Mirror Bucket Removal?

Fenner408 · Mar 17, 2012

I want to paint my mirror caps, but my truck doesn't fit in the garage. How do they come off? I see two clips on the top and two screws lower, but they are behind the mirror glass. So I figured I'd ask the professionals before I broke something.

F15CrewDawg · Mar 20, 2012

Pull the mirror glass out with your hands. Mine were pretty in there when I did mine but it should pop right off. Then you can release the two clips at the top. After that just rotate the top of the cap toward the front of the truck.

Fenner408 · Mar 20, 2012

NCbigpower said:
Pull the mirror glass out with your hands. Mine were pretty in there when I did mine but it should pop right off. Then you can release the two clips at the top. After that just rotate the top of the cap toward the front of the truck.

Is that for the two-piece, or the one-piece. Mine is the one piece, so I think I need to take some screws out, but Im not sure.

F15CrewDawg · Mar 20, 2012

It's very possible that I'm wrong but I thought they all had caps whether chrome, paint, or black plastic. This is how mine come off, if yours are different then it may still give you a better idea of how to go at it. If you're trying to split the whole thing then you'll pop both mirrors out and there are 5 (I believe) 7mm bolts that come out. Mine has 2 under the big mirror and 3 under the convex.

I pushed the mirror all the way toward the cab and pulled it out with my fingers to make sure I didn't crack it trying to pry with something hard.

I used two small flat heads to release the two clips at the top.

I held the two screwdrivers with one hand while I pulled back the top of the cap with the other.

The other two tabs at the bottom just slide right out.

Fenner408 · Mar 20, 2012

NCbigpower said:
It's very possible that I'm wrong but I thought they all had caps whether chrome, paint, or black plastic. This is how mine come off, if yours are different then it may still give you a better idea of how to go at it. If you're trying to split the whole thing then you'll pop both mirrors out and there are 5 (I believe) 7mm bolts that come out. Mine has 2 under the big mirror and 3 under the convex.

I pushed the mirror all the way toward the cab and pulled it out with my fingers to make sure I didn't crack it trying to pry with something hard.

I used two small flat heads to release the two clips at the top.

I held the two screwdrivers with one hand while I pulled back the top of the cap with the other.

The other two tabs at the bottom just slide right out.

Mine are definetly one piece. Thanks for the pics. I didnt want to just start yanking on the glass not knowing how they come off.

F15CrewDawg · Mar 20, 2012

Fenner408 said:
Mine are definetly one piece. Thanks for the pics. I didnt want to just start yanking on the glass not knowing how they come off.

I hear ya, I was pretty surprised how much force it took the first few attempts I made at pulling them off.

Fenner408 · Mar 23, 2012

Got them all apart and painted. Thanks for all your insight, made it alot easier. I just wish I wouldn't have broke the F'n passenger side glass putting it together.

F15CrewDawg · Mar 23, 2012

Fenner408 said:
Got them all apart and painted. Thanks for all your insight, made it alot easier. I just wish I wouldn't have broke the F'n passenger side glass putting it together.

Highly inconvenient that is, looks like they're about 70 bones from tasca parts, try Sunrise also. How'd she turn out? Been trying to get mine painted for a couple weeks but the local shops cant get the color mixed right.