83 toyota fender mirrors?

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    Does anyone know which fender mirrors people use for this generation trucks? I have those big ugly looking ones that stick out too much lol
     
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    hit ebay, search 'RN30 fender mirrors'. there's a few good ones to choose from.

    If you're planning on a round headlight conversion, I recommend getting rounds, otherwise, get the square-ish ones like these so they match the style

    If you also stick some small fisheye dome mirrors in the bottom outside corners, you can completely eliminate all your blind spots
     
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    Nice and yes I will look into those Thank You-☺
     
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    I checked them out and I would have to drill into the fender? Haha wish me luck if I get them.
     
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    It's pretty easy. A step drill bit makes it a breeze to get a clean hole (you'll need two holes per side, one medium, one small). I recommend you measure how far back/forward you want it to sit, mark, measure, and repeat that for the other side. The ones I got have little plastic seats that sit on the crease of the fender, so I only had to measure how far from the front of the truck I wanted them. I put them WAY out front

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    I like the way yours looks
    What valance is that from seen it on a different rn as well?
     
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    Thanks! The fenders and valance are off the 4wd versions (RN40?) that I got off Rockauto, and the lip wing/spoiler is from a guy in Thailand, ebay seller piyamasshop99.
     
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    Nice and yeah I heard if swapping fenders to 4wd ones I would need the valance.
     
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    I just got my front lip spoiler from that guy and have only done a dry test fit so far and the tabs on each end are way too narrow to fit. Did you find this as well and have to do a little bending to get it to fit properly?

    I wanted to get another opinion before I go out there and start bending it out lol. Sorry for the threadjacking!
     
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    I assumed I had to bend mine because I fit it to the 4wd fenders/valance setup. Wouldn't surprise me if you had to bend a little on the 2wd as well.
     

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