Chevy tow mirror

[Gregturley]

I've been trying to find some better mirrors for my 01. I really do not care for the Dodge flip up mirrors. I've seen something about using Chevy extendable mirrors on the 2nd gen but haven't found out for sure what year mirrors to use. Anyone here know anything about this?

[Royal Squire]

cipausa.com has some that are similar to GM but are supposed to be a bolt on. They aren’t cheap!

[Gregturley]

I looked at those. Over 500 bucks. Can't do that.

[Gregturley]

Got some chevy mirrors from Amazon for $90 for the pair. They fit 88 to 99 or 2000 Chevys. They actually fit a lot better than I thought they would. Had to drill three holes in the door it will have to make a hole for the wiring to go through. Looks like it'll work a lot better then what I had.

[LorenS]

Is the passenger side convex?  "Objects in mirror..." and all that?  The thing I hate most about the aftermarket Dodge-style flip up mirrors is that the passenger side is flat.  It's just about useless, and the goofy, corner convex mirror is too small and positioned in the wrong spot!  I added a stick-on convex mirror and it helps, but sure do miss the heated mirror function when I forget to put Wal-mart bags on my mirrors when a storm comes.

I actually like the stick on mirror performance enough that I plan to take it off and replace with the biggest convex mirror I can find.  That flat mirror is useless.  The 'sport' mirrors are useless when pulling a box trailer.  "Weave left, then weave right and look in mirror."  Repeat until someone actually gets the hint your turn signal means something and lets you over.

[Gregturley]

Top part of both mirrors is flat. They have convex spot mirrors on the bottom of them and the spot mirrors are adjustable (manual) also. They pull out another 4" from these pics. 

[Gregturley]

Got the driver side on my spare door. Next i need to make a pattern and transfer it to the doors on the truck. Fits pretty good with just a small amount of trimming on the plastic trim.

[015point9]

That looks alot better than it sounds

[Gregturley]

Thanks. I like it better than the Dodge tow mirror. Hope to get them on the truck this weekend just depends on the rain.

[dripley]

I for one have always liked the Dodge tow mirrors, except the manual ones. PITA to flip those up then have to adjust them from the inside. As far at convex on the passenger side, I like the ones without. The small convex one does the job for me though bigger would be better. Nice install though @Gregturley, enjoy them

[TFaoro]

Is the bolt pattern the same on the mirror and door? If yours are power, how are you connecting power?

Thanks!

[Gregturley]

Bolt pattern not the same. Drilled 3 new holes. Ohmed the chevy wires to find which pairs went together. Hit 12 volts to them to find polarity. Haven't looked at Dodge wiring yet but can't be that hard. If i have to I'll wire in a chevy switch but don't think that will be needed.

Could have drilled and tapped the mirror base but i did door.

[TFaoro]

@Gregturley new holes in your door or in the new mirror? 

I assumed it would be pretty simple. I would grab a set of wires from the junk yard so you can use the factory dodge ends without cutting up your harness. 

[Royal Squire]

@TFaoro didn’t know you were still lurking around here!

[TFaoro]

2 minutes ago, Royal Squire said:

@TFaoro didn’t know you were still lurking around here!

Been a very busy couple years!   I plan to stick around for a while!

[Gregturley]

@TFaoro new holes in door for me. The bolts are spaced farther apart than the dodge holes. Think that may help with vibration. Already have mirror connectors to use but my truck was manual everything. I added power locks, mirrors, windows so i don't really care about modifying wiring in it.

[dripley]

2 hours ago, TFaoro said:

Been a very busy couple years!   I plan to stick around for a while!

Welcome back.

[Sycostang67]

Those chevy mirrors look good.  I can't stand those cipa tow mirrors, the shape is awful, I cringe every time I see a truck with them. 

[Gregturley]

@Sycostang67 thanks man. I'm hoping they don't vibrate too much. I've got the Dodge tow mirror braces coming and am waiting to put the mirrors on the truck. Thought they would be here today but nope. 

 The mirrors are similar to the ford tow mirror on our shop wrecker and i can see out of them pretty good. Have to be better than what i have now.

[Gregturley]

Got the driver side done today. Haven't driven it yet so cant comment on vibration but im happy with it. Wiring was real easy. Chevy had 4 wires on mirror, Dodge uses 3 (my old mirrors are from a 95) so just had to tie 2 wires for mirror together.