Are these mirrors standard equipment?

[Rusty Nail]

No sir, I only want to see where the factory placement is and your picture has satisfied me. Thanks again.

 

[rt66paul]

Outside mirrors on many vehicles are installed at the dealership. I have seen after market mirrors on new cars/trucks in the 70s, right on the lot. Trucks that were not for campers or were sold in mostly car dealerships got the same mirrors that the cars got.

 

[bucket]

Outside mirrors on many vehicles are installed at the dealership. I have seen after market mirrors on new cars/trucks in the 70s, right on the lot. Trucks that were not for campers or were sold in mostly car dealerships got the same mirrors that the cars got.

As far as the small, car style "sport" mirrors go, the door skin actually had holes stamped from the factory. Then there's a backing plate that goes inside the door that the mirror mount screws to.

Was it possible for a dealer to have new trucks delivered to them with no mirrors at all?

 

[Keith Seymore]

Was it possible for a dealer to have new trucks delivered to them with no mirrors at all?

No - starting in the mid sixties an outside rear view mirror was standard equipment as regulated by the federal government (in other news, outside rear view mirrors were not a requirement until the mid 1960s).

The "sport mirror" that the original poster pictured is RPO D49 and is the standard mirror.

K

 

[bigcountry78]

My 78. K10 came with those mirrors as well. Extremely limited options on mine.

 

[GMFORLIFE]

I picked up a 78 k10 last summer and never really thought about it, but it has the small sport mirrors on it. I don't see these on trucks very often and don't think I've ever seen them on a K.

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[Nellie]

I have the same small mirrors on my 86 Custom Deluxe fleetside that is pretty much the base model (V6, no AC, AM radio).

 

[theblindchicken]

The small sport mirrors were factory on my 74 as well. Replaced them with the tripods when she had the over-the-cab camper all the time, then I swapped those out for the big ol dumbo mirrors when the camper was removed and sold.

Love being able to see everything with the dumbo mirrors, but the small sport mirrors look great on a 2wd.

 

[DoubleDingo]

No - starting in the mid sixties an outside rear view mirror was standard equipment as regulated by the federal government (in other news, outside rear view mirrors were not a requirement until the mid 1960s).

The "sport mirror" that the original poster pictured is RPO D49 and is the standard mirror.

K

That would explain why Mean Green didn't have a passenger side mirror. It was a '65 with a small sport mirror on the driver's side door and a rear view inside. I don't know how it came from the factory, but that's how it was when grandpa gave it to me. I never thought twice about it. Grandpa had a delivery business, and I used Mean Green (prior to the truck earning that name) for deliveries. I had a load tied down in the bed that blocked the inside rear view so that left me with only one outside mirror. A friend of the family, a highway patrol officer, saw me going down the highway and I watched him flip around and get right behind me, then went way to the right where I couldn't see him. I thought he'd pulled off to turn back around. NOPE! He reappeared behind me and lit me up. He told me if I plan to haul loads like that I need to install a mirror on the passenger side so I can safely change lanes, since the inside mirror was blocked by the load. Granted it was nothing but two-lane highways and back roads there, but I darn sure wasn't going to push my luck. After that delivery I went and got another mirror and installed it.

 

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