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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Zillah Wa. USA
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Better sport mirrors??
I have a 69 SWB that gets driven daily by my wife. It has the original round mirrors. The wife has been complaining about the poor rear visibilty and I have to agree that they do suck. I also have some trucks with the 1972 chrome sport mirrors. They are better but still not good enough. I would like something a little bigger while maintaining a nice custome look. Any pictures or ideas? The attached picture shows my original mirrors.
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Louisville, Ky
Posts: 329
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I've just learned to lean back and to the right if I need to see what's on my right side
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What was I thinking??
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Commerce City Co
Posts: 637
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You can change the mirror and add a bigger rect. mirror. I think it comes out to be 5x7 I used one on the same bracket you have on my 71 Blazer.
Cethern
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada
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Mount some big 3 point trailer towing mirrors..you will see in panoramic with those things...j/k. I have 5x7 chrome mirrors on the original mirror arms and I see fine, at least when they aren't shaking from the vibration of the truck
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Zillah Wa. USA
Posts: 394
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Ya, thats a problem when you put a bigger mirror on the stock arm... vibration. That would lead to another complant from the war dept.
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Location: Bradenton, FL
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Put a fish eye miror on the pasenger side. You can see everything then.Plus its the same size as the regular round ones. You can get one at any truck stop
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Newberg, OR
Posts: 2,485
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here is some mirrors for ya
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i love summertime
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Kelowna BC
Posts: 4,303
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if you decide to go with a different mirror set up let me know, i want the original ones back on my 71, i still have the 3 holes in the door to bolt some back on, here is what i have right now, want to trade?!? jk
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