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Review on πŸšͺ✨ Pair of Rectangular Door Off Mirrors for Jeep Wrangler TJ 1997-2006 & 2007-2017, Textured Black by Kevin Robinson

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Whistling and waving of hands in the wind.

Well, I took a chance. The packaging is not bad, the workmanship seems very good, the technique is not very good. So the problems lie in three places: 1. Whistling - this happens at speeds as low as 20mph. It appears to persist at high speeds but is drowned out by road noise.2. Mirror Tension - This is due to the ball connecting the back of the mirror to the arm. It's just too loose to keep the mirror in the same place when you hit a decent bump.3. Tension Arm - The bracket that attaches to the Jeep is designed to take heavy loads, which is a good thing. The bad thing is that it takes too much effort to have the handle push the levers into the spindle that holds the lever. I figured it would be a problem if I turned the knob as hard as I could without removing the threads, it was inefficient I was to find out. This causes the lever to be destroyed when you hit high speeds and/or heavy hits. Today I was passed by a trailer truck and the change in air movement was so severe that my arm was folded over to face the passenger seat. It's a lot of fun to fix this at 65 mph (I wasn't trying to swing my arm back any further). When I got home tonight I put my full doors back in after removing those mirrors. In both sets, the spindles do not wear out on the bracket - this means that there is almost no friction between the spindle and bracket. Bottom line - for $35 they're not bad, but they're not good either. I'd rather pay $50 for a kit that at least didn't have movement issues, I can live with the whistle. They will probably come back as I'm looking for a better solution. My 33 year old CJ-7 mirrors are better than these. FYI - my clips had foam backing to protect your paint. It was nice. EDIT 11/2019 - I was contacted by the seller shortly after posting this review to say that they would send me a new revised version addressing my complaints. It never happened. EDIT 8/2021. I can say my purchase was a waste of time, I couldn't get them to work with some of MacGyver's designs. In 2021 they still haven't made a better product based on other verified purchase reviews.

Pros
  • Ideal for outdoor activities
Cons
  • Nothing