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should i buy this mirror for my truck?

Old Aug 4, 2006
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should i buy this mirror for my truck?

i have a green outside truck and was thing of buying carbon fiber mirror for the outside. my interior is green with some carbon fiber on radio bezel and on the door handles. think it would look ok on my truck?? http://motors.search.ebay.com/mirror...QsofocusZbsuld
 
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damn $24 shipped for some mirrors! how cheap.. I dunno, what kind of mirrors do you have now?
 
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are they flag type or the other
 
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Old Aug 4, 2006
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carbon fiber m3 mirrors are cheap and fade fast

personally, i would go for a colormatched
 
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Those are the ones i have. They look decent, but i wished i would have gotten the stock mirrors. (The good ones)...

 
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I think they look ok, but it would suck if they were to fade quickly.
 
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Shawna bought them for her truck, they are SMALL she even said when she first put them on she didnt like them cause of the fact that they are so small, their like 60% or more smaller than stock
 
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what if you got those..

have em for a while if they fade then color match em..that would be different
 
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i could color spray paint it to match my truck color. i have a store in daytona that is really good on matching color. i can but a can and try that. my truck is green and will have pic when i get my computor fixed but will gren mirror and green truck be unique
 
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Not only are they small, but your visibility is also significantly reduced, due to it being a concave mirror. I have had no fading issues with my black m3 mirrors.
 
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