hey guys i was wondering if somebody could tell me how to take my mirrors appart cuz i want to get the tops painted

 

You'll have to take the glass off first. Make sure you pry on it carefully as not to break it. After you get the glass off there will be 3 or 4 torx screws holding them on. Remove those and then the cap will come apart. There are some threads in the forum about it. Do a search for PTM mirror caps.

 

thanks man

 

Can this be done to an 05? Im was lookin at my mirror but it seems to be one piece.

 

It should look like this when it's apart.



And done...


My truck came with manual mirrors factory. Pat found these for me from a guy that put on towing mirrors. I'm not sure what year model his truck was.

 

x2?

 

sweet thanks for the picks dude that help alot

 

My mirrors came with chrome covers, and I took them off and painted the black. Turned out great. Check my album

 

k guys i dont see where to pry my mirrors off the base could somebody send me some pics or somethin

 

87fiveoh254 those mirrors look great!! I think our trucks are the same silver but where did you find the matching paint? Was it a can spray?

 

Yes, they can. The 04-08 power mirrors are basically the same,aka XLT mirrors.

 

I don't have pics, but just tilt down your mirror glass so you can get a long thin screwdriver behind the glass and pop the 4 clips holding the glass in. If you have mirror heat, now is the time to unplug the two wires going to the backside of the mirror glass. Remove the 4 torx head screws that were behind the glass in the recessed holes.


Now grab the front side of mirror housing and pull it off.

 

Thanks man! My buddy is a painter and he just grabbed the paint code from my door jamb and went to town on them.

 

how much sanding did it take to get the stock mirror covers smooth and paint ready?

 

I started off with 120, then went to 220 and ended with 400. I would have ended with 1000 but couldn't find any. They still turned out ok though.