I'm hoping Bill ( NumberDummy ) will chime in again as I'm curious to see if the CS's could have been ordered with another style mirror.

BTW, if anyone wants seperate spot mirrors here's one you might want to look at.

Grote Industries: Product #28033 - Stainless Steel, w/Arm Assembly

Here's a pic of them on my 72 with the jr west coast style mirrors.

 

Here's an example of the 1967/72 F100/350 Western Junior mirrors without the 3rd support arm.

See post # 46.

Ford offered a similar round "diminishing" aka "spot mirror" mirror like the one shown above, but it had an amber reflector lens on the front side.

The ball pivot swivel mount was on the side of the mirror, which was about 1/2" thick. > >

C5TZ17696A .. 4 1/2" Round "Diminishing" Mirror / Use with Western Junior Mirrors / Obsolete

Anyone interested? I found 18 of these Diminishing aka "Spot Mirrors" NOS at dealers, obsolete parts vendors.

 

Thanks For More Info Always Interesting reading your posts number dummy and i like them mirrors u got on your Truck Redcat

 

I also had done this to but was faced with the question form the glass shop owner. That he did not have the auto-safety tempered mirror that is used in auto mirrors. But since I needed it due to having a cab/over camper at the time and was on a fishing trip and could not get by with out it to get back home, I put it in any way... How it got broken was going down a very narrow dirt road a long a river at night and meeting another vehicle. Another camper/truck at about 25 mph each our Mirrors hit and my blow out. We both stopped, his was ok mind was gone. So put the passenger side on mirror on my side to get around town until i got it fixed at the glass shop. I always kind of worried about the same thing happening. So always made it a point to roll up my window when on coming traffic on a narrow roads. my 2cent
orich

 

Old thread but a good one. Lot of good information here.

Has anyone recently found any reproductions?

Has anyone looked into fabricating them? How successful were you?

I talked to a tubing bender the other day. He says that he can do it if I can get the measurement. Anyone willing to attack their mirror with a tape measure?

 

Some people like those but when your not towing or have a camper on they our a pain in tha butt. Can't go through any car wash while most the brush pieces can get tangled up tin them. One of the greatest days was when, I removed mind and sold them for 100.00 bucks on ebay.. Plus didn't like the blind spots with them.. Some guys really dig them thou. Makes them feel like a big rig driver..- my 2cents
orich

 

Car wash? What, you don't wash your truck by hand with silk clothes and sented oils?

"When I get the truck fixed up," I would like to be able to doing some towing with it. The wider stance on the mirrors are useful for that. That is why I want the West Coast over the Jr West Coast. I have a set of after market Jrs on there now. I haven't had a blind spot issue like some people have mentioned. It is the inside mirror that causes problems for me in most vehicles. I'm 6'4". The inside mirror is right at eye level.

And I'll confess... I think that they look cool too.

Everyone has their own opinion. It's a great thing. Otherwise, all of our trucks would look the same.

 

I found a drivers side one in the bone yard this weekend, has the three point mount. good shape, need new glass cut. and the hardware is rusty. right side gone. I feel so lucky I bought a nice pair off ebay fro 20 bucks, had a new glass cut for drivers side an I couldn't be happier. Somebody had put some stupid aftermarket ones on my truck, they were the first things to go. A 69 camper special just isnt special without the ugly west coast mirrors lol.
If your still in need of this mirror let me know I trip to this yard all the time and would grab it and ship it for you, the glass is not that expensive, I think it was 20 bucks or so to do one of mine. the mirror from the yard cost you 20 bucks ish. email me @ mudshovel_009@ hotmail.com

 

I just took these off my 71 so I can run a smaller mirror. Are the west coast???

 

Mudshovel,

Thanks for the offer. However, I am not as concerned about finding the mirrors themselves. There are after markets that look close enough. It is the frame I am looking for.

Would you mind taking a set of measurement for me? If you have not mounted it yet, how about tracing it out? If I fabricate a set, I'll let you know how it comes out. If you like them, you could have a passenger side made.

The experts in this thread have been calling those Jr West Coast.

 

Yes they are Jr's. I have them on mine.

 

These are for sure Jr west coast mirrors.

 

'68 Brochure:


'69 Brochure:

'70 Brochure:

(Look at it for Option 2, Never seen that before...)

(Note The Painted Type)

 

I have a '69 F250 with a nice set of the original west coast mirrors that i will be replacing with the small original style sport mirrors. My plan was to sell these on craigslist. I can forward pictures if you are interested. I am in the process of painting my truck. Al

 

I might be able to save you the hassle of posting them on craigslist. Please contact me. cory.coulter@ lycos.com.