The JL Wrangler and Gladiator have removable doors. There’s just one issue with them: the side mirrors are attached to them, so if you remove the doors, you don’t have any side mirrors. This is desirable for hardcore off-roading, but not so desirable if all you want is to screw around driving with no doors.
Ford mounted the new Bronco’s mirrors to its pillars, which means you can drive a Bronco with no doors and still have mirrors.
So here comes Mopar to the rescue with their newfangled pillar-mounted mirror kit so all their loyal, resale value-fluffing Wrangler and Gladiator customers don’t jump ship to Broncos for the mere privilege of having mirrors while driving with no doors.
The mirrors are breakaway style like factory, and supposedly provide a similar angle of view as if they were mounted to the doors. They have sufficiently burly brodozery brackets that add to the tacticoolness of the vehicle to which they are affixed. All for the low low price of $295.
Here, let’s read some PR boilerplate!
“Mopar offers more than 500 quality-tested, factory-backed performance parts and accessories across the entire Jeep lineup,” said Mark Bosanac, Head of Mopar Service, Parts and Customer Care, FCA – North America. “With our new doors-off mirror kit, Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator owners will enjoy an improved range of vision during their open-air adventures.”
Unlike other aftermarket offerings, Mopar’s doors-off mirrors are specifically engineered and tested to original-equipment standards, providing a production-equivalent field of view with minimal vibration. Each mirror in the kit attaches to a cowl-end cap bolt and the upper door hinge. In addition, an innovative, custom thumb wheel-nut-clamp is used as an attachment point to the door flange.
Mounting brackets are finished with an anti-corrosion undercoat and durable black powder-coat finish. Mirrors include a built-in break-away feature that prevents damage while in tight spaces on the road or trail.
Installation is simple with the use of a T40 bit wrench, which is in the standard tool kit found in all new Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator models. No special tools are required.
Yep, totally cuz of the Bronco.