Reviews for Quadratec Adventure Mirrors for 76-25 Jeep Wrangler JL, JK, TJ, YJ, CJ & Gladiator JT
they work pretty good. good deal of vibration while driving. but over all not to bad
I like the look of these, unfortunately I ran into a few problems.
1. I was unable to tighten the posts to the point where they wouldn't move. This became an issue when driving down the road @ 60mph and the passenger mirror post shifted in the wind and the mirror became useless.
2. The vibration on a stock 2017 Jeep in Park is enough to see vibration in both mirrors. I'm pretty sure this has to do with the lack of tightness on the posts.
3. The passenger side post where the threads start seems to be separating from the rest of the post. (it looks like they are 2 separate pieces with the threaded part inserted into the upper post.) Since only my passenger side post does that, i'm going to assume it was just broke when I got it. Basically I'm down to 1 mostly functional mirror.
Good quality. A lot of visible vibration at road speeds
Size of mirrors are perfect. The only issue I have found was the mounting of mirror was a bit of a pain. The mirrors have to be tightened a good bit so no movement occurs while driving. The washers that come with kit are cheap plastic and they do not look very good once installed.
While these mirrors do the job, there are a couple of niggling issues. First off, you really have to crank them down pretty tight. If you don't, the wind will blow them in, rendering them useless. So, when you do crank the down tight enough, it destroys the flimsy plastic washers that are supposed to protect your paint. After you get them tight enough and everything is in place, then you have to deal with the whistling and vibration when you hit about 35 mph.
I don't think these mirrors will be my long term solution. I'll be replacing them with something a bit more robust.
Fine if you're only looking to technically be street legal. Can't get them to stay straight no matter how hard I tighten, wind blows them in. Also, a much bigger pain to mount and take off each time than I thought it would be. Just keep your wrench handy I guess.
Easy install and they look great. Problem is the vibrate extensively, so much so that it's difficult to make out what's in the mirror. They also don't stay tight if you rotate the arm as the lock nut grabs and loosens with each rotation.
Mirrors do not stay still at high speeds. I am always moving them. not sure how to fix that.
Mirrors look nice and no issues with the quality. However, these mirrors make a whistle noise when driving. I believe it’s caused by air flowing between the actual mirror and the rubber ring that is around the mirror. I tried using silicon and black electric tape to prevent air from getting in there but had not luck and they still made a whistle noise. In addition, the mirror shakes when driving making it almost impossible to see anything. No matter how hard I try to tighten the mounting nut that problem doesn’t go away. I even bought different washers and still can’t get the nut to tighten. Again, I liked the look of the mirrors but would not recommend them. I’d return these if I could, but bought in December and couldn’t use until spring. I’d recommend buying a different mirror.
I wanted these to replace my Lange mirrors that I got. The Lange are perfect except I do not like how both mirrors are convex, so I bought these. I will be returning them as they vibrate. I do not recommend them.