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Has anyone found replacement for this 1996 f150 manuel mirror all aftermarket parts the mount brackets are diffrent, they sit above the top of mirror arm and have poor reviews. I am restoring this f150 with original 49,000 miles farmtruck.. Thinking about taking them off and sanding and paint them so the rust from brackets doesn't keep affecting the paint. But if anyone has a OEM set to sell or know where to get them please let me know. My Junkyard only has passenger side
I believe the head of the mirror is the only part that is different from left to right, so you could pull a passenger side mirror assembly from a junkyard, and swap your old head onto it.
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Originally Posted by Dylan P
My Junkyard only has passenger side
You should grab that original passenger mirror while you can. Even if you don't need it now (and Shagg is right), it's valuable to others, which would help you pay for parts you need. But there are NO good aftermarket replacements for these mirrors - they all vibrate because the heads aren't made like originals. The difference in how the arm mounts to the body bracket is only cosmetic.
To the OP...
If you can find a plating company near by they can chem-dip and replate the chrome. I did this a lot with vintage motorcycle parts that were NLA. Depends on the shop but I'd guess $150ish for both mirror assemblies. It'll hold up way better than paint and look OE again. You can't mimic chrome very well in powdercoat and it's about 6x as thick as plating.
Originally Posted by Steve83
You should grab that original passenger mirror while you can. Even if you don't need it now (and Shagg is right), it's valuable to others, which would help you pay for parts you need. But there are NO good aftermarket replacements for these mirrors - they all vibrate because the heads aren't made like originals. The difference in how the arm mounts to the body bracket is only cosmetic.
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