[A/S] Re: Trailoring mirrors

["laurencarus" <lscarlson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill:
I have a suggestion that I think will work, if you want "Fancy AND 
Function" than you may not like my mirrors.     IF you 
want "Function" and "Plain Jane" keep on reading.   I have used these 
mirrors for about 8 years and find visibility to be excellent.    I 
have been using them on Chev Pickups but last week I bought a 2005 
F150.   After reading your post I went and tried my mirrors on my new 
F150, looks like they will work.    My mirrors are three chrome 
plated round pipes that make up a pyramid.    You lift the hood and 
two legs hook onto the top of the fender right over the front wheel 
well, the third leg hooks in the wheel well above the front wheel.   
They are tightened up with a turnbuckle.   They have a rubber coating 
where they contact the fender and don't scratch the paint.    They 
came with flat mirrors but I changed the mirrors to round curved 
mirrors, "objects are closer than they appear".   On the passenger 
side I use a 8 1/2" round trucker's mirror, on the driver's side a 6 
1/4" round mirror.
When I unhook say at a rally I leave the mirrors on, but I just swing 
them in a bit.

Looking at my F150 I don't believe that you could use a McKesh mirror.

I also added amber lights on the front of the mirrors as my 1959 
Tradewind only has two front maker lights, nothing on the  front 
dome. 

Lauren WBCCI # 7532 VAC