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Old 10-31-2011, 03:25 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by skyking View Post
I won't be removing my mirrors, but others may. I can fold mine in, and mount a small mirror on the edge when I'm not towing. I'd guess it would be a small change, maybe 2%~3%. Hard to see in the short run.
Having additional high-quality visual information of what is happening around the rig seems valuable enough. A TPMS is good, but nothing beats a pair of Mark I eyeballs for detecting all sorts of potential problems, moving or parked.

The alternative "solution" is mirrors large enough and of sufficient quantity to match what video could do.

Configuration testing, wind anomalies, all sorts of stuff comes to mind in understanding hitched rig performance.
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