Originally Posted by
Evan_P
See I like the thinking there. Might be my only option. Driving with no passenger side mirror with a lifted truck in traffic is a NIGHTMARE when I need to change lanes.
If you have the OEM one, order the new mirror, and swap the mechanism (Similar to a joint/ball socket) and swap it out.
Also, a word to the wise, the bolts that holds the mirror on; There's 3:
-2 Torx style units on the outside, and 1 bolt on the inside, that stabilizes the unit.
Those 2 on the outside are extremely soft metal, think "Pot metal". If you aren't careful, you'll strip them out and be screwed.
I actually had to go to the next size up, and use a hammer to press the ''fins'' of the Torx head bit into the bolt head; And yes, it's THAT soft.
The replacement mirror comes with new bolts, in a Phillips 4 way version; But they're just as F$#*&#in soft of metal.
So take extreme care.