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Old 08-18-2019, 01:54 PM   #1
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fender mirrors

I don't like the way the side cameras function especially the passenger side. First, there is a delay, but for depth perception, I prefer the rear mirror to see if my toad is safely clear of other vehicles. I have noticed that many new commercial trucks have forward fender mounted mirrors so they can check down the side w/o taking their eyes off the road. Has anyone mounted one on their Ram, if so would you please provide product details?
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Old 08-19-2019, 09:58 AM   #2
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I don't like the way the side cameras function especially the passenger side. First, there is a delay, but for depth perception, I prefer the rear mirror to see if my toad is safely clear of other vehicles. I have noticed that many new commercial trucks have forward fender mounted mirrors so they can check down the side w/o taking their eyes off the road. Has anyone mounted one on their Ram, if so would you please provide product details?
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My side mirrors have convex mirrors at the bottom that work great for this. I also think the side view cameras are less than ideal. For me it's more of a distraction to look at the rear view mirror, and the delay is irritating.
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Old 08-19-2019, 10:25 AM   #3
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Unfortunately the delay is "code" mandated. there has to be a delay when going from rear view image to different view. I never really dug into why, but is a DOT thing ...
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Old 08-19-2019, 10:30 AM   #4
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I don't like the way the side cameras function especially the passenger side. First, there is a delay, but for depth perception, I prefer the rear mirror to see if my toad is safely clear of other vehicles. I have noticed that many new commercial trucks have forward fender mounted mirrors so they can check down the side w/o taking their eyes off the road. Has anyone mounted one on their Ram, if so would you please provide product details?
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I, personally, have not done anything, but I like the idea. I found these pictures with a google search.....
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Old 08-19-2019, 11:03 AM   #5
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That's old style. I remember my pop having those on his truck in the late 70s.
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Raneys has these mirrors, tripod. Click image for larger version

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That's old style. I remember my pop having those on his truck in the late 70s.
Agreed. I'd love to implement something a tad more "modern", but I think most of those are going to be model specific and not as "universal". Something like this unit for a Freightliner Cascadia would be neat, but the Freightliner is going to have a TON of real estate up front to mount this to....a Ram 5500? No so much.
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