toolmantr
MA
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Hello everyone. I just purchased a new-to-me 2006 Starcraft Travelstar 19CK and will be picking it up on Saturday. I would like to get a good set of towing mirrors and wanted to know what some opinions were. I hear alot about mirrors for larger trucks but, nothing for TrailBlazers. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Tom, Jenn, Mitchell and Steeie the cat
North Andover, MA
2006 Starcraft Travel Star 19CK
2005 Chevrolet TrailBlazer LT
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kknowlton
Wisconsin Border Country, IL
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Aftermarket, there are a lot of add-ons that are fairly inexpensive. There are several kinds that slip on to your TV's mirrors themselves. Our Explorer's mirrors were odd-shaped so none of these worked for us, so we ended up with one of the kinds that strap on the door (ours were made by CIPA; McKesh are the ones that many on the forum swear by). We liked them - they didn't vibrate too much and once we adjusted them to fit our TV, we didn't have to fiddle too much with the fit after that. The only disadvantage was that the straps expand in damp/wet weather, so we'd have to make sure to tighten them (usually early AM after a dewy night), then loosen them again when they dry. As we now have a truck with factory-installed towing mirrors, we have passed along our CIPAs to a friend who just bought her first PUP. 
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mister_d
Livonia, MI - hardly qualified to be a
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We have the same CIPA mirrors kknowlton had and like them also. We purchased them when we had a GMC Envoy because at the time CIPA didn't make a set that slid over the mirrors with the blinkers.
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Wiscampsin
Wisconsin USA
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Get a set of McKesh mirrors and you won't be sorry.
http://www.hensleymfg.com/mckeshmirrors.html
2006 Toyota Tundra DoubleCab
2007 TrailCruiser C243S (traded in)
2008 Jayco Eagle 314BHDS
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Chuck Roder
High Springs, FL
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We use the McKesh on our TB. Never have been able to find any slip on mirrors (like the full sized Chevy & Ford trucks) to fit the TB mirrors.
Chuck Roder & Family
'07 Surveyor SV-235RS
'03 Chevy TrailBlazer EXT LT V8
High Springs, FL.
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Jason B
Pearland, TX
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We have a Trailblazer and use these Tow-N-See mirrors. Very little vibration, and with the convex mirror you get a good view.
http://www.campingworld.com/browse/products/index.cfm/Outdoor-and-RV-Accessories/Tow-Center-Of-America/Hitching--Towing/TowNSee-Mirror/prodID=5856
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mbopp
Henrietta, NY, USA
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McKesh on the Envoy.
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popere
Denver
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We bought these and they work really well no vibration or slipping.
http://www.longviewtm.com/
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mule0001
Massachusetts
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Another McKesh supporter here. I had the Cipa universals, and tried a few others, now that I have used the McKesh, I won't use anything else unless it is a replacement for my factory Mirrors.
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wvojak
SW Washington State
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+10 on the Tow-N-See mirrors. . Been using the same set for 3 years now.
Bill Vojak
SW Washington State
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