Side Mirrors -- what looks good and works well? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

ViperBlue70 · 04-21-2008, 05:08 PM

Hey All,

I am looking for some nice looking side exterior mirrors for my 70 c20. I just took off the awful tripod-erector-set-type and want to put something on that looks good on the truck and works well. I am not towing a lot, so they don't have to be huge.

What have you guys found that works well?

71MUTT · 04-21-2008, 05:42 PM

Here's a good thread here.........http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...hlight=mirrors

Do a search on mirrors in title of thread only and it will come up with some great pics.

ViperBlue70 · 04-21-2008, 06:45 PM

Thanks!

andrewt2 · 04-21-2008, 06:51 PM

viperblue70 am i to assume that thats the color of your truck? i would love to see some pictures... im kind of partial to that color....

67_C-30 · 04-21-2008, 06:53 PM

Its impossible to beat the look of the '67 - '70 factory single post with the 5" round mirrors IMO!

ViperBlue70 · 04-21-2008, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by andrewt2

viperblue70 am i to assume that thats the color of your truck? i would love to see some pictures... im kind of partial to that color....

Yes, that is my color. I'll get some pics out soon

ViperBlue70 · 04-21-2008, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 67_C-30

Its impossible to beat the look of the '67 - '70 factory single post with the 5" round mirrors IMO!

I really do like that look. Do they work well? Do they shake at all?

67_C-30 · 04-21-2008, 07:14 PM

Mine did before I changed the mirror heads, but I bought new pair of chrome 5" mirrors from Tim Christian and they do good now. If I hit a big bump they shake a little, but all of the mirrors I've seen on the trucks do that as well.

longhorn70gmc · 04-21-2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 67_C-30

Its impossible to beat the look of the '67 - '70 factory single post with the 5" round mirrors IMO!

I totally agree here, they look great, but they love to shake allot while driving. The vendor warned me of that before I bought mine. Good luck and I hope you find the right ones.

longhorn70gmc · 04-21-2008, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 67_C-30

Mine did before I changed the mirror heads, but I bought new pair of chrome 5" mirrors from Tim Christian and they do good now. If I hit a big bump they shake a little, but all of the mirrors I've seen on the trucks do that as well.

So, no matter what you get for mirrors, you will experience some shaking? Good to know. I was thinking about the tiny small mirrors that go on the top of the door. They look steady.

Willys47 · 04-21-2008, 08:30 PM

I like the west cost Jr my self this is not my truck but the style is I think great

ViperBlue70 · 04-21-2008, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Willys47

I like the west cost Jr my self this is not my truck but the style is I think great

How are the West Coast style for stability? Do they clamp on the top?

**special-K** · 04-21-2008, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ViperBlue70

Hey All,

I am looking for some nice looking side exterior mirrors for my 70 c20. I just took off the awful tripod-erector-set-type and want to put something on that looks good on the truck and works well. I am not towing a lot, so they don't have to be huge.

What have you guys found that works well?

What works well are the mirrors you took off.Guys forget that mirrors are for looking "behind" not looking "at".I`m not knocking teeny mirrors because I`ve run them on little shortbeds.But a truck is supposed to have mirrors to be functional.Truck mirrors look out of place on cars.Yopu don`t have to tow to need mirrors.Everyone backs up,merges,and changes lanes,right?
To sum it up,the better they look the worse they work.Hey...you asked.

Sammy · 04-22-2008, 02:22 AM

My chevy has tripods but the GMC has the square small ones. I tried them all different ways & places, adjusted them everyway I could still can't see much of anything with them. But the looks are great. Hope you can tell from the pic after resizing it. (Mirrors are just above the vent windows)

Shaffer4 · 04-22-2008, 07:07 AM

Stock Arms, not sure what heads they are though, look a lot like Big-Rig peep mirrors to me, they do the job well.

(Sadly that is a Launch picture...)

These, however. Suck

Willys47 · 04-22-2008, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ViperBlue70

How are the West Coast style for stability? Do they clamp on the top?

they worked well. The stability was good. The main frame bolts through the top of the door frame and screw to the door skin below,the mirror clamps tight to the frame and I don't recall any vibrations that made it that I couldn't see where I came from.

04-21-2008, 05:08 PM	#1
ViperBlue70 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ridgefield, WA Posts: 15	Side Mirrors -- what looks good and works well? Hey All, I am looking for some nice looking side exterior mirrors for my 70 c20. I just took off the awful tripod-erector-set-type and want to put something on that looks good on the truck and works well. I am not towing a lot, so they don't have to be huge. What have you guys found that works well?

04-21-2008, 05:42 PM	#2
71MUTT Can't ReMember Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Orlando area Posts: 258	Re: Side Mirrors -- what looks good and works well? Here's a good thread here.........http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...hlight=mirrors Do a search on mirrors in title of thread only and it will come up with some great pics. __________________ Adversity doesn't test your character; it reveals it. 71 C-10 LWB 350/TH350. I purchased it in 1978 for $1400. I'm currently abusing it daily. (when it's running )

04-21-2008, 06:45 PM	#3
ViperBlue70 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ridgefield, WA Posts: 15	Re: Side Mirrors -- what looks good and works well? Thanks!

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andrewt2 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Carbondale, Kansas Posts: 547	Re: Side Mirrors -- what looks good and works well? viperblue70 am i to assume that thats the color of your truck? i would love to see some pictures... im kind of partial to that color.... Attached Images

04-21-2008, 06:53 PM	#5
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Re: Side Mirrors -- what looks good and works well? Its impossible to beat the look of the '67 - '70 factory single post with the 5" round mirrors IMO! Attached Images __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club! Last edited by 67_C-30; 04-21-2008 at 06:54 PM.

04-21-2008, 07:14 PM	#8
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Re: Side Mirrors -- what looks good and works well? Mine did before I changed the mirror heads, but I bought new pair of chrome 5" mirrors from Tim Christian and they do good now. If I hit a big bump they shake a little, but all of the mirrors I've seen on the trucks do that as well. __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club! Last edited by 67_C-30; 04-21-2008 at 07:25 PM.

04-21-2008, 08:30 PM	#11
Willys47 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nanaimo B.C. Posts: 604	Re: Side Mirrors -- what looks good and works well? I like the west cost Jr my self this is not my truck but the style is I think great Attached Images __________________ I was hooked on these trucks since 1982 when I drove my budys fathers 1968 Custum GMC 396 automatic dana 60 rear with a power lock diff what a ride more fun then we will we can ever tell!!

04-22-2008, 02:22 AM	#14
Sammy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bonne Terre, Mo Posts: 3,005	Re: Side Mirrors -- what looks good and works well? My chevy has tripods but the GMC has the square small ones. I tried them all different ways & places, adjusted them everyway I could still can't see much of anything with them. But the looks are great. Hope you can tell from the pic after resizing it. (Mirrors are just above the vent windows) Attached Images __________________ '69 Chevy Long Fleet & '71 GMC Short Step & Project "ODD BALL" "You can wash a pig, soak it in most expensive perfume. In the end it is still just a pig." ODD BALL build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=478629"

04-22-2008, 07:07 AM	#15
Shaffer4 Strange Cousin From The West.. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Walla Walla, Wa Posts: 248	Re: Side Mirrors -- what looks good and works well? Stock Arms, not sure what heads they are though, look a lot like Big-Rig peep mirrors to me, they do the job well. (Sadly that is a Launch picture...) These, however. Suck Last edited by Shaffer4; 04-22-2008 at 07:13 AM.

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