What Towing Mirrors are Best for My 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser, Should I Off-Road with them On?  

I have just returned from a 4000 mile trip pulling our 35 foot travel trailer. I looked hard to a removable mirror that would allow me to look down the side of the trailer so I wouldn't run over anybody while changing lanes. This was the best I could find. They wouldn't allow me to look down the side of the trailer they're not wide enough. I didn't like the fact that they were gonna pull on window's weather stripping. They barely stuck out past the original mirrors on the truck. You can see by the pictures I radically modified them. They work very well now. I'm not at the mercy of the traffic. I can see the last clearance light on my trailer. I know when somebody is in the lane next to me at the end of my trailer. Before I modified these mirrors there was no way I could see if anybody was in the lane next to my trailer. I was going to return these mirrors because they did not what was needed. My only other option was to mount Permanent mirrors that extended far enough to do the job. That would have ruined the look of my truck when I wasn't pulling the trailer. Pictures are available if you contact me at my email address [email protected]

Honestly, I am a little disappointed with these mirrors. They do vibrate less than strap-ons, but still vibrate. I only use them on road but still have a concern that the connector between the door frame and the window will damage the glass. For off road I would recommend biting the bullet and install mirrors attached permanently to the door frame

I use the on my 1962 thunderbird. There is no vibration. They work great.

I use these on a 2005 Grand Cherokee. The vibrate less then the ones that clip to the factory mirrors. Once you get the hang of installing them, they are pretty easy to install and remove. We do a lot of back road traveling (washboard and pot holes. They stay in place and just need to be tightened up occasionally.

The mirrors work well for the money. I pull a 17’ travel trailer with a Nissan Frontier. The trailer’s not too wide, so I don’t have to extend them all the way outward. Since they are adjustable and held in place by straps, vibration is an issue even on an interstate. But, you can see well enough to be safe. I had an issue with the metal bracket that attaches to the top of the door. It rattled against the window. I was able to mitigate that by attaching one of those mounting strips, from a 3M wall-mount hook, to the metal part rattling against the window. That stopped it or at least cushioned it enough to stop the noise. I’d recommend removing them when you go off-roading. They’re easy enough to remove and reinstall and doing either takes only minutes.