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Old 09-27-2022, 07:50 PM   #724
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So you're saying I should remove my mirrors.
I was curious so I just took some measurements. The towing mirrors have nearly a full extra square foot of surface area over the stock ones. Plus the fact that they stick out an extra 4 inches per side (or up to 8" per side when fully extended) probably adds massive amounts of extra turbulence.

I mean it makes sense, just never occurred to me it would be that significant.
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