1. The previous owner apparently was a real knucklehead. He had three layers of glass rocking here, with the outer layer being poorly glued on at such a dizzying location. Didn't realize these stockers could look any worse than they already do.
Stock mirrors on S-Series platform trucks suck. They're just big and stupid, but they do fold in to protect themselves from getting banged up by idiot drivers, but if they weren't so damn huge in the first place, they wouldn't even need to fold in. Total failure. Good thing Street Scene Equipment's Cal-Vu mirrors are easy to install and are just plain sexy. Plus, they are available with factory power and fancy LED turn signal options. Best of all, these little gems install easily and painlessly.
2. The solution to our heartache—electric...
2. The solution to our heartache—electric Street Scene Cal-Vu mirrors with rear LED turn signals.
3. See for yourself—the beat...
3. See for yourself—the beat down elephant ear on the right is butt ugly!
4. To install the Street Scene...
4. To install the Street Scene mirrors, the door panels have to be popped off, which is as easy as twisting a screwdriver and pulling. The three nuts holding the stock mirrors were busted loose, the SS mirrors were mated with the new mounting plates, and the power cables were fed through the center hole.
5. Next, we secured the new...
5. Next, we secured the new mirrors with the old nuts. The wiring harness attached to the SS mirrors for the power function is simply plug and play here. The hot and ground wires for the turn signals from each side were routed through the doors, into the cab, and under the steering column, where they were spliced into the respective left and right signal wires on the wiring block.
6. No more dizzy feeling now...
6. No more dizzy feeling now thanks to the Street Scene mirrors …
7. … and the mirrors really...
7. … and the mirrors really light up the night.