Head on at 60 mph with another mirror
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06-29-2007 | 05:13 PM
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Head on at 60 mph with another mirror
On the way home from a day trip with the family I took a 2 lane Rd back home and some redneck in a jacked up Dodge decided he wanted to take off my mirror and not stop.
So off to the Ford dealer I went for a new mirror, lucky for me they keep many in stock, "very common" said the parts man. Im just bummed that it happened, my mirrors had been custom painted to match the truck and I bit the bullet and bought replacments for both sides, reason is it was cheaper to buy both black mirrors then to buy just the one and have it painted white again, plus I leave for Florida this week and cant go sporting a black and white mirror, not cool.
Don't ask why I didnt check into the FX2 mirrors with the painted cap, I was so pissed off that it slipped my mind and from the response I got from the parts guy that question would have blown his mind.
So off to the Ford dealer I went for a new mirror, lucky for me they keep many in stock, "very common" said the parts man. Im just bummed that it happened, my mirrors had been custom painted to match the truck and I bit the bullet and bought replacments for both sides, reason is it was cheaper to buy both black mirrors then to buy just the one and have it painted white again, plus I leave for Florida this week and cant go sporting a black and white mirror, not cool.
Don't ask why I didnt check into the FX2 mirrors with the painted cap, I was so pissed off that it slipped my mind and from the response I got from the parts guy that question would have blown his mind.
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06-29-2007 | 06:12 PM
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06-29-2007 | 10:49 PM
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By glass do you mean mirror glass? because that's in a hundred pieces, the window didn't break nor did I get any body damage, the mirror folded in like its supose to, one of the pieces of plastic that flew off put a scuff on my rear window ventshade, I think it will come out, looks like a paint transfer.
One thing was the noise was loud enough to make my wife say ****** while in the car with the kids and that never happens at my house so you know it was a good hit.
For laughs I have succesfully disasmbled the entire mirror, I now know how you could add a painted cap and how the amber LED bulbs can be removed, it takes removing the mirror glass which was done for me and hung by the wire that does the heated glass, beyond that a star bit screwdriver can take the whole thing apart in a minute.
One thing was the noise was loud enough to make my wife say ****** while in the car with the kids and that never happens at my house so you know it was a good hit.
For laughs I have succesfully disasmbled the entire mirror, I now know how you could add a painted cap and how the amber LED bulbs can be removed, it takes removing the mirror glass which was done for me and hung by the wire that does the heated glass, beyond that a star bit screwdriver can take the whole thing apart in a minute.
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06-29-2007 | 11:02 PM
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Ill tell ya what..ford mirrors are tough..I was driving down a 2 lane road about a block from my house and colided mirrors with a Dodge Superbee. The hit felt like there'd be some damage to my truck, i seen stuff flyin eveywhere behind me..my mirror folded in hard..After turning around and meeting with the other owner i barely had any damage..there was a section of the plastic near the blinker that broke off but the Dodge's mirror was blasted..nothing left..wires hanging, it looked terrible. lol..Needless to say cost me $177.00 for a new one, i couldnt live with the missing piece but overal..wow what a mirror....
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06-29-2007 | 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by welfare wagon
By glass do you mean mirror glass? because that's in a hundred pieces, the window didn't break nor did I get any body damage, the mirror folded in like its supose to, one of the pieces of plastic that flew off put a scuff on my rear window ventshade, I think it will come out, looks like a paint transfer.
One thing was the noise was loud enough to make my wife say ****** while in the car with the kids and that never happens at my house so you know it was a good hit.
For laughs I have succesfully disasmbled the entire mirror, I now know how you could add a painted cap and how the amber LED bulbs can be removed, it takes removing the mirror glass which was done for me and hung by the wire that does the heated glass, beyond that a star bit screwdriver can take the whole thing apart in a minute.
One thing was the noise was loud enough to make my wife say ****** while in the car with the kids and that never happens at my house so you know it was a good hit.
For laughs I have succesfully disasmbled the entire mirror, I now know how you could add a painted cap and how the amber LED bulbs can be removed, it takes removing the mirror glass which was done for me and hung by the wire that does the heated glass, beyond that a star bit screwdriver can take the whole thing apart in a minute.
