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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 07:19 PM
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So I found these on Ebay. But I noticed my current mirrors are mounted different on the drivers and passenger side. The drivers side top bolts are under the bracket. The passenger looks like it mounts as in this picture.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271669544214?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&fromMak eTrack=true


Updated: Added pics of existing mirrors.



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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 07:28 PM
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Somebody probably swapped out a door. 80 to 96 takes the same basic door. The earlier models had the double mount mirrors, the 92 - 96 have the single mount. You can make either style work, but you may have to drill some new holes or fill some old ones.
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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris_1
Somebody probably swapped out a door. 80 to 96 takes the same basic door. The earlier models had the double mount mirrors, the 92 - 96 have the single mount. You can make either style work, but you may have to drill some new holes or fill some old ones.
Thanks. They are both double mounted. It just that the drivers side top mount is different from the passengers side.
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Wait till you get you new mirrors, figure out which side matches them and make the other side the same (I guess).
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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 10:34 PM
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The drivers side is still factory, the passenger side has been replaced. My 94 has factory swing away mirrors and are much nicer than the one you linked to or even from RA/LMC truck. They mount on top instead of hiding the bolts underneath and the shaft is not flush, it's cut off with 1/4" sticking out. I returned a set because of that. Not only that but the mirror itself is subpar. You get about have the FOV than with factory.

That being said if you get these let us know how they are. I'm still looking for good replacements. I may just have to get mind rechromed.
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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by VickMacky
The drivers side is still factory, the passenger side has been replaced. My 94 has factory swing away mirrors and are much nicer than the one you linked to or even from RA/LMC truck. They mount on top instead of hiding the bolts underneath and the shaft is not flush, it's cut off with 1/4" sticking out. I returned a set because of that. Not only that but the mirror itself is subpar. You get about have the FOV than with factory.

That being said if you get these let us know how they are. I'm still looking for good replacements. I may just have to get mind rechromed.
That would explain why the arm is shaped differently as well.
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