so i was thinkin about painting the top half of my mirrors here in the up coming weeks but i saw a picture on here where somebody did it to there dsg and i dont know if i like it or not...so should i paint the whole mirror or what...heres some pics just scroll down a little its not the white truck its the dsg...need opinions please

https://www.f150online.com/forums/20...ors-diy-3.html

 

probably looks better in person not real noticable difference in pics but bought paint to do mine in e4 red

 

It is just my opinion but they only color that can pull off a 'fully' painted mirror is black, it just flows with the window lines. Any other color looks out of place. That said I think painting just the skull caps is an awesome idea

 

what about doing this much of the mirror?

 

please pick which one you think would look better i did a better job on this "paint job"

 

bump

 

Only the top... i have a black truck and i still only painted the top. Looks tacky and out of place if the whole mirror is painted

 

i would do 1/2 or none, not a fan of painted mirrors. don't look bad though


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I guess I'll go thru with the plan and just do the tops

 

To get the tops off, take a long flat head screwdriver and pry the actual mirror out of the housing. Then there are 3 or 4 bolts to take off and the top of the housing will come off, no need to take the whole mirror off the truck

 

Ive never tried but I think it will look good though once the mirror is painted.. so how's it going so far?

 

im waiting on my paint supplies

 

where exactly do you pry

 

take the mirror and push in the bottom and look on the top, there will be a circle glued to the black of the glass, take a thin screwdriver and GENTLY slip it between the black ring and the motor, twist, it should pop right off.

 

Thanks for the tip! I am doing those next. I just did my FX4 fender flares in DSG and they came out pretty good for a rattle can.

I used DupliColor Graphite Grey Metallic. It is very close to Ford DSG. Don't get DupliColor Charcoal Metallic. It is too cool and doesn't match. (Hard to tell from the two paint can tops). Then put about 3 coats of DupliColor clear to finish it off.

Got my paint at Kragen.