Tow Vehicle Mirror Extensions? - Event Date: 11 Jun 2017

Although this has been covered before, you can find it under topic search mirrors, ect, i will put in my 2 cents worth.  We have towed our 177 going on 7 years now with 3 different vehicles, 94 F-150, 08 Explorer and currently a 13 Explorer.  In none of the cases have I seen warranted the use of extension mirrors.  Before we purchased our 177 back in January 2011 we saw our first R-Pod at Fort Wilkens State Park in Copper Harbor, Michigan in October 2010, being towed by a Subaru and that didn't have mirror extensions on it either.  There are some on this forum that use them, I believe more don't.  Nevertheless, go with what you are comfortable with, the beauty of this being narrower is the great visibility you have using your existing vehicle mirrors.

I like to see down the side, and peek at the tire bulge from time to time.  I don't know how one could pull back in after passing without being able to see down the side of the trailer.  Listening for honking is one way, I guess.......

Probably depends somewhat on the TV itself. When we tow with our F-150, I can see down the sides of the R-pod very well. Of course the F-150 is a lot chunkier than your average RAV4 (for example).

I tow with a 2014 Explorer. Using the factory mirrors, I can see the sides of the Pod, but I can not see if there is a vehicle close behind me. So with mirror extensions I can get a good view of my tires & also know if someone is ridding my bumper.

For what it's worth, I replaced the mirrors on my Xterra with a set from a Nissan Titan.  Yes, they manually extend, but for me the convex mirror is what I use, particularly when changing lanes.  The larger mirrors combined with the extension do make the job of backing easier.