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My luck.
Well a couple weeks ago I broke the glass in my passenger side 08 tow mirror. This morning on the way to work I hit a little patch of ice on a little dinky@SS one lane bridge at the end of my road. Ibumped the tall metal sides with my drivers side mirror and the plastic being cold, it pretty much shattered! So now I wait for Ed to get in so I can order up some new plastic, hopefully. It broke both pieces. At least it didn't get my recon lenses. So now when I place my order I'll go ahead and get a new e brake setup, that crapped out last week on me.
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Anyone have any info on how these things come apart? I know how to get the big glass out but that's about it. I know it doesn't really matter now since its broke but I just wanna make sure I don't break anything else trying to get it apart. I also hope I can buy both of the plastic pieces separate without having to buy a whole new mirror!
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Dang Lee. That is some rotten luck. Don't know how the 08 mirrors work, but Robin had a write up on how to fix the 99-04 mirrors. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...-fix-pics.html
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Yeah Chris, it is. I read that write up that he had posted. I called my local stealer and the guy there said that I had to buy the whole mirror. I'm sure I remember seeing at least the back cover seperate on Ed's site. I'm just not sure about the cover on the glass side.
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Just talked with Ed. The covers I saw were for the Lariat model mirrors, with power telescope. The mirrors I have do not seperate. So I had to buy the whole mirror. D@mn It! Oh well. Ed got me taken care of. At least now I have the extra glass incase I break another one.
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Yeah. Thats the only bright side to the whole matter.
The E-break setup that I had priced last week was $50 something and today it was $70 something. Once again, Ford gets me!
I've said it before and i'll say it again....I guess since their trucks arent selling they gotta get thier money somewhere!
The E-break setup that I had priced last week was $50 something and today it was $70 something. Once again, Ford gets me!
I've said it before and i'll say it again....I guess since their trucks arent selling they gotta get thier money somewhere!
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You are correct. Too bad they don't still sell them with the 7.3 in 'em because they can be had for next to nothing. The thought of that 5 hours labor for cab removal just to do something as simple as to change the thermostat just makes me crazy though.
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Oh yeah and the local stealer wanted over a hundred dollars for the E brake pedal setup. So thanks Ed!
I had spoke with Ed again this afternoon and he said they checked out the mirror before shipping and it had a little damage to it so he was going to get me another one.
I had spoke with Ed again this afternoon and he said they checked out the mirror before shipping and it had a little damage to it so he was going to get me another one.
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Really?
Lee...
If you hadnt ordered them already I would have jumped over to local junkyard my friend works at and see what they had. I think they had 4 SDs over there. Im sure the mirrors didnt last long but it wouldve been worth a shot. I might go over there anyways to see if I can get a deal on auto hubs and check on the mirrors as well!
Really?
Lee...
If you hadnt ordered them already I would have jumped over to local junkyard my friend works at and see what they had. I think they had 4 SDs over there. Im sure the mirrors didnt last long but it wouldve been worth a shot. I might go over there anyways to see if I can get a deal on auto hubs and check on the mirrors as well!
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Yep, thats what I hear. I have kept an eye to the local yards for awhile for some '08 stuff and havent had any luck. I looked to the yards when I first thought of installing these '08 mirrors. I have also been looking for the '08m tailgate with backup camera. Havent found thaqt either.