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Offline vangremlin

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Re: Left side mirror
« Reply #15 on: August 19, 2017, 07:23:03 PM »
Quote from: trucker79005 on August 19, 2017, 04:26:27 PM
o you have to make new holes in the door for the screws?

No new holes needed for the black ones either.
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Re: Left side mirror
« Reply #16 on: August 19, 2017, 07:29:08 PM »
No offense, but those big chrome ones are pretty hideous!
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Re: Left side mirror
« Reply #17 on: August 19, 2017, 08:36:43 PM »
Quote from: Prafeston on August 19, 2017, 07:29:08 PM
No offense, but those big chrome ones are pretty hideous!

I think the word you are looking for is "fugly". No argument from me, they are pretty lousy.  Now that I'm seeing the pics from vangremlin, I'm thinking of switching them out for the black ones.
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Re: Left side mirror
« Reply #18 on: August 20, 2017, 11:03:17 AM »
Now the viewing area looks nice though! I have the sport mirrors on Penny and the mirror area is TINY!!!
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Re: Left side mirror
« Reply #19 on: August 20, 2017, 08:34:28 PM »
Just for posterity, the mirror area on the big honkin chrome ones was 5x8.  I looked up the black ones and they are 4-1/4 x 6-1/4 so much smaller.  I've got a set ordered already.
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Re: Left side mirror
« Reply #20 on: August 21, 2017, 08:43:55 AM »
Quote from: amarshall on August 20, 2017, 08:34:28 PM
Just for posterity, the mirror area on the big honkin chrome ones was 5x8.  I looked up the black ones and they are 4-1/4 x 6-1/4 so much smaller.  I've got a set ordered already.

I think you'll still like these.  Still plenty big enough, and they don't flop around like the original Eagle ones once they get worn out.
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Re: Left side mirror
« Reply #21 on: August 21, 2017, 04:19:54 PM »
I think you are right, vangremlin.  The black ones look much better.  Those chrome ones belong on a big pickup truck.
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Re: Left side mirror
« Reply #22 on: August 22, 2017, 09:42:59 AM »
was that price for a pair of mirrors or individually
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Re: Left side mirror
« Reply #23 on: August 22, 2017, 01:47:01 PM »
Quote from: DAVE on August 22, 2017, 09:42:59 AM
was that price for a pair of mirrors or individually

The black ones come as a pair.
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Re: Left side mirror
« Reply #24 on: August 29, 2017, 09:52:09 PM »
I just sourced two from some salvage yards. Ordered one to arrive next week.
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Re: Left side mirror
« Reply #25 on: August 29, 2017, 11:03:10 PM »
Just curious, did you find cable ones or standard? I found a few but for some reason hadn't pulled the trigger on calling them. I stopped at O' Reilly's and bought one of the black universal ones for 16.99 I think. They actually had it in stock. I mounted easy and adjusted well but the mirror has clarity like a kid's toy. it works for sure but I'll be looking for something different.

Quote from: Jim Bailey on August 29, 2017, 09:52:09 PM
I just sourced two from some salvage yards. Ordered one to arrive next week.
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Re: Left side mirror
« Reply #26 on: September 14, 2017, 09:29:03 AM »
I found a good used left hand remote mirror by using a website called "Junk Yard Dog" that sends it out all over the country.  I just got it and it looks very good.
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Re: Left side mirror
« Reply #27 on: September 14, 2017, 01:39:26 PM »
Will have to try that one once I have some of my emergency fixes done.
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