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Cheap rearview mirrors when running without doors.

Madgyver

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Here is a cheap easy way to have mirrors when driving without doors.

Sure beats that dredded neck twists to look for vehicles on the drivers side lane when changing lanes.
I also got one mounted on the passenger side peeking through the dash and front cage. Good enough for me to see what's going on on that side..

I got these from Checker's for about $12. for the mirrors and velcro. It is adjustable and with the velcro it is removable for when the doors go back on.
 

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Hawkdoc

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Great little trick. Have any good idea's for mirrors when running a STC top and doors with the fiberglass inserts without doing a fender mount???
 

ransil

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Like this?
 

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Hawkdoc

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Like the idea of doing the windshield frame mount to get them up and out of the way a little. Thanks for the idea, now to find some and get them installed to keep the "helpfull" officers of my case.
 

Hawkdoc

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ransil said:
Like this?
My doors wrap up on the inserts, not sure those would work. Where did they come from? may pick up a set and try them.
 

eb66to77

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Yeah those do look great but a peep mirror is a mirror that clamps to the door frame or the drip rail (rain gutter). Originally a hot item for old hot rodders. You could do what ransil did with the stock style mirrors too. That would look pretty sweet. I am putting on some peeps since the originals give me neck pain trying to do a mirror check. I ahve the full hard doors though.
 

ransil

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Hawkdoc said:
My doors wrap up on the inserts, not sure those would work. Where did they come from? may pick up a set and try them.

Cabelas, they are ATV mirrors.
 

backpain

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Here is a cheap easy way to have mirrors when driving without doors.

Sure beats that dredded neck twists to look for vehicles on the drivers side lane when changing lanes.
I also got one mounted on the passenger side peeking through the dash and front cage. Good enough for me to see what's going on on that side..

I got these from Checker's for about $12. for the mirrors and velcro. It is adjustable and with the velcro it is removable for when the doors go back on.

F250 and EB, I run those full time on the side view mirrors. Mucho improved visibility (especially F250 blindspots where Toyatas live) with those parabolics.
 

tasker

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used your spot mirror idea on mine Mad.....works great!
 

450rbronco

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i used the reg jeep style mirrors like on cjs and cut them and turned tube so bend would be right to mount the mounting base on the hood then when on trail i can fold them in to lay on hood
 

half cab

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Hay Mad....was wondering if anyone has ever tried to use a matching set of windshield rearview mirrors as side mirrors?? Like maybe mounted to the edge of the w.shield frame or cage.....I was thinking you could tap through the screw hole and bolt on somehow....sure don't mean to glue it on..Just a DP moment on my part I guess;)
 
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