They fold in too. Just pull them in and you'll be fine.

 

Get the power fold option. Problem solved.

 

Folding them in is great, but then try to back through a narrow opening blind with the mirrors folded.

 

if he's getting the power fold he might as well get the tailgate camera so this isn't a concern...two birds, one stone :0

 

I think they are a hair bit wider, but not a lot.

With that said.. take a real hard look at the towing mirrors. They (For a lack of a better term) suck when folded down. You loose the ability to use the Convex portion of the mirror which takes up quite a bit of space from the mirror itself. If you aren't going to be towing something large frequently, I wouldn't buy anything with them. Mine, like 99% of the other HD guys stay folded up all the time.

I will say power folding is worth its weight in gold. It allows you to fold them in last minute instead of having to get out and move them by hand.

Just my two cents.

Best example I have. Not towing on the left truck, towing (Folded in) on the right.

And folded out

 

With that said.. take a real hard look at the towing mirrors. They (For a lack of a better term) suck when folded down. You loose the ability to use the Convex portion of the mirror which takes up quite a bit of space from the mirror itself.

I have the tow mirrors and use the convex portion all the time while they are down. Allows me to see the area right next to the truck without turning my head to look and eliminates the blind spot. Why do you say you can't use those mirrors down? You can aim them manually and they work well.

 

Thanks for the replies. I do not want to have to fold them in everytime i back into the garage. I am not sure if the used truck I am looking at has the power fold option. The truck I am looking for there are not alot of them out there so not too many choices.

 

I think power fold came out with the 15's (At least in tow mirrors).

It's handy, but just handy.. I use them once every few months maybe.

 

Correct.


I wish my truck fit into my garage :sad:

 

I've got tow mirrors on my megacab, when I want to pull in or back in to my garage, I open my drivers window and fold my mirror in and compensate for that when entering the garage, just stay a little more to the drivers side, that way your passenger mirror is still out for reference. Works like a charm.

 

Here are the dimensions, including both mirrors, from a 2015 RAM:

 

Looks like 6.15" on each side-I wonder if that's folded in or out?

 

I did a quick check with a tape measure on my 2015 and the tow mirrors are about 103.5" down, and 109.5" up.

 

Take the truck home and do a test run with putting it in the garage before buying. I had the same concerns. Brought it home and I got it to just barely fit in my garage without folding them in.

 

Quick measurement off my tow mirrors on my 2016 2500:

all measurements taken from base of window to outside of mirror.

- 7" Folded in flat against the truck
- 17" Normal position
- 20.25" Flipped out to tow position.

maybe this helps when eyeballing your truck with its current mirrors.

 

Just switched mine to trailer tow luckily it still fits with 3 or 4 inches clearance on each side. Next garage I build will make sure to make the door openings wider.

 

I did a side by side comparison and did measurements of the tow vs. standard mirror before I purchased my truck. There is exactly 3 additional inches on each side for the tow mirrors.

 

Jumping in the thread here... I just ordered a 16' 1500 with the tow mirrors, and by my measurement they are 104' wide. Bummer that they do not offer the power fold option in the 1500 series, but they do in the 2500.. anyway.. wondering if any of you know if I want to downgrade to the standard mirrors that would have shipped with my Big Horn, if the dealer can program them to power fold? I thought I had read that this is only something that can be done at the factory.

 

Summary:
_97.0" Standard mirror width
109.3" Tow mirrors extended (up)
103.5" Tow mirrors not-extended (down)
_83.5" Tow mirrors folded in flat against the truck

 

My 2015 Laramie has the "flip up towing mirrors and I'm very pleased with them. Are some folks really complaining about re-adjusting them when flipped from up to down and visa versa. Have we become a country of "convenience rules" or what. How hard can it be to push a button to readjust 2 mirrors as the manual (small section) of the mirror, at least on my truck, does not require adjustment as it works in either up/down positions.