring and go from there. Hopefully a true bolt on tow mirror to replace the stock mirror will become available in time.

 

I have the rubber strap kind from Amazon. I passed a truck on a 2 lane highway and the mirror folded to the truck. I was surprised the straps didn't break before it folded back

 

I went with the same ones. The clamps held SOLID over a 2400 mile trip towing a camper at mostly 70MPH. Vibration was definitely there at that speed, but below about 60MPH, it was not very bad at all. I would recommend them gladly!

 

Which ones are they? Can you link them?

 

Dometic DM-2912 Milenco Grand Aero3 Towing Mirror (Twin Pack)

https://www.amazon.com/Dometic-DM-2...rd_wg=IKkYX&psc=1&refRID=QZXFSPQ9YFANAWYM0KZ7

 

https://www.1aauto.com/2016-18-toyo...MI2fjRoIna3AIVSLjACh0mwwSkEAQYASABEgKIRvD_BwE

 

Its to bad they dont have BSM for them yet. I have a cap on my truck and its made it nice (and a bit lazy) when changing lanes

 

Do anytime back up camera and put rav4 mirror glass with the built in convex in your Tacoma mirror housings they fit perfect

 

Just wanted to chime in on 1A-auto. They have the Trail Ridge mirrors for 3rd gen. One is chrome with power, heat, and signals. If you don't like chrome(i didn't), you can get black with just heat and power. They are plug and play just like the chrome, but you give up the signals. I didn't mind giving up the signals so I ordered the (1AMRP02074). They work great.

 

I had read elsewhere that the mirror fit against the door/truck was poor. Did you notice any problems and is there a gap between the mount and truck?

 

Not sure if you ever found what you were looking for. I use the 2nd gen no heat/bsm version of these and really like them: https://spottermirror.com/p/toyota/2016-2022-tacoma-with-bsm/
This is the new glass which snaps in your existing mirror housings.

 

Bringing this thread back to life a bit. FYI, I just installed a set of the Trail Ridge Towing Mirrors on my 2018 Tacoma and yes it is a bolt on installation, replaces the factory mirrors. And Yes the exterior trim cover problem is still there at the top of the triangle. On both mirrors it is sticking up 1/8 to 1/4 inch. You can push it down pretty easy, but it pops right up. The material used in the aftermarket product vs the OEM part is thicker. OEM is thicker and stiffer, holds its profile and shape. The aftermarket is super thin and flexible.
I might try some clear Silicon RTV under the trim and tape everything down for a day and see if that will make it stick and stay down. I am not real savvy on plastics, I wonder if I could use a heat gun on them and tape then into place until they cool down? I am worried it might make them worse. If anyone has any ideas or you made it work some how, please let us know what the fix is.
Other than that issue (same on each side) I am very happy with the mirrors. I have a 7 FT wide trailer and this does the trick for me.

 

I'm not too keen on plastics but heat from my hot glue gun changed the texture/finish on my mirrors; a heat gun might be able to do the same.