Hate them! - August 18, 2008
by Angela from North Ridgeville, OH
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out of 2 people found this review helpful.
I absolutely can not stand these mirrors! I have had them for close to
a year now, I bought them when I purchased my camper in 2007. I've
had to use them about a dozen times and about a dozen times I've
got to a campground ready to run them over. They don't stay in place,
so I can adjust them before I leave and when I get on the road, they've
slid and I can't see or have to crouch down to see.. The suction cups
have lost their padding already, so when on my mirrors and they
move, the paint gets scratched a little. I think for the money that I paid
for them and what they're needed for, it's a disappointment! I would
NOT recommend these to anyone!!!
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Minor Issue with Glue - July 08, 2008
by Don from Clearville, PA
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out of 22 people found this review helpful.
The mirror attaches easily on my Commander, doesn't vibrate and is out far
enough to give me a good view of what is up behind me, something I
couldn't get out of the Jeep's stock mirrors. I do wish I could get a
little better angle adjustment on the passenger side (it is at the max),
but, it is quite usable as it is.
Unfortunately, both units I purchased, the mirror glass had fallen off inside the box.
Not damaged, just came unglued ;-( Used a little auto trim glue to re-
attach them and I was good to go.
Since I had to glue the glass back on both, only 4 stars. Would I buy
them again... yep :-)
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Great Mirrors - June 16, 2008
by Tim Barger from MISHAWAKA , IN
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out of 46 people found this review helpful.
Have used these mirrors for 4 years now. Have tried many
other mirrors with little satisfaction. I have read some of
the other reviews on this mirror and have to make a comment
on a few. Yes, these mirrors are not perfect but you will
not find a perfect portable mirror. The rubber cups on the
mirrors will rot quickly if you do not rub a little vaseline
on them. As for the black rubber feet, if you use gorilla
glue or liquid nail, they will stay in place. If you email
the makers of this mirror, they will send you replacements
of the plastic clips, rubber feet and the rubber cups. I
have emailed them in two different years and have received a
quick response both times telling me the parts I requested
were on the way. By the way, they sent me the parts I
requested FREE OF CHARGE BOTH TIMES! They have been a great
company to do business with and would order another set of
mirrors from them in a heart beat if the ones I have now
would somehow become worthless.
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Followup Review - June 12, 2008
by Phil from Redwood City, CA
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out of 48 people found this review helpful.
I reviewed this item March 22, 2008. Since the gas price surge and
more open windows, I found the mirror whistle that I noted before was
becoming annoying. I put 2 pieces of black electrical tape across the
screw hole in the adjusting handle (the one that look like a screw
driver handle.) This seems to have stopped the whistle for my
installation. I think the whistle was caused by wind blowing across
this hole, like blowing across the top of an empty coke bottle. Hope it
works for you. Wish they would design some of these things into the
item.
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Worked on my Tundra - May 16, 2008
by James from Lake Forest, CA
29
out of 54 people found this review helpful.
I bought a set of these mirrors to replace the clip-on/rubber band type
on my 2006 Tundra. Attached the mirrors using only the rubber cups
without the stick on pads. No more mirror vibration, very little mirror
slipage, and good backward vission. Some minor humming noise
on passenger side at speed. These mirrors were a step up from the
clip-ons.
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SHAKY - May 13, 2008
by Mal from Windsor, ON
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out of 70 people found this review helpful.
attached easily - seemed to be secure until highway travel .They
shook so much it was very distracting out of the corner of your eye .
obviously it was also difficult to see thru the mirror at highway speeds.
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Marginal at Best - May 12, 2008
by Scott Oberle from Westminster, CA
44
out of 74 people found this review helpful.
Have used these mirrors for about a year. They do work but are not
large enough and have quality issues. The rubber pads which touch
the back of the vehicle mirror will slip off their mounts and become
useless. I had two samples in which the mirror actually fell out.
Returned one to Camping World, contacted the manufacturer the 2nd
time. They said they would send more glue so I could fix it myself, but
they never did. So don't count on their support! I finally used some
Gorilla Glue, which seems to work. The only reason to buy these is if
you have no other options for your particular vehicle mirrors.
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Disapointed - April 20, 2008
by Leland Foster from Walnut Creek, CA
41
out of 67 people found this review helpful.
I found these mirrors to be of poor quality for the following reasons:
The mirror itself fell off of two of them, one in shipping and the other
one after only one use. I also found that the optical quality of the
mirror was less then ideal, the image was not clear but distorted,
making it difficult to see. They were easy to attach though. Camping
world was great though in replacing immediately the one damaged in
shipment and then allowing me to return them even though we had
used them on one trip.
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A bit disappointed w/CIPA Universal Tow Mirror - April 01, 2008
by Richard Benavides from Arlington, TX
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out of 72 people found this review helpful.
From almost day one did not use the stick on pads fore they would
not stay in place. Used the mirrors straight on rubber cups. Was not
able to have the straps straight up and down because the mirrors
would slip down no matter how tight they were. Had to angle the top
strap towards the vehicle. Rubber cups dry rotted rapidly even while
being stored inside. Mirrors are dedicated and non-reversible so
when the left/driver side cracked while adjusting we had to deal with
it. Shortly later, during a high wind and rain storm we lost the
right/passenger side in the dark on the road.
One good thing about them was the less vibration then the other
brand we own.
Don't think we will replace them with the same type and brand, will try
something else.
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Worked For Me (with non-skid pad) - March 22, 2008
by Phil from Redwood City, CA
44
out of 81 people found this review helpful.
I installed the mirrors with a non-skid cell phone pad between the
original auto mirror and the suction cups. Once installed the mirror
did not move. I have to let things dry and re-adjust after going through
the car wash, but then everything is OK.
I have these on a truck with a cab-over camper installed. I get a little
whistle through the mirror / attachment. Not bad.
Have used them for 3-4 months now. Several 1000 miles through the
CA and AZ desert.
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Great mirrors!! - March 19, 2008
by Camping Junkie from Columbia, SC
41
out of 89 people found this review helpful.
I bought a pair of these in February when we upgraded our TT. They
have worked wonderfully on the three trips we have taken thus far.
The pads do fall off easily as previously mentioned. But if you stay
mindful of that when storing them, then you should have no
problems. The passenger side mirror will hum a little. But if I pull it in
just a bit, I don't get the hum. They are easy to put on, little to no
vibration, and are very secure. I recommend them.
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CIPA Universal Tow Mirror - February 10, 2008
by Loye Christensen from BREMERTON, WA
153
out of 269 people found this review helpful.
I bought a pair of these in Oct 2006, and have nothing but problems
with them slipping down, so that I'm usually looking at the pavement,
instead of my trailer. I've tried everything I can think of short of gluing
them on to keep them from sliding down on my Nissan Frontier
mirrors, without very little success
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Cipa Universal won't stay in place - January 22, 2008
by Dan from Mesa, AZ
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out of 285 people found this review helpful.
These are the only tow mirrors I could find for my 2007 Expedition,
and after about 2000 miles of towing, I really don't like them. No
matter how I adjust the straps and feet, the mirrors sag. I've found it
works best just to let them sag and then adjust the mirror. Even when
tight, the straps hum pretty loud in much a cross wind.
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