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Old 03-09-2010, 11:37 PM
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ken, hope you don't mind me stealing your idea and tech!!

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Looks good - did you cover the gap with metal, bondo or something else?
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I used some thin steel I had laying around the garage. I did cut the plastic on the mirrors down and cut into the door to sink it in as far as possible.
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Originally Posted by getstucksome
ken, hope you don't mind me stealing your idea and tech!!



any more pics of the build/install. really want to pop some of these on my truck before she get some paint.
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not at all..

here are pics of the mirrors mounted on my new 1st gen








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So, I am curious, why not mount the mirrors to the door in the factory mounting location rather than over the vent window? I am have looked at all the pictures and sat in my truck trying to visualize it. I think that the passenger side mirror would be high enough to be visible still. You'd still need to box in the mounting to cover the gap, but I think it could be made to look a little more factory that way. Thoughts?
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Originally Posted by SChandler
So, I am curious, why not mount the mirrors to the door in the factory mounting location rather than over the vent window? I am have looked at all the pictures and sat in my truck trying to visualize it. I think that the passenger side mirror would be high enough to be visible still. You'd still need to box in the mounting to cover the gap, but I think it could be made to look a little more factory that way. Thoughts?
when i held mine up it did not look like i would get the visibility I wanted.
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I mounted mine up in/near the vent window also. If mounted in the stock location you'd probably only see 1/2 of the mirror
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Ya know i really like the look of those. I've been thinkin about doin this for a while now. Maybe i'll do it before i get new paint. I hate lookin at mine and having everything blurry behind me cuz they move and vibrate so much.

any pictures of them from the front with them both flipped out?
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Originally Posted by BRUISER
when i held mine up it did not look like i would get the visibility I wanted.
I figured it had to do with the visibility, thanks for the replies.
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looks awesome
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Has anyone thought about doing this with the Ford Super Duty mirrors?
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Why put Ford stuff on your truck?
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because superduty mirrors are amazing to tow/drive with lol
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Originally Posted by deking1970
Has anyone thought about doing this with the Ford Super Duty mirrors?
As much as I like the 5.9, I liked my 05 f250 mirrors much more than the flip ups that were on my 2500. Is there room in the door for a full window that goes out to the mirror? As I remember, vent windows(and AC) were options 20 years ago on my 89 isuzu. I think a 1 piece window would look good.


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