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The standard "below eye level" mirrors (the ones I removed off my truck) are not pictured in that add.
My truck at some point in the past (probably originally) had these. These are towing mirrors. The idea was you rotate the heads 180° and then fold them 180° so the arms are on the outside and the edges are close to the body. When you want to tow, you fold and rotate 180° and now the arms are on the inside and the edges are hanging out over the pavement.
The style mirror you have/had on your truck wasn't available when that advertisement was published. The mirrors in the photo you posted do fold in, but do not swing around closer to the body. The 'Camper Special' mirrors, however, do fold as you described. Most of the 70's Chevrolet/GMC trucks that I've seen with the Camper Special package had either a 'West Coast' or 4-point 'Camper Special' mirror instead of the 3-point towing mirror. In the 80's, the mounting was revised to a 3-point style with one of the attachments on the body crease.BTW- In all fairness, I really like 'Camper Special' mirrors but am not a big fan of the 70's GM "bent arm" style. So I did something slightly different on my '73 GMC...Attached below are 70's GM truck 'West Coast Mirrors', 70's 4-point bent arm 'Camper Special Mirrors' (2 photos) and 80's 3-point 'Camper Special Mirrors'
The mirror in the pic I posted on the blue truck yes do not fold around in, I knew that already, that's because they are too close and the bracket won't allow it. Btw, that blue truck is my girlfriend's brother's truck. The other style brackets do tho and that's the point I was making. The big brackets allow for folding in because they push the mirror so far out.
Also, the blue truck that is my girlfriend's brother's, he has had since he was 16, his dad had it before that, since 1981 infact and that truck is a 79 camper special and his dad knows for a fact that those mirrors came in it brand new. I've seen pictures from 20 years ago of that truck and they have those small, 3 point mirrors.
In my opinion, my new "hybrid" mounts look WAY better than any other designs these had for that mirror, but that may be me patting my self on the back just a little bit.Irish was just wanting to know the difference between west coast and the others. I figured the way I explained it was the easiest to separate the various designs.
you know the more and more i look at it im starting to like the modified mirrors more and more. yeah its an eye sore but only when theyre extended and its not as bad as the west cost. so they're a better looking when youre not towing and when you need them just pull them out
Quote from: Irish_Alley on November 08, 2015, 08:09:55 AMyou know the more and more i look at it im starting to like the modified mirrors more and more. yeah its an eye sore but only when theyre extended and its not as bad as the west cost. so they're a better looking when youre not towing and when you need them just pull them outYou have a way with words sometimes ya know that. Elephant comes to mind when they are extended, but it's really no different then the newer D-Max mirrors. They are only out when they need to be, you don't drive around normally with them out cuz you are towing a ghost trailer. Lol
Quote from: LTZ C20 on November 08, 2015, 11:50:02 AMQuote from: Irish_Alley on November 08, 2015, 08:09:55 AMyou know the more and more i look at it im starting to like the modified mirrors more and more. yeah its an eye sore but only when theyre extended and its not as bad as the west cost. so they're a better looking when youre not towing and when you need them just pull them outYou have a way with words sometimes ya know that. Elephant comes to mind when they are extended, but it's really no different then the newer D-Max mirrors. They are only out when they need to be, you don't drive around normally with them out cuz you are towing a ghost trailer. Lolits a fun part of my job in prison. i let the inmates think im crazy so they will listen to me or they might not know what will come out of my mouth. i do a good job at it, sometimes i get lost and forget im not at work and still act all crazy. but the main thing is im having fun no matter if im at work or over to a friends house. it help deal with the stress of work
I like all the mirrors but alll I really care about is how or where did you get these words from? Are they etched in the glass?