May be a silly question but for you guys who run doorless what do you do mirror wise. I know they have relocating mounts available but is that what most do or take chance with tix. If so how much is tix. Want to pull my doors off but since Im a newbie want to cover basics
For $60 you can get some nice relocation brackets on Amazon or EBay. Your jeep will retain the original look too. I also have a 95 and bought just the mirrors that sit in the empty hinge pins but I'm not to picky about the look for that jeep its just my kick around
You definitely don't want to run without mirrors, its very distracting. I ran without mirrors for a few weeks and found I spent a lot of my concentration on looking over my shoulder instead of at the road.
I run the Rugged Ridge relocation mirrors personally. You leave the mount on the A-pillar permanently and just attach the mirrors when you're doorless. My only complaint with the RR mirrors is that they're flat instead of convex, which makes it a little harder to see.
I use small stick on convex mirrors I bought from Tractor Supply CO. They cost less then 5 bucks a piece and have adhesive to stick where ever. I put velcro on mine.
It keeps you legal and they work great! There's also a couple larger sizes you can buy them in.
Order some die tech mirror brackets. They put the mirror in the stock location, so no line of sight problems on the passenger side and are very well made.
Here are the one I use. They are easy to take on and off in about 5 minutes. I didn't want to add relocation brackets, so these fit what I was looking for.
Here are the one I use. They are easy to take on and off in about 5 minutes. I didn't want to add relocation brackets, so these fit what I was looking for.
+1 for DieTech... Awesome product... I bought a set of bestop mirrors and keep them mounted on the brackets for quick assembly (and due to the fact that I can't use my power/heated mirrors with all the wires)... I'd suggest you check them out... Very solid steel construction. Link below:
+1 for DieTech... Awesome product... I bought a set of bestop mirrors and keep them mounted on the brackets for quick assembly (and due to the fact that I can't use my power/heated mirrors with all the wires)... I'd suggest you check them out... Very solid steel construction. Link below:
I posted too soon. "If I could find something more stable for daily use that didn't require the filler plates on the doors, I'd be interested." Well, you got me interested. That's a great solution with the extra mirrors. Thanks.:thumb:
Went to the harley store and picked up a long stem mirror and drop it in the hinge and use the supplied nut. No vibrations, actually usable and keeps me legal.
I did the same thing. I ordered some online after I made sure the size stem I got would fit in the door hinge holder. Cost me about 20 bucks to my front door. :dance:
I'll put in another vote for Die-Tech. I use my side mirrors allot and the majority of mirror replacement brackets move the mirrors into wierd positions. Additionally, the complete mirror replacements (i.e. motorcycle mirrors) tend to vibrate and hard to see out of. These mirror replacement ideas are fine for someone that dosen't use their side mirrors and just wants to keep the cops off their backs but aren't for me. For useable side mirrors the Die-Tech brackets are great because they put the mirrors in the same place as when the doors are on.They use your stock mirrors so you can either take the ones off your doors or go buy an extra set.
I got these at O'reilly for $15...just take off the clamps on one end and replace with a nut and bolt that would fit the door hinge and your done.Very similar to the Olympic but it does not have the bend on the arm.
I used these too. I didn't feel like waiting for any kind of shipping and O'Riellys had them in stock. $17 each plus a few bucks in SS hardware. I plasti-dipped mine to get rid of the shiny.
They do vibrate, even at idle but it doesn't bother me much. It takes me back to the days of my cj5 where everything vibrated heh.
The reason for that is that since 2011, they started using electronics in the mirrors (motors, heater), so in order to use the bracket, you will need a spare set of mirrors... I have it set up on my 2012... Like I said earlier, you can get a set of Bestop mirrors and leave them on the brackets... That's what I do anyway...
The idea with these is that if you don't have any electronics in the mirrors, you can just take your existing mirrors and remove them from the door once you take it off to put on the bracket... I'm sure you get the idea...
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