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Mirrors for towing

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#1 ·
I'm towing a 28' travel trailer and purchased an inexpensive set of mirror extensions with a blind spot bubble. They work ok but was wondering if anyone has a recommendation for good mirrors from VW or others.
 

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#4 ·
Yes, Aero 2 towing mirrors from Milinco ( or JR in North America) work great, Costco online now has them. Also think about fitting the VW aspherical mirror elements in your door mirrors, they make a huge difference in blind spot reduction, and overall rear and side view, honestly the best $200 I have spent on my treg.
 
#6 ·
They are genuine VW parts, brought over to NA by OEMPlus. VW dealers will have a hard time importing them, as they are not NA spec.

http://www.oemplus.com/aspherical-mirror-set-p-1594.html
They are even on sale right now....

There is a thread somewhere here on Aspherical's for T3's, try a search
 
#8 ·
Yes, installed them myself, there are detailed directions in other threads, but basically you get your fingers behind the edge of the existing mirror and apply pressure until the plastic retaining latches release. A bit nerve wracking the first time... ;-) ! Then disconnect the heater and dazzle wiring remove the old mirror elements and then connect up the new mirrors elements and pop them in. On North American tregs, there is only factory "anti-dazzle" wiring to the drivers side, which I didn't use, so I wrapped the connector with self vulcanizing silicone tape ( to waterproof it) and tucked it up out of the way.
It really is a simple job, and will improve your rear and side view immensely.
 
#10 ·
I'm sure they will sell you anything you want, for a price. Though if you read the posts, most people prefer no anti dazzle masking on the asphericals. Better visibility, but to each their own.