side mirror removal to replace mirror cap

[Kaydee]

@I Love Grits by chance do you or anybody know how to remove just the side view mirror to get to the cap screws?? thanks in advance

 

[I Love Grits]

Here you go. See attached.

 

[Kaydee]

Here you go. See attached.

Thank you so much for this info ...This site is wonderful for helping out do it yourselfers like myself.. thanks @I Love Grits

 

[I Love Grits]

No problem - happy to help.

 

[Kaydee]

No problem - happy to help.

If anybody's watching this and removing their mirror caps be aware that there is one screw right near one of the clips which is not mentioned in the technical advice I was pulling for quite a while and figured I would try this screw and that was it it came off after removing it. Somebody might miss this and break that tab off

 

[I Love Grits]

If anybody's watching this and removing their mirror caps be aware that there is one screw right near one of the clips which is not mentioned in the technical advice I was pulling for quite a while and figured I would try this screw and that was it it came off after removing it. Somebody might miss this and break that tab off

Thanks for the feedback. Do you happen to have a picture of the rogue screw? I'll add it to the PDF file in case anyone looks at it in the future.

 

[Kaydee]

Thanks for the feedback. Do you happen to have a picture of the rogue screw? I'll add it to the PDF file in case anyone looks at it in the future.

One screw right beside one of the push out tabs by my finger

 

[I Love Grits]

@Kaydee Red or yellow circle?

 

[riccnick]

@Kaydee Red or yellow circle?


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His finger is pointing to a hole, the screw to the left is what he's talking about. So "Red Circle", lol.

 

[Kal Torak]

I removed my chrome piece and replaced it with the black piece on my truck exterior mirrors. Thanks for posting the directions. I did end up shattering my passenger mirror glass trying to remove it. I mistakenly pulled from the outside of the mirror and not from the inside as was in the instructions, so be careful when pulling out the mirror part. That's a $180 mistake. I do prefer the all black exterior mirrors.

 

[thcmas35]

I removed my chrome piece and replaced it with the black piece on my truck exterior mirrors. Thanks for posting the directions. I did end up shattering my passenger mirror glass trying to remove it. I mistakenly pulled from the outside of the mirror and not from the inside as was in the instructions, so be careful when pulling out the mirror part. That's a $180 mistake. I do prefer the all black exterior mirrors.

Thanks for the info - Do you have before and after pictures you can post?

 

[Kal Torak]

Thanks for the info - Do you have before and after pictures you can post?

Here are the before and after photos.

 

[PorBoy]

Here you go. See attached.

For some odd reason I can not get this PDF to open for me.

 

[Kaydee]

@Kaydee Red or yellow circle?


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Sorry it took so long for reply it's the empty. Yellow circle hole at my finger tip

 

[YoAdrian]

I removed my chrome piece and replaced it with the black piece on my truck exterior mirrors. Thanks for posting the directions. I did end up shattering my passenger mirror glass trying to remove it. I mistakenly pulled from the outside of the mirror and not from the inside as was in the instructions, so be careful when pulling out the mirror part. That's a $180 mistake. I do prefer the all black exterior mirrors.

Yikes. Thanks for the warning. Where did you get the caps, and what was the part number? Interested, and might get them painted body color.

 

[PorBoy]

I would check to see if your color is offered in the Sport model as I believe the mirror caps are already painted that body color.

 

[YoAdrian]

I would check to see if your color is offered in the Sport model as I believe the mirror caps are already painted that body color.

My thought too. Found Ivory on eBay but not Max Steel. Do you have a recommended site to search for those parts? All the sites I have found are not very user friendly... might just bug my dealer.

 

[PorBoy]

Let me find the site where mine were ordered from and I’ll post up that information.

 

[Kal Torak]

I ordered thesebfeom Amazon. They not sure if they can be painted..

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07G8H4WRG?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd_title

 

[PorBoy]

^^^. That is the dealership that I ordered my Billet silver mirror caps from. Me personally I wouldn’t try and paint them. If they don’t have your color, then I would stick with getting black ones.