Removing Mirror Caps

[OutlawHemi22]

Bought some painted mirror caps to replace the tacky looking chrome ones on my limited. Anyone have tips or tricks to getting them off clean without breaking the glass?

 

[OutlawHemi22]

Well it’s about to go down…we’ll see what happens.

 

[SD Rebel]

Here are too that are pretty good....

 

[Jako]

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2022 RAM 1500 Side Mirror Disassembly

I bought a 22 ram 1500 and accidentally bounced my side mirror off the side of the garage opening and cracked my turn signal lens clear cover and need to replace it. How do I take the mirror housing apart to be able to replace the clear cover? Any help will be appreciated. I’ve been looking on...

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SIMPLE AND PAINLESS mirror cap replacement

I recently bought a 19 ram and wanted to change my mirror caps from black to chrome. Everyone on this site suggested taking it to a dealer and saying you had to remove the glass (mirror) first. I knew this couldn’t be true and I did it in 10 mins with no risk of breaking a mirror! Just thought...

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[OutlawHemi22]

Switched them out. Not too bad of a job. Used a little heat to the mirror itself and slapped on a suction cup dent puller and pulled till it popped off. Could use a second pair of hands to help get the hooks out for the cap removal. Looks 1000 times better.

 

[Marky Mark]

Yes sir. I just replaced my turn signals on the mirrors with sequential ones. Used a dent puller to pop off the mirror glass as you mentioned. There is a torx screw to take out and then you just easily push in the tabs to pop off the mirror cover.

 

[JF19Longhorn]

..I broke the mirror on the passenger side.. it was very $$$.

 

[ZombieSlayer]

Yes sir. I just replaced my turn signals on the mirrors with sequential ones. Used a dent puller to pop off the mirror glass as you mentioned. There is a torx screw to take out and then you just easily push in the tabs to pop off the mirror cover.

This sounds like something I would like to do. What part number did you use for the sequential turn signals? Did you need additional/different wiring for them to work? Last but not least, which dent puller did you use? I looked locally and they all seemed too big to fit the mirror.

 

[OutlawHemi22]

This sounds like something I would like to do. What part number did you use for the sequential turn signals? Did you need additional/different wiring for them to work? Last but not least, which dent puller did you use? I looked locally and they all seemed too big to fit the mirror.

I got my dent puller from harbor freight $5

 

[ramButz]

I got my dent puller from harbor freight $5

hey brother..what ever works

 

[HSKR R/T]

I don't understand heating the mirror up to remove. It just pops right off, no need for heat. Used a screwdriver on mine. Just have to tilt the. All the way down and make sure the tip of screwdriver is close to the clips in center of mirror

 

[Flot]

I also found this to be pretty easy - tilted mirrors all the way down, put some painters tape diagonally across the mirror body so I didn't accidentally pull the mirror all the way out and damage the wires... put my fingers behind the mirror and also applied light pressure with a 2" suction cup and they both popped off with zero drama.

Ironically enough, I broke one of the clips off the cap, but the mirrors were aok. Replacing both took about 15 min.