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Re: Mirrors.... here we go again

In the larger style mirrors chrome plating seems like a ridiculous amount of money to waste on a set of mirrors unless you are building a garage queen, trailer queen, or show only ride (IMO). If you want shiny keep looking for a nice stainless set, they come up fairly often.

Your grill center is argent and I don't remember if your steel wheels were sort of silver grey or white. Either way you could paint or powder coat to match. On my last K20 I had the arms powder coated argent which tied in with the grill and I had a set of those rectangular stainless mirrors with the yellow chevron on the back. Easy to see out of both sides and a nice stock look.

Re: Mirrors.... here we go again

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Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20 (Post 8389832)

Hey Mike, Happy Thanksgiving. I have a set of stainless mirrors on my 71 parts truck. I'll take pics if you're interested. I'll be out to the ranch later today.

Thanks Dale, I appreciate it! Looking forward to some pics. Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!

Mark, I hope it's purty after it gets painted. Sure no garage queen though, just a gussied-up workhorse. My wheels are powdercoated a light grey and if the right set of SS mirrors don't show up, powdercoating my old mirrors might be a better option.

Re: Mirrors.... here we go again

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Originally Posted by Stocker (Post 8389891)

Here's some pics Mike

Re: Mirrors.... here we go again

I got your pm and will send an answer a little later.

Re: Mirrors.... here we go again

I just bought two of these:

https://www.grote.com/products/28093...l-retail-pack/

I got 'em from Amazon. I haven't installed them yet, but they look good after unpacking.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I needed some trailer mirrors for my '71 short step and chose these because:

VERY similar appearance to the optional DG4 below-eyeline SS mirrors with 7.5" x 10.5" head. The main difference is that the short top bar that connects the mirror base to the door is flat stock, not tubular.

I need something bigger than stock, but the camper mirrors (DF1 & DF2), with their long legs, would look to big on this little truck. Some might argue that the mirrors I bought are too big for a short step, but life is a compromise. Safety first

If they don't stick out enough, I can make a simple round extension bar that pushes 'em out farther. And, for daily driving, I can remove the extension bar and put a smaller mirror head on 'em.

I hope this info is useful to someone here.