Re: Any Ideas for side mirrors?
I should have also mentioned that I had done a side mirror conversion before, on my brothers Ranger. A truck that I had driven often for a few years before I purchase my own Ranger. About 5 years ago I did the conversion with a pair of Explorer mirrors that I have found at a junkyard. Had no idea what year they were from but they looked exactly like his except for they were in a fatter housing and had only the addition of puddle lamps on them. At the time there was nothing wrong with his mirrors, but when I walked by them abd saw the lamps in them I thought I could sterically bolt them on because at first glance it looked like they would. Also I had only paid $5 a piece for them since I had been there buying $700 in parts for other cars. Later I realized that they were not a direct bolt-on you would all the extra electrical connectors to deal with.
I then came on here for some advice to get them to work and was schooled about the conversion and somebody gave me a link to another site with a step by step write up about the conversion.
So, with a rubber mallet I knock the old ones out of the keyway and did a lot of electrical work & got them to work on his 95.
I just want to see what options I had available now, before I went out and looked for the parts. I thought there may be advice from others that have done conversions on there side view mirrors or even upgrades. I noticed there are a lot of eBay listings for direct glass Replacements on the stock mirrors, ones with ability to add heating elements or even turn signal indicators inside them. But with so many options available there maybe members that have done upgrades and I could get feedback from them. However I am finding that very few people have done the side mirror conversions or upgrades, and even less are giving advice.
I realize now that I will have to figure something out on my own and whatever I do I will document it and do it right up on it. Either way I'm going to wait till the weather gets warmer and just deal with the two large pieces of cellophane tape holding the sections together on my mirror. Seems to work decent enough for now.
However, till then I would love to try and find out if any one knows if it's at all possible, (even with some modifications) to use the latest model Ranger (Square style) side view mirrors? I like the look of those. Also they were quite large and offered a nice viewing area.
Last edited by Danny74; 03-27-2018 at 01:31 PM.
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