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Best Quality of mirrors and door handles?
Can someone please tell me where to get the best quality of door mirrors and door handles.
I put on new ones 5 years ago and already the chrome is so badly spikled (spelling?) it looks awful. Is the quality of all these items so bad that I have to replace them every 4 to 5 years? cya, Edmond Dutch Longhorn
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Re: Best Quality of mirrors and door handles?
Genuine Gm if you can find it over there. Once in awile these parts showup on e-bay, but may be tough finding someone to ship there. I "think" one sport mirror and outer door handle may still be available through gm. Not cheap however. Good luck, Eric
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Re: Best Quality of mirrors and door handles?
NOS is the best, but pricey if you can find them.
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Re: Best Quality of mirrors and door handles?
repop stuff is junk unfortunately......NOS is the way to go if you can find it
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Re: Best Quality of mirrors and door handles?
the repro mirrors are crap! mine are rusted and crappy looking after a year and its pretty dry in ID, have you looked into rechroming?
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Re: Best Quality of mirrors and door handles?
Yep, I have been through 4 sets of mirrors in 4 years and hate them all...mainly because they are made from lightweight steel and vibrate a ton.
I am about to go with west coast style mirrors on my '70.
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Re: Best Quality of mirrors and door handles?
I know that Brothers Trucks carries the original GM and repop outside door handles. I think the original GMs go for around $99, where the repops go for $49/pair. They are not listed in the catalog, but they frequently have them in stock. Perhaps the same on the mirrors. I went a different route on my mirrors. It would be worth giving them a call (800) 977-2767. They are a board vendor!
Dean
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Re: Best Quality of mirrors and door handles?
I was afraid of that. The Repro's are indeed junk.
I don't mind paying a bit more as long as the quality is good. I'm gonna try Brothers for the original GM ones. Thanks guys! Cya, Edmond Dutch Longhorn
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