How To Replace The Side Mirror on a Chevrolet Truck 88-98
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2024
- Here is how to remove and replace the side mirror on a Chevrolet truck from 1988 to 1998. The side rear view mirror is held on by three nuts and there is an electric cord to power the motor. Removing the bottom two nuts is tricky because of the angle, but you can get to them with a flat wrench. Watch this video to learn how to remove and replace side mirrors on an old Chevrolet truck.
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Driver's side:
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Passenger side:
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One thing I wish I would've realized before replacing the mirrors is, if you want to SAVE the stock metal mirror mounting bracket. Just remove the 3 screws from the bottom of the mirror & bracket. Pop the cover off the inside of the door, pop the connector loose, install the new mirror on the old bracket and re-assemble everything. No frustrating minutes messing with the 3 nuts inside the door, and no risk of losing one in the inside the door. Wish I would've realized this yesterday...
I appreciate you confirming for me that the two bottom nuts are a true SOB to remove. I will wait for a little nicer day to beat up my knuckles some more.
Be careful not to drop them down the door.
Thank you, you’re a life saver. Very good instructions, easy to understand and shows that it can be a pain.
You’re welcome
Tip for people trying to connect the powered mirror that doesn’t have a lot of room. It’s a separate wire in the harness that goes into the door. Remove the rubber tube that protects the harness from the truck to the door, and pull some extra cable out. I had enough extra cable in the dash to get the connector all the way to the top of the door.
Dude great video ! Thanks for actually getting right to it and being straight forward! So many of these videos take forever to actually get to the task !
You’re welcome
Great video dude, was actually looking to replace the mirrors on my family's Astro van so this video came just in time in order for me to try it in the next month or so.
Glad I could help. It’s probably the exact same mirror on your van.
Classic 10mm Chevy!! Had mine for 20 years mirrors finally broke project for tomorrow thanks 🍻
Thank you 1A Auto made this look easy and gave me a part that looks like it's not compatible with the wire harness.
Thanks for this it really helped and saved money
Glad it helped!
Need to replace mine and this lets me know what I’m getting into.
I just don't want to break the cover on the inside everything else seems straight forward
Good video - and honest of some of the challenges! Same color as my pickup!
Thanks
Thank you i just did one my fingers hurt from that wrenching
You’re welcome
Ahh did you get a boo boo from doing man things😂😂!!
88-94 bois need to remove the whole interior door panel 😩
Fr ? I got a 93
Absolutely dead on video, great explanation, for a 1998 Chevy Silverado.the two nuts are a job in their own to get on and off I managed to go through 5 nuts before I got one on without dropping it in the door.. I took a half inch drill drilled whole did the door panel in front of the bolt so I could put a socket on the front nut . I also bought a half inch rubber gammets to go in the holes. don't like drilling holes in my truck but it's not noticeable and made life a lot easier replacing the mirror .
Thanks!
I wiped my passenger side one off, on a mailbox.
Don’t ask😕
Thanks for a primer on my task today/tomorrow🙏🏻
You’re welcome
Thank you Sir!
You’re welcome
Quick question, my 98 has power mirrors and I’ll be replacing the passenger tomorrow but they don’t move when I press the buttons, I know they are powered mirrors because I broke one and I saw the mottor.
Is there a fuse somewhere that does not say mirrors but IS for the mirrors?
I have a 95 Chevy Siverado with electric outside mirrors. Can they be replaced with Manual mirrors instead? Not sure if bolts lineup will be the same? thanks
The bolt o nut on the bottom is the most difficult to remove & replace.
What size are the nuts? 10mm?
I suggest stuffing a rag underneath the bolts and using an extending magnet to grab the nuts to prevent the headache of fishing them out
Smart!!!! Thanks.
Actually use the extending magnet to set the new nuts in place. Put the nuts on the side of the magnet, 90*, then push over the bolt, slowly spin while keeping light pressure with the magnet. After a few turns, pull the magnet and nut should be started.
Just replaced two (2) electric mirrors on a SUV Chevy Tahoe 1998.
Thanks so much. I actually really appreciate you being honest and saying it’s not easy cause in theory it should be right? Three bolts and a clip for the power. But dang I popped off the panel and thought how and I’m going to get to this. I’m gonna buy a flex extension and see if that’ll work.
You’re welcome. It should be pretty easy to do with the right tools. Just be very careful not to drop anything down the door hole.
Thanks
You’re welcome
What do they call that plastic piece that goes over the inside of the mirror that he takes off?
Great video. Do you think it would have been easier to use a flexible speed wrench?
Thanks. It would definitely have been easier. I need to get one of those.
Looks like a much better option! The glass did not look right.
Yes. I accidentally replaced the glass on the old mirror with regular mirror glass instead of the kind of makes everything smaller, so I couldn’t see much behind me.
How did you get the wires and wiring harnesses up? The passenger side on my suburban is in deeper and tight to pull on
Yeah same here. I’m closing to giving up on powered mirrors at this point.
@@WooferCooker I eventually just went for the rubber hose between the door hinges where the wires connect from the body to the door;
I pulled the wires towards the door from there and it took a while, but I eventually had enough slack to easily pull the connector out to connect to the new mirror. I tied a long zip tie around it first as soon as I got the connector and put everything back into place after getting the mirror done. I left the long zip tie around the connector so the next time I have to fish for it, it’s an easy reach.
Edit: If you haven’t disconnected the the connector from the mirror you are replacing yet, I suggest keeping them connected and zip tie the connector as soon as you have enough slack to secure it.
Best way to get the bottom right out??
I cant pull the cord that goes to the engine put enough and dont want to unhook it and have it fall clear down any tips?
@Tanner Did you find a solution for your wire harness issue? I have the same issue… the wire connector is much deeper in the door. I can’t seem to pull it up to reach the connector without removing the interior door panel. This project is looking much more difficult than these videos would indicate. I may need to solder wires.
i just have to say i love your video, right to the pont without some jippidy jabbity speeches like other DIY videoes