Doors off (trail) mirrors?

[Jeepnoob34]

Sooo, my Jpeg’s came in the other day and they look pretty sweet. Only down side is, they sent two passenger side brackets lol. I called and the guy picked up immediately. I showed him the error and he felt terrible. I assume they’re a small company cause he said he’s the one who packed them. He’s sending a drivers side ASAP.
I threw one of them in the passenger side to see how it looks. I’m pretty happy with it. There’s a little hinge piece that stops the bracket and mirror from going forward when you put your foot on it.

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[DeepSea]

Take offs from my Triumph T120 Bonneville.

 

[Sespe]

I've been doing some experimenting, only with OK results so far.

This is the moped mirror from OReilly auto parts. 8mm bolt threads right in. I put a metal washer and rubber washer on it to make it easier to tighten.

This is something a buddy gave me from his JK days. Completely home-made, I believe.

Both do get a lot of vibration at highway speeds.

 

[Markpod7]

Anyone consider trying something like these? Seems like you could grip them to the grab handles.
https://www.amazon.com/ATV-Tek-UTVM...ounts&qid=1589710480&sprefix=atv+mirro&sr=8-3

 

[Jeepnoob34]

Took the Jpegz out for a test run on the freeway. Was doing 80 and they didn’t budge.

 

[Brettzky757]

I like to have my things over engineered. The Topsy system called for a 2000 pound stand anyway. So I bought one for a little over $100. I watched a few videos where people used only the 1000 pound stand, and although probably sufficient, it didn’t look very sturdy. I have enjoyed doing the door change-outs without any worry that my doors will tip over.

I got the 2000lb stand as well and it works.

I am concerned that the doors swing too freely and i'm working up a PVC brace to combat that.

 

[JeffreyDV]

Anyone consider trying something like these? Seems like you could grip them to the grab handles.
https://www.amazon.com/ATV-Tek-UTVM...ounts&qid=1589710480&sprefix=atv+mirro&sr=8-3

I was thinking of doing this as well.

 

[Timdog]

I was thinking of doing this as well.

Keep us posted

 

[BigRed97]

I don't know if these were reviewed yet (not going through 5 pages to find out) but I went with the rugged ridge windshield mount mirrors. Not a good choice.

My main reason for choosing these was to be able to run soft doors and have mirrors...well because of where the mirror ends up, it would be very difficult, if not impossible, to open the soft doors(I don't have the doors yet).
At the same time this means these cant stay on if I need to put my full doors on for a day or 2. And yes I realize, these are "door off" mirrors but it's just a convenience that I had with the mirrors I ran on my jk and liked the option.
They are a hassle to take on and off, the driver's side can be taken off with arm attached but the pass side has to be taken completely apart every time because of the antenna. So then it has to be readjusted every time to be able to see(pain in the ass by your self)
And lastly the quality is kind of sh!t, the threaded inserts in the ends of the arms have some play something's move when the shouldn't. And the hinge studs are very soft, every time I take the mirrors off there's metal shavings and flakes coming off. These won't last.

I'll be getting a set of the drop in ones for now until I get soft doors

 

[jhale1800]

Anyone consider trying something like these? Seems like you could grip them to the grab handles.
https://www.amazon.com/ATV-Tek-UTVM...ounts&qid=1589710480&sprefix=atv+mirro&sr=8-3

I have these mirrors mounted to my grab handles. There's very little to no vibration. The mounts can remain year round with doors. The arm and mirror can be screwed on to the mount quickly and easily. They've worked well for me, but I do wish the arm was slightly longer.

 

[Markpod7]

I have these mirrors mounted to my grab handles. There's very little to no vibration. The mounts can remain year round with doors. The arm and mirror can be screwed on to the mount quickly and easily. They've worked well for me, but I do wish the arm was slightly longer.

Awesome! Can you post a picture of the truck (with the mirrors verticle)??

 

[MAustin]

Update:
I had the smittybilt mirrors and they were doing great on highway. However, after trail riding and hitting some rough and jarring terrain, both arms stripped and wouldn’t tighten, making the mirrors useless. I still think for the price they’re great for paved use. I did what I should have done in the first place and got the CMM Off-road mirrors. These things are insanely solid. No movement at 75 mph and no issues on trails. They also don’t hardly stick out at all, so no worries about tree strikes.

 

[Racer_X]

Installed the Lange Coyote mirrors, and tested up to 70mph. No wiggle, and the arms are holding well. Wife made me put the doors back on, so couldn't test prolonged exposure. I'm happy with the price compared to the CMM ones, which seem top of the line and out of my price range.

 

[mr1563]

I tried just about every available mirror when I had my JK. DieTech was the best by far. When I got my JT I had to redo some metal work for it to fit. I just got the JT model from dietech and the are even better!! $93.00 for the bracket. I have heated mirrors on the gladiator so I also purchased a new set of mirrors around $110 for the pair. Highly recommend this setup. Like a few members have said it's a $50K+ truck! I cant see buying $29.00 mirrors that rattle so much they're useless. BTW if you have the stock mirrors you can easily swap them over

 

[noside85]

I tried just about every available mirror when I had my JK. DieTech was the best by far. When I got my JT I had to redo some metal work for it to fit. I just got the JT model from dietech and the are even better!! $93.00 for the bracket. I have heated mirrors on the gladiator so I also purchased a new set of mirrors around $110 for the pair. Highly recommend this setup. Like a few members have said it's a $50K+ truck! I cant see buying $29.00 mirrors that rattle so much they're useless. BTW if you have the stock mirrors you can easily swap them over

how easy/quick is it to switch mirrors from door to bracket? and do you have to reconnect something for the defrost to work? those look really nice and sturdy

Edit: i see this on their site:
"If you have power mirrors, you will need to purchase a new set of manual mirrors (Mopar JEP 82215138) to work with these brackets.
JL/JT Power mirrors have a long cable that runs inside of the mirrors and down into your door. Fortec does not recommend cutting the cable for the power mirror in order to use your current mirrors with these brackets. "

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