Broken side mirror glass. . .
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Mountain Pass
Joined: Oct 2011
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From: Cheyoming
Broken side mirror glass. . .
2001 F-350
Is it possible to replace just the glass mirror on these housings? Rather than the whole assembly? I see them listed at parts stores on line.
If so . . . guide me!
Is it possible to replace just the glass mirror on these housings? Rather than the whole assembly? I see them listed at parts stores on line.
If so . . . guide me!
It's a Van Gogh
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Elk Grove, CA
My driver side mirror got smacked off by a rental RV headed the other way. Which is pretty lucky. Got a new flat mirror cut and installed at a glass shop in Moab for $40. RTV onto the mirror head and go. Later I got a new assembly since I missed the convex part.
Cargo Master
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: St. Louis, Mo.
I think ford sells just the mirror insert. Be ready with some cash though. They arent cheap- Not sure about the internet replacements. What side are you after - pass. or driver ? Large upper glass or small lower ? Sometimes folks on here have a spare one sitting in the garage.
Lead Driver
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Amarillo, TEXAS!
The glass can be replaced on it's own. Rock Auto has it for about $31 per side manual adjust or $81 per side power, both non-heated.
Remove the outer shell by pressing the 4 tabs holding it, which are behind the glass. You can get to them by moving the glass all the way to one side or the other. Do them one at a time while prying on the shell with a plastic putty knife or something else non-marring. Remove the nut on the center pivot, and the glass will pull off. If you decide to go this route and need pictures, I can probably take some tomorrow and post them.
Remove the outer shell by pressing the 4 tabs holding it, which are behind the glass. You can get to them by moving the glass all the way to one side or the other. Do them one at a time while prying on the shell with a plastic putty knife or something else non-marring. Remove the nut on the center pivot, and the glass will pull off. If you decide to go this route and need pictures, I can probably take some tomorrow and post them.
Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Texas
I've replaced the driver passenger side on mine when the mirror got smacked and broke the glass. Plastic housing was still fine. The broken glass made it easy to remove since it was gone anyway.
Seems like the replacement glass came with instructions about using a heat gun or hair dryer to heat up the housing before snapping the new glass into place. Pretty easy process overall.
Seems like the replacement glass came with instructions about using a heat gun or hair dryer to heat up the housing before snapping the new glass into place. Pretty easy process overall.
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Logistics Pro
Joined: Dec 2010
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From: Temperance, MI
I have a spare on my other two replacement doors. I know one mirror is broken, not sure which side but I'll look tomorrow and if it's the passenger door mirror that's good it's yours if you want it. What style mirrors do you have?
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I have a set of perfectly good tow mirrors off my 99 sitting in my garage if someone needs them. They are telescoping /folding, power adjustment mirrors. No heat. No signal /parking lights. I upgrades to the 2008 style.
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Joined: May 2010
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From: Southern IL
Just replaced my pass side. The new mirror from Ford comes with instructions, the center of the mirror is held on by two ***** type cups. I used a heat gun to warm up the plastic like the instruction said and it popped on easy.