Can anyone explain the reason for the passenger mirror above window?

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  1. dowin3

    dowin3 Bobtail Member

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    It's a place to put the XM radio antenna on a Cascadia.
     
    dowin3, Oct 19, 2018
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    In my 07 Volvo I clipped a 3 foot post and tore up the fuel cover fairing. Wish I'd had one.
     
    Trucking in Tennessee, Oct 20, 2018
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  3. MartinFromBC

    MartinFromBC Road Train Member

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    Adjust it, just like all mirrors need adjusting.
    If I had a truck without that mirror, I would be adding it.
     
    MartinFromBC, Oct 20, 2018
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    s0231198 Light Load Member

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    They still make that window in the lower corner of the passenger door, our 2013 Kenworth, and 2018 Macks still have them.
     
    s0231198, Oct 20, 2018
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    It used for amusement when the LEO steps on your passenger step and bangs his head. Leave it. In fact, sharpen it.
     
    rank, Oct 25, 2018
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    Jazz1 Road Train Member

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    Vanity window for your "date"
     
    Jazz1, Oct 25, 2018
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    Mine was there to rattle and drive me crazy. Worked really well too
     
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    Antinomian Road Train Member

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    It's a placeholder for two bird perch antenna mounts. I use one for my cell phone booster antenna and one for my satellite radio antenna. I forget what I did with the mirror.
     
    Antinomian, Oct 25, 2018
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  9. TruckRunner

    TruckRunner Heavy Load Member

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    Yeah I put the mirror in one of my closets
     
    TruckRunner, Oct 25, 2018
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    Mine is fixed on my Pete.

    Well, I’ve been backing up just fine without one of those for 17 years now without one of those and never saw any real purpose for them, but if someone else is somehow helped by it I’m certainly not going to criticize.
     
    MACK E-6, Oct 26, 2018
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