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03-30-2008, 04:11 AM
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Re: Custom mirror ideas
I can't find a good pic right now but I kind of like the sport mirrors that came on all the 80's G-body, F-body and corvettes. Please don't use those F@#$ mirrors !!
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03-30-2008, 06:37 AM
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Re: Custom mirror ideas
The reason I went for the F150 mirrors in the first place was because I thought they looked good on these trucks. But my tastes have evolved a bit since then.
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03-30-2008, 07:49 AM
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Re: Custom mirror ideas
im kinda liking the look of the f150 mirrors on the trucks but how did you mount them? just drill holes and screw them on? or was there any thing special that you had to do? my truck has one mirror on it and im gettin tired of not having both and im thinkin that the f150 mirrors will most likley be cheeper than factory mirrors
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03-30-2008, 09:37 PM
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Re: Custom mirror ideas
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03-31-2008, 02:30 AM
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Re: Custom mirror ideas
alright thanks i might just do that and paint them to match the yellow on the truck
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03-31-2008, 03:25 AM
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Re: Custom mirror ideas
I did away with my vent window and added these. Street scene mirrors.
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03-31-2008, 08:59 PM
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Re: Custom mirror ideas
Im looking for sport mirrows my self but not big and gouty to take your eyes off the body lines
Thought of replceing wing glass with tinted plexaglass then mounting thru plexaglass as shown in blue pic I did see these while surfing and they looked nice with out major changes but not sure wher to find them
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03-30-2008, 06:13 PM
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Re: Custom mirror ideas
I am planning the small tri-mount mirrors, but I am liking the idea of the F150 mirrors the more I see of it. Unfortunately I can't stand small mirrors, I like to see things when I am driving, so I prefer the larger head mirrors.
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03-31-2008, 03:33 AM
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Re: Custom mirror ideas
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03-31-2008, 05:15 AM
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Re: Custom mirror ideas
that must create quite a blind spot
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Re: Custom mirror ideas
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03-31-2008, 10:50 AM
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Re: Custom mirror ideas
Not in the least. I never leaned forward to look out the vent window. After you drive it a couple of times it's fine. No worse than any other truck. I had quite smoking at the time when I did it also.
 
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03-31-2008, 08:34 PM
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Re: Custom mirror ideas
I went out to see how it would look from his seat and this is what I got.
 
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03-31-2008, 08:53 PM
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03-31-2008, 08:47 PM
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Re: Custom mirror ideas
Is that a '67 Camaro mirror? I had thought about using the '68 Camaro style mirror for my truck and I now see that it won't work if so....
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03-31-2008, 08:51 PM
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Long Fleet Club
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Re: Custom mirror ideas
It is a mirror from pepboys. The mirror is 4.5" dia. And the view sux. I want to go with a bigger mirror.
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03-31-2008, 10:36 PM
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Re: Custom mirror ideas
The mirrors on the 55-56 are ford escort.
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