Ford E-450 Super Duty Car & Truck Exterior Mirrors
Whether youre hauling a large load or enjoying some time on a road less traveled, you depend on your Ford E-450 Super Dutys side-view mirrors to keep you safe whenever you need to change lanes. When youre backing up under a trailer, your Ford exterior mirrors are what help you make a successful connection. Thats why its so important to ensure your trucks side-view mirrors are always in great condition.
How do you maintain an E-450s side-view mirrors?Maintaining your Ford E-450s exterior mirrors is just as important as regularly using them while youre driving. If the mirrors are broken or excessively dirty, they will be as useless as if you didnt have them at all. Here are some things you can do to keep your mirrors in top shape:
- Clean them: Due to your Ford Super Dutys exterior mirrors size and position away from the body of the vehicle, it is more prone to getting dirty than a typical mirror. Thoroughly clean the mirrors using a glass cleaner to prevent streaks, and also clean the bezel around the mirror. This area can hide a lot of dirt since its horizontal and not easily reached by rain, so adjust your mirror back and forth to be able to reach as much dirt as possible.
- Protect them: Unlike your windshield that can be easily cleaned if it gets dirty or defrosted if it gets foggy, your Fords side-view mirrors depend on proper protection to ensure theyre usable for the duration of your drive. To help with this, use an anti-fog coating, even something as simple as a tube of toothpaste, to create a barrier that will prevent fog from forming. Additionally, using a compound that forms a dirt barrier over the surface of the mirror will ensure that less dirt gets on the mirror and that the dirt that does stick is easier to clean off.
- Adjust them: Its easy to just do a quick check of your Super Dutys exterior mirrors before you head off for a drive. Since theyre so crucial, though, take some time every once in a while to finely tune their adjustments to ensure theyre optimally angled to give you the highest visibility of whats around you. That way, youll have to adjust less every time you drive, and ensure you are as safe as possible.
If your Super dutys exterior mirror becomes broken or inoperable, replacing it as soon as possible needs to be a high priority. Fortunately, replacing the mirror is a fairly simple process.