Side mirrors?

[fordman]

max i do like those mirrors myself very much. those type of mirrors came on 71 and 72 trucks if you didnt know that. i am unsure if they were and option or standard but i do like them very much.

[FLATBEDFORD]

My '83 had those, only th heads were a little different. They were more square shaped, and I think the glass was a little bigger. They worked great, and folding flat is a plus. If mine were folded flat, I'd need a new door.

[rjewkes]

say aint that hood thing off an early t-bird?

[Banjo]

Maxklinger, I don't think they look out of place on your truck at all, I think they look fine and have considered same mirrors on my 68 when I remove the jr west coast huge billboards (which I admit would be handy w/camper or such). And, I like the fact they fold in too, banjo.

[71 LONG BED]

Two-bit has a set of Jr West Coast mirrors for sale for a great price, too.
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... highlight=

[ezernut9mm]

say aint that hood thing off an early t-bird?

looks like 55 chevy to me.

[motzingg]

Bumping this 'zombie thread' back from the dead, did a thorough search of the website and this is the only mention of the JC Whitney 'JR west coast' style mirrors i could find, where someone actually had a pair.

For $30, seems like that would be a popular choice... anybody else out there taken the plunge? How bad is the quality; serviceable or total garbage? I'm not expecting much, but I do have a tendency to 'take advantage' of the capabilites of folding mirrors, if you get my drift. Will a tree branch mangle them first time out?

Too bad U-haul's ebay store doesn't have the JR's because they are selling the full size ones (and if you've ever rented a u-haul those things are invincible) for a really good price.

[guhfluh]

The West Coast Jr Swing Lok and the West Coast towing mirrors are not sold new or reproduced. Only the "Sport" style mirrors are, and I would feel more comfortable buying them from NPD or Dennis and paying a little more for better quality.

[motzingg]

http://www.jcwhitney.com/cipa-jr-west-c ... terid=u0j1

if you read back to page 2, the user 'farmall' says he has them but he doesn't say anything else about quality besides that the trucker-grade blind spots will last longer.

I normally wouldn't care... 30 bucks how bad can they be... but one user on JC W rates them as '1' and says nothing but 'junk' and one user rates them '5 stars' and says they are pretty good but no input on quality.

I looked at some of the other 'CIPA' brand stuff that they sell at O'riley near me and it was halfway decent... about what i expected. I guess these are just bugging me because i think if the support arm is flimsy it will move around at speed and i'll be constantly re-adjusting.

[motzingg]

... since nobody will sell me a pair of rotten-out, rusty, crappy west coast JR mirrors and i'm gonna be sandblasting them and powdercoating them black...

[guhfluh]

I thought you were looking for stock reproductions. There are plenty of aftermarket West Coast Jr style towing mirrors available online, on ebay, in truck stops, etc. I personally like the stock ones and not the aftermarket ones, but the aftermarket ones are "close" looking to stock.

[motzingg]

ah man, i looked everywhere and couldn't find any repros of the WC JR besides the JCW ones... maybe they are just too crappy for most people on this board, i'm pretty low-brow... 30 bucks for mirrors is about my price point...

really really wish someone would sell me some rusty ones cheap... cough cough...

[Mancar1]

Just received my LMC mirrors, $39.95 each plus shipping. They feel hefty and look great. I will be taking those carport space hogging West Coasters off. I do not haul a camper nor pull a wide travel trailer so off they come. Yes they look good, but I like the sport look better.
This is a pic now and I will miss the big mirrors, but I will have a clearer view forward off the Port and Starboard side.
I have the West Coast mirrors promised to 1972highboy if he still wants them. He is a straight shooter.
Keep on Trucking.....John