A little hint for you guys who can't hold on to your nuts. Take a rag ( I used a washcloth) and stuff it down the holes below the bolts. That way, if you drop the nuts they won't fall to the bottom of the door.
I have these mirrors. I have them for over a year now. I don't know if it is because I live in Florida or what but they are faded worse then the originals and the paint is peeling off of the base where the mirror pivots and they have shook since day one. They do look good when they are new but shortly after the finish is gone.
I barely could get 3 fingers in there. Ratchet was too big to fit in, so I had a time. Lost a nut, but wasn't going to even think about getting it out, so luckily I had some extra ones lying around. You really have to have a child's hands to do it. My hands are too big for most automotive work as is.
Stick a tiny rare earth magnet on the wrench or socket. Some sockets have magnets in them. I have not replaced a mirror like this but need to soon. It seems to me that a 1/4" ratchet, extension and "u" joint would get the socket to the nuts. A recommendation below mentions filling the cavity below the nuts with a rag is a good one too. If I lost a nut I think I would go get another one before I would pull the door panel. Four minutes, 33 seconds, wow. Rbs
My 12 year me helped me by taking out all of the nuts once they were loosened. His hands slipped right in the hole. Made the job much faster. If you haven't got kids or grand kids, hire a neighbor for $5!
The mirror on my truck (1997 Sonoma) shakes. It is tight to the truck, the problem is in the pivot. Other than replacing the whole mirror, is there a way to tighten it?
the only difference between electric and manual is that there will be an electrical connection you have to undo once the mirror is off, other than that, the procedure is pretty much identical
Great vid man. Is it too much of a difference replacing an electric passenger rear view mirror off a 98? I was planning on just replacing the glass itself. Thanks in advance.
ok so what do you do if you have a new one ready to put in, but on the old one, the nut and bolt are so rusted together that they just spin. theres nothing on the other side to hold on to
+Ben Lincoln If the nut/bolt are just spin and not loosening. Sometime just putting pressure (trying to separate the mirror from the door) will stop it from spinning, so the nut will come off. If it's rusted and it's just not going to loosen,, unfortunately your going to have to cut/break into the mirror housing to get the other side of the bolt with pliers or vise-grips
Yea ok i tried just a wrench' there is no room to move the wrench to even break the last one free, i dont know how the hell ya did it, i tried everything! socket with small ratchet, and the swivel, the only thing i think will work is damn wrench that folds back, and cant find one unless its i a set for around $90 bucks.
Yes well i didn't want to do that, but i just seen a cool trick to remove the role up window handle, so this is what i will be doing, remove panel, i need to retrieve one of the 10mm nuts anyway.Thanks
Auto Parts Direct To You I have hands small enough to get them out once they are loose, but in order to get them loose we had a hard time fitting any tool in there. We did try a ratchet and had no luck. Is there any other tool you could suggest using. I'd like to replace the other mirror on my husbands truck without having to pull back the door panel to maneuver the ratchet.
Amber Swartz You just need a small 1/4" ratchet with an extension, swivel, and the proper size socket (most are 10mm). Use a 6 point socket so it will grab the nut properly. Removing the entire door panel allows a straight shot at those 2 bottom nuts, however almost all the ones we have done, we used a wrench and just very careful not to drop the nut. Removing the door panel is not too horrible and does allow a straight shot at all 3 nuts.
I even removed the door panel and still can't get the bottom left nut. It's looking real impossible to me. I have all the tools and been at that one nut for 3 hours.
A little hint for you guys who can't hold on to your nuts. Take a rag ( I used a washcloth) and stuff it down the holes below the bolts. That way, if you drop the nuts they won't fall to the bottom of the door.
Great tip
Alot of these numbskulls wouldve been having to remove the door panel bevause they dropped the nuts
Put a magnet on the screwdriver or wrench and you don't loose any ferromagnetic metal pieces.
I have these mirrors. I have them for over a year now. I don't know if it is because I live in Florida or what but they are faded worse then the originals and the paint is peeling off of the base where the mirror pivots and they have shook since day one. They do look good when they are new but shortly after the finish is gone.
I barely could get 3 fingers in there. Ratchet was too big to fit in, so I had a time. Lost a nut, but wasn't going to even think about getting it out, so luckily I had some extra ones lying around. You really have to have a child's hands to do it. My hands are too big for most automotive work as is.
