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Old 02-24-2011, 12:01 PM   #26
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Re: Trucks with Elephant Ears Mirrors

really ?then they hit both sides the same lol
seen trucks get hit just not the same on both sides lmao
hmmm this one is still straight

na it must be that rare Canadian option C2020
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Old 02-24-2011, 12:14 PM   #27
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Re: Trucks with Elephant Ears Mirrors

taken when i bought it
before i changed them
figured it was cause of the shorter truck
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Old 02-24-2011, 12:38 PM   #28
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Re: Trucks with Elephant Ears Mirrors

Not like an "accident" but where someone bent them in... hell maybe someone bent them in too fit into a smaller garage... I dont know... and yeah the Canadians could very well be different.

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Old 02-24-2011, 12:44 PM   #29
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Re: Trucks with Elephant Ears Mirrors

yup had thought of someone bending them but no hint of stress there
and of course now i can't find a pic anywhere online (of others)or in my files here
still got em at home i'll get a better pic of both this weekend
close up on a table
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Old 02-24-2011, 12:55 PM   #30
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Re: Trucks with Elephant Ears Mirrors

didn't think they would bend without getting kinky or snap/break off
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Old 02-24-2011, 01:09 PM   #31
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Re: Trucks with Elephant Ears Mirrors

Yours are slightly taller too, so they sit higher and closer to the body. Wierd.
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Old 02-24-2011, 01:31 PM   #32
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Re: Trucks with Elephant Ears Mirrors

^^^Looks like they may have flipped the support bar end for end and reinstalled them. If you look at the wreck burb above you can see how long they are inside the mirror housing.
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Old 02-24-2011, 04:23 PM   #33
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didn't think they would bend without getting kinky or snap/break off
Look like the van style mirrors to me.
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Old 02-24-2011, 06:16 PM   #34
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Re: Trucks with Elephant Ears Mirrors

My truck had some cheap aftermarket mirrors on it when I bought it and they were shaped the same way.
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Old 02-24-2011, 06:29 PM   #35
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Look like the van style mirrors to me.
you there van style mirrors
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Old 02-24-2011, 06:33 PM   #36
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here's mine

G.M., marketed these as "Below Eyeline" mirrors... Guess they're not really in your line of site
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Old 02-24-2011, 06:40 PM   #37
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^^^Looks like they may have flipped the support bar end for end and reinstalled them. If you look at the wreck burb above you can see how long they are inside the mirror housing.
yes my "wrecked burb" shows inside but the other end is straight down too
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Old 02-24-2011, 06:41 PM   #38
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Look like the van style mirrors to me.
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Old 02-24-2011, 06:45 PM   #39
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G.M., marketed these as "Below Eyeline" mirrors... Guess they're not really in your line of site
nope not anymore their in the garage lol..........ahhhhh ok thats the second set next to mine i've seen,just figured cause of a shorter truck
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Old 02-24-2011, 07:33 PM   #40
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here are mine. they are the old style 3 bolt mount. love em.
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Old 02-25-2011, 11:39 AM   #41
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here are mine. they are the old style 3 bolt mount. love em.
that's what my blazer has I like them as well my 76 has the "elephant ears" but I like towing mirrors myself because I grew up towing in my blazer and other trucks with towing mirrors
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Old 02-25-2011, 12:07 PM   #42
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My truck has them i like them
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Try this on for size.
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Old 02-25-2011, 12:47 PM   #44
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Looks like it has a Ford Lightning Body kit.
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Old 02-25-2011, 02:32 PM   #45
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Re: Trucks with Elephant Ears Mirrors

i was thinking the same thing when i seen the back! eh not my taste.
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Old 02-25-2011, 05:42 PM   #46
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Re: Trucks with Elephant Ears Mirrors

The bent ones come off the vans. On the truck the wing window hits the mirror, but not on the vans.
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The bent ones come off the vans. On the truck the wing window hits the mirror, but not on the vans.
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I forgot to post mine




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That's OK, you don't have to drive it.
can i still drool over it? lol
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