Larger mirrors

[JDD]

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Put on some larger mirrors. Used old brackets, and replacement mirrors from AutoZone. What are your thoughts? I can always put the original mirrors back on.

[joe]

Depends on your needs. Wide mirrors a good for traffic awareness. I prefer "deep" mirrors for woods use. When turning around or backing up a one lane road I like to be able to see where my rear wheel is in relation to the edge of the road/cliff.

[Tripwire]

like joe said..... if you need those then fine - i think they look better than other possible options

[Mattster]

Looks pretty good to me. I need to get some bigger mirrors. Can't see anything in the ones on the Wagoneer I just bought, and they don't match.

[Alys4x4]

FJS Mirrors

I just decided to do the FSJ setup and i just got the custom mounting plates in by one of the other members. I will post pics when i get them on. I plan on using a FSJ switch to control the motors and I have a dash switch for defrost. Plus i wired in the turn signal lights on the mirrors to the turn signal circuit. Spendy setup but what the heck..nothing else on this beast has been cheap either.

[ZackN920]

They look kinda like the (stock towing) mirrors on my 87' Dakota. Don't look bad on a Wag... Are they completely manual or are they also electricaly operated like the originals? I bet they really improve visibility. I still can't get used to the little mirrors on my Wag.....then again though, I'm not driving it on a regular basis yet either...

[J10blues]

I also think those look great! I had the oem ones on my truck and just couldn't see anything out of them, too small so I installed ones similar to those. Joe, what did you mean 'deeper'? the ones with the glass set back into the housing?

[JDD]

They look kinda like the (stock towing) mirrors on my 87' Dakota. Don't look bad on a Wag... Are they completely manual or are they also electricaly operated like the originals? I bet they really improve visibility. I still can't get used to the little mirrors on my Wag.....then again though, I'm not driving it on a regular basis yet either...

They are manual, but I never adjusted the originals either, so doesn't really make a difference to me. I am sure somone can come up with something better, these work fine for now. I just wanted to share what I came up with so I didn't have to drill holes in my door.

[Dave740]

What do those brackets hook up to, Alys? I've been toying with the idea of fabbing something to use JK power mirrors.

[AUSTJ4000]

I'm in Australia and am limited to whats available at a good price so I bought some mid 90's Nissan Patrol side mirrors for my J4700, Wider and taller than what was on it from the 80's. I didn't want the large tripod style as they are likely to be smashed off out in the scrub.

[JDD]

What do those brackets hook up to, Alys? I've been toying with the idea of fabbing something to use JK power mirrors.

I used a Dremel to cut/release the stock mirrors from the brackets that attach to the door. The replacement mirror arms will fit into the bracket, I had to use the sanding disk on the Dremel to open it up a little. I filled the lower arm with plumber epoxy to strengthen it a bit, then drilled through the bracket and arm and put a #6 x 1-1/2'" screw with wing nut to hold in place. Also used epoxy inside bracket to put a short piece of 3/4" copper pipe to create a sleeve for the arm to drop down inside. Mirror adjusts up and down, but not front to back. That's the big drawback, but I am the only driver, so how often do you need to adjust side mirrors? I also put some more epoxy where the arm meets the bracket to help keep it tight. Like I mentioned before, I am sure someone can do better, let's call this a prototype. The replacement mirrors are all chrome, so I wrapped some electrical tape around the perimeter to look more like the stock mirrors. When it warms up, I plan on masking off part of the chrome and applying black plasti-dip around the edge to see how it looks. They are pretty sturdy, don't seem to shake or vibrate when driving, and I can actually see behind me. I will post some pics from the inside later this week.

[JDD]

Random

Just found this on fsjnetwork.com. Looks like someone else had a similar idea, but actually made a nice bracket.

http://www.fsjnetwork.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9502