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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Topic started by: project85 on March 18, 2011, 11:33:49 am

Title: peep mirrors on an 85??
Post by: project85 on March 18, 2011, 11:33:49 am

I want to take my mirrors off and use peep mirrors. The ones I found do not seem to angle enough to actually see behind me. Has anyone else tried these??thanks

Title: Re: peep mirrors on an 85??
Post by: VileZambonie on March 18, 2011, 11:40:41 am

I knew they made peep cars but not mirrors!

(http://jschumacher.typepad.com/joe/peeps_03.jpg)

Title: Re: peep mirrors on an 85??
Post by: txchainsawgogi on March 18, 2011, 01:13:49 pm

Quote from: VileZambonie on March 18, 2011, 11:40:41 am

I knew they made peep cars but not mirrors!

(http://jschumacher.typepad.com/joe/peeps_03.jpg)

Oh my God I hate it. I don't know what a peep mirror is but I've got a cheapy clamp on mirror on my upper door frame, above the triangle window. That and a wide rear view is all I need.

Title: Re: peep mirrors on an 85??
Post by: Truckzilla on May 19, 2011, 01:20:19 pm

Yeah, they are called peeps, and I've seen 'um on trucks and even thought about it on mine. But my eyes have gotten bad enough that the small image is not enough to make me happy.
Possibly you could bend the arm enough to get the mirror to work how you would like? I dunno, just a thought.

Title: Re: peep mirrors on an 85??
Post by: 1980c10 on May 19, 2011, 10:44:58 pm

I've tried one before; the frame for the vent window is in the way if your put them on the front edge and on top the angle is weird. I found them pretty useless except to maybe meet a legal requirement. I also thought they looked kind of small on such a large truck.

Title: Re: peep mirrors on an 85??
Post by: project85 on May 21, 2011, 07:02:27 pm

i found extenders for the peep mirrors that i think will correct that weird angle problem. i am gonna see how they look and if they look bad pull them off after i get my inspection sticker.