Looking for some junior westcoasts for my 9th gen F250. I plan on only using the truck for hauling and it came with the plastic sideview mirrors, and would like to go with either junior westcoast style or the metal frame style that came from the factory.
Pic of what I mean by the factory metal frame style:



Are there any aftermarket brands for side mirrors people recommend? I don't want something that shakes or will be push-adjusted by wind speeds. Or are OEM ones from a junkyard my best bet?

 

I'd get yourself some of these bad boys. I have them on my f350 and love them https://www.summitracing.com/parts/ksc-h3551

 

I have those on my 86 (which is currently my yard dog) and miss them on my '90 and '91.
Nice large mirror head, sits low enough to not obstruct vision, pivots out for wide trailers, but stays in close for normal driving.
Highly recommended

 

Maybe I will go for those. They do look a little more fitting than the west coast style on a newer, 9th gen truck, as opposed to like a 7th gen or something. They just look a little extreme with the tripod design and may look out of place on my extended cab long bed 250. But I will consider. Is the quality of those summit units good?

 

From what I have seen/read, their are no good aftermarket mirror for theses trucks, it seems like they all shake pretty bad.

I have the ones in the picture on my 97 and I love them when I'm not towing, But they seem a little small if I'm towing any type of enclosed trailer. I also have the one's that InsanePyro linked on our 93 and I love them.
But both of these are factory mirrors, I'll never get aftermarket for these trucks.

 

heres some nice ones on this guys truck

 

I'll only ever be towing single car open trailers, so I don't need anything that sticks out crazy far, but I do think a smaller west coast mirror looks pretty cool.

I think the ones on your 97 will do the job just fine. I had them on my 87 and I've towed with my buddies 97 F250 that had them and they worked. I think that's the route I'm going to go in the end. I'm sure I can find some at my local yard, they have a huge truck section in the boonies. Thanks guys.

 

The one's on my 97 work just fine for open trailers, so if you don't tow many enclosed trailers or campers then I think they'll work well for you too. Plus I think they look the best on these trucks.

Another thing to keep in mind is that I believe the plastic paddle/sport mirrors on your truck have a wider mounting plate then the "swing-away" mirrors on my truck. So you may have an exposed hole that will need to be covered up/filled if you make the switch.
EDIT:

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Originally Posted by Diesel_Brad

The bolt pattern is different
The western swing a ways are 3-3/4" and the rearmost bolt is 24-15/16 from the rear edge of the door
The sport paddle mirror are a 5-3/4" and the rearmost bolt is 24" from the rear edge of the door

So if you see what I am saying, you would have an exposed hole left over from the front sport paddle mirror
AND where the front mirror hole is on the western mirror is a 1" square hole from the sport paddle mirror so you have no place to put the front bolt

Quoted from another thread to add more info

 

I'm not sure to be honest. Mine were frozen in place and I was about to order those until my cousin found some spare upper portions in his parts stash. The ones I took off were Ford OEM but the ones he gave me have no marking so I don't know what they are but they work fine. You can find Ford OEM ones on ebay but they're like $300 to $500 for a set.