Video Transcript for Setting up the CIPA Custom Towing Mirrors on your 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

What's up everybody, Adam here with etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at some custom fit towing mirrors for our 2018 Chevy Silverado. So this mirror is gonna be a custom fit. So as you can see, it has nice molding to it. So it really just hugs your factory mirror. The mirror is gonna be able to pivot up and down, left and right.

So we're gonna be able to adjust it however we need, it just depends on what kind of trailer we have, really. And it is a pretty big mirror, it's not concave or convex. So it's just a flat plain mirror and it's gonna be about six and three quarter inches tall and about four and a half inches wide. And as you can see, it has a nice finish to it. So it really matches the OEM look, which I really like, just because this is gonna be a definite upgrade from some of those universal towing mirrors.

I'm not a fan of those, It's made of ABS plastic, polypropylene molding so this isn't gonna fade, crack, or anything over time. And as you can see, there really isn't much difference between the factory mirror finish and this extended towing mirror finish. So I really liked that, it's not gonna be an eyesore and it's still just gonna get the job done. Not only is this just gonna give you a better look at what you're hauling, it's also gonna widen your view. So if you have a long trailer and you're taking some wider turns or whatever the case may be, you're gonna be able to see a lot more than just your factory mirrors.

This isn't really just for you, of course, it's gonna to give you peace of mind going down the road, just so you know what everything is going on back behind you. You have it in the line of sight, so you don't have to be white knuckling that wheel, but it's also gonna be for everybody else around you. You know, we wanna to keep everybody safe on the road and having great visibility of the trailers you may be hauling, is definitely a must. When it comes to towing mirrors, we're gonna add a little bit of width to our mirrors. So from our factory mirror, all the way to the farthest most point over here, it's gonna be just shy of six inches.

But when it comes to the thickness of your mirrors, it's not gonna add anything, so we can still fold these in, and it's not gonna hit our trim piece. It's not gonna hit our window or anything like that. So since it does add a decent amount, folding these in might be a smart bet if it's really tight parking. So these mirrors come in a kit of two. So all you gotta do is grab one and it'll come with both the right and left side. It's a tool-free install, which I love. And I honestly really liked the look it's not really bulky and an eyesore, like some of those universal towing mirrors. So what I'm gonna do now is actually I'm gonna go grab some other custom fit mirrors, just so you guys can see the difference. So we're gonna go from my least favorite to my favorite. So we did want to throw in a universal towing mirror so you can see how big of an eyesore it is. It's not the most stable option, I just don't like the look and that's kind of the reason why I pick the custom fit over these, just because it just looks better. It does come with a bigger mirror than some of the custom fit ones and you do have the option to kind of turn it like this or upright. So that is one thing that is kind of cool with the universal ones, but I'm just not a fan. So let's move on to my second, least favorite. And that is gonna be these right here, just because they have a bird on the front, not a fan of that, but if you are, you can go for it, but it slides on, It looks good. I'm just not a fan of the bird on the front. You have a big mirror and it's gonna pivot just like all the other custom fit towing mirrors. But another thing I don't like about the front face is not only just the design, but we are gonna have a little knob right here whenever we install it. So it's not the cleanest look. And for my second favorite, it's gonna to be the SEPA. And the reason why I kind of liked this one is it doesn't really have any design on the front, it matches the OEM look, it just has a knob here, not a huge fan of the knob, but it's not that big of a knob. So you can't really tell that much, but basically I like the front, I like the way it looks, it looks pretty similar to factory, but just the knob kind of makes it look like that. And we do have another mirror, of course it's gonna pivot, around. And honestly, we really don't need this big of a mirror to get the view that I'm looking for. I've used all of these, but this is plenty big to get whatever you need. And the winner of all of them is gonna be the snap and zaps. Why Well, there's no knobs on the outside. With this, all we have to do is you kinda just go like this, get it lined up and then just snap it down, snaps into place. We have a smaller mirror compared to some of the other ones, but again, you really don't need a massive mirror to get that view. It's basically just how far out from your factory mirror that really gives you that view. But look at that, that looks OEM to me. You can hardly even tell where the crease comes over here 'cause this bottom line lines up with that. And I just really liked this one. This is my favorite by far, snap and zap. There's no knobs or anything like that. And you just snap it and zap it on and you're good to go. So this is my favorite. So those are your options. I really think that the SEPA was a very close second. So if you really don't mind having the knob here, it's gonna do a good job. All of these mirrors will, it's just my preference to have a smooth base in the front. So if you don't like the knob, definitely go with the snap and zaps it's a little bit quicker to put them on your mirrors, as well. I definitely like all of them, but whenever you're shopping for towing mirrors, if you have a custom fit option, trust me, just go ahead and grab them just because they look better and they work pretty much the same as all the other ones, but it's a better feel and more aerodynamic, too. And really with this, it wasn't that much longer than the snap and zaps to install these, but there are a couple different little steps that we have to do before we actually put them on. So if you want to see how we did it, just stick around, and we're gonna show you. First thing we want to do is take these stickers that come with our kit and we're gonna put them on there. So one, we're gonna put one right here, kinda the skinnier one, fits pretty well. So we're gonna put that one there. And then what we wanna do is measure 10 inches. And that's where this side will go. I'm just gonna give it a little more extra protection. So it's not gonna be kind of rattling around on your paint. So just peel that back and put those stickers on and that's basically it for that. There's that. The same thing for this one. Alright. So once those stickers are on, so make sure you have the right side and trust me, you'll know, because if this wasn't the left side, it won't fit on as snug as this. So now that that's done. All we gotta do is grab the rest of our pieces. And basically we're just gonna kind of shove this in like this. That's why we put that coating on it. And then that should line up with this hole here. And then we take a little knob, line it up with the hole, and screw it in. Once that is secured, basically that just pushes on that piece with the little coating on it, and that should make it nice and tight. We don't wanna do it too much, but just enough turns until it kind of gives us a little bit of resistance, like that. And they're not going anywhere, so that's it. All we gotta do is just do the same exact thing on the other side. And that'll do it for our look at the SEPA custom fit towing mirrors on our 2018 Chevy Silverado..