Mirror Eye mirror less trucks

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by DUNE-T, Apr 18, 2019.

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  1. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    Or a couple rain drops and its now Armageddon in the mirrors , can't see #### , just start movin til ya hear the horn
     
    D.Tibbitt, Apr 18, 2019
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    I carry a spare.Actually had to use it twice,Cheap enough.I also have 2 extra power mirrors on board. Got them from the junkyard years ago for a friend of mine, I’ve got a lot of parts lol, the whole under bunk area is full
     
    Rideandrepair, Apr 18, 2019
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    Reminds Me of the Bazooka Joe eye glasses, with built in rear view. .25c and 10 comics. Does anyone else know or remember Bazooka Joe? Anyone ever get the x-ray eye glasses? Did they really work? Lol
     
    Rideandrepair, Apr 18, 2019
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    Now that I am thinking I was in the left lane when I lost the power to the truck. If I had camera mirrors I don’t know how I would take the truck safely to the shoulder with all the traffic behind me that day.
     
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    I would actually consider retrofitting my ‘97 W900 with this. It would be hard for me to trust them though with all the snow, and mud I have to get through. When it’s raining hard my regular mirrors become worthless anyway, so it can’t be much worse. They need a rotating shield with a wiper to stay clean like you see on car mounted motor sports cameras.
     
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    I had the X-Ray glasses. All they did was give everything you look at a second edge, double-vision if you will.
     
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    Auto transmissions have nothing to do with technology.
    They are there because there is an entire generation of Americans with no mechanical skills or knowledge of how a truck operates. Not to mention the lack of coordination, like moving your left foot and right hand in sequence.
     
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    One advantage I see is that it's one less mirror to get knocked off by other drivers in the truck stops.
     
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    Not a problem of vision. Irrelevant. Want to argue flat versus metallic paint?
     
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