Stick a tiny rare earth magnet on the wrench or socket. Some sockets have magnets in them. I have not replaced a mirror like this but need to soon. It seems to me that a 1/4" ratchet, extension and "u" joint would get the socket to the nuts. A recommendation below mentions filling the cavity below the nuts with a rag is a good one too. If I lost a nut I think I would go get another one before I would pull the door panel. Four minutes, 33 seconds, wow. Rbs
For the guys below- i have a 93 GMC and those are the mirrors mine came with from the factory, power and heated.
My 12 year me helped me by taking out all of the nuts once they were loosened. His hands slipped right in the hole. Made the job much faster. If you haven't got kids or grand kids, hire a neighbor for $5!
Awesome!!
The mirror on my truck (1997 Sonoma) shakes. It is tight to the truck, the problem is in the pivot. Other than replacing the whole mirror, is there a way to tighten it?
Doing this now . Bullshit half ass Mickey Mouse design right there! Stunning example of well thought out engineering and design if there ever was one.
IS the bolt line up the Same for electric OR manual mirrors? I don't care to hook up the electric that's there now.
the only difference between electric and manual is that there will be an electrical connection you have to undo once the mirror is off, other than that, the procedure is pretty much identical
So is the bolt line up the Same, either electric or Manual?
I already know im gonna drop one of those nuts...
Great tip! Thanks!
Great vid man. Is it too much of a difference replacing an electric passenger rear view mirror off a 98? I was planning on just replacing the glass itself. Thanks in advance.
Same procedure you're just gonna have wires to disconnect
Does anyone know if this year side mirror fits a 05 silverado model side mirror??
Nope
ok so what do you do if you have a new one ready to put in, but on the old one, the nut and bolt are so rusted together that they just spin. theres nothing on the other side to hold on to
+Ben Lincoln If the nut/bolt are just spin and not loosening. Sometime just putting pressure (trying to separate the mirror from the door) will stop it from spinning, so the nut will come off. If it's rusted and it's just not going to loosen,, unfortunately your going to have to cut/break into the mirror housing to get the other side of the bolt with pliers or vise-grips
Auto Parts Direct To You i took it over to a shop and they ripped it out for me. thanks
This is my problem I guess Im going to have to break it off.
thats newer than a 94.....94 model had the elephant ear non heated non electrical mirror.....
my 89 the inside piece is part of the inside door panel that does'nt look like the door on my 89
Thats a 97-99 in the video.. look at the dash
Yea ok i tried just a wrench' there is no room to move the wrench to even break the last one free, i dont know how the hell ya did it, i tried everything! socket with small ratchet, and the swivel, the only thing i think will work is damn wrench that folds back, and cant find one unless its i a set for around $90 bucks.
+Keith Bartlett I would try removing the door panel for more room to access the mirror nuts
Yes well i didn't want to do that, but i just seen a cool trick to remove the role up window handle, so this is what i will be doing, remove panel, i need to retrieve one of the 10mm nuts anyway.Thanks
First off, that's not a '94 1500 in your video... I own a '94, and my door panels look nothing like that.
The mirrors are the same 3 nuts from 88-98 so its not a problem is thats not your year truck. My problem is how the fuck do I fit a wrench in there
a ratchet and a skinny extension should work fine.
Auto Parts Direct To You I have hands small enough to get them out once they are loose, but in order to get them loose we had a hard time fitting any tool in there. We did try a ratchet and had no luck. Is there any other tool you could suggest using. I'd like to replace the other mirror on my husbands truck without having to pull back the door panel to maneuver the ratchet.
Amber Swartz You just need a small 1/4" ratchet with an extension, swivel, and the proper size socket (most are 10mm). Use a 6 point socket so it will grab the nut properly. Removing the entire door panel allows a straight shot at those 2 bottom nuts, however almost all the ones we have done, we used a wrench and just very careful not to drop the nut. Removing the door panel is not too horrible and does allow a straight shot at all 3 nuts.
I even removed the door panel and still can't get the bottom left nut. It's looking real impossible to me. I have all the tools and been at that one nut for 3 hours.
Thats a 95-98...