Nope, you're not missing a thing. That's just exactly what I did

I still haven't heard from anyone who did what the RR rep suggested--adjusting the mirror so it's IN FRONT of the A-post, like a bus mirror. He said that was the intent. Again, I DON'T HAVE the RR mirror brackets, so I have no idea what that's like or how well that works. But, it'd be interesting to see what happens for one who does.

 

Anybody tried the mirrors the way the rep said? Really interested! I may go ith the safari mirrors if no one has.

 

I did this exact install on my TJ with Safari mirrors and it worked very well. What confuses me is how to "swing" the RR bracket toward the front of the A-pillar. I don't own the kit, but from the pictures there doesn't appear to be any swing built in them--just a perpendicular mounting position from the body and a-pillar base.

Am I missing something?

 

You can't swing the bracket, what they're referring to is the breakaway feature in the mirror assembly itself. Haven't tried setting it up this way yet myself though.

 

I, as well, am confused on how to get the mirror in front of the A pillar. The mount is solid and if I swing the mirror, it's going to change the angle of the mirror, not it's location.

 

I'm with you...having trouble visualizing how swinging the mirror assembly forward would work. I didn't think they could swivel on their mount axis...but maybe I should get off the sofa and try for myself...

 

I've been trying to figure this out. It seems that somebody should be able to come up with a little bit longer arm that is spring loaded. A piece of rubber/padding could be put on the outside edge of the mirror so that when it contacts the door when it is opened, it would simply push the mirror back, and then the spring would pull it back to it's original position when the door is closed. Does this make sense? I have the idea in my head, but I don't have the time or the necessary tools to fab this up.

 

I put these on last night...I sure wish I would have done my research but live and learn...will not make that mistake again.

I do have a couple questions though....

I have a 2010 and didn't need to use the shims they supplied. Anyone else not have to use the shims?


The instructions (last page) say:
"After the mirror has been repositioned, tighten the bolt until the breakaway feature works. Caution: DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN The mirror head base is made of aluminum and can easily be stripped."

I tightened the bolt but I couldn't tell if the breakaway feature was working correctly. It certainly doesn't appear to work the way it does with the stock bracket. I can rotate the mirror towards the door and towards the front of my jk....almost feels like the more I rotate the mirror, the looser it becomes. I didn't want to chance stripping the mirror.

 

I know Rugged Ridge monitors this site. Why don't they chime in and explain it to us? I don't think there is anyway to remedy this problem and that's why we haven't seen RR chime in.

 

Just do like I did and make your own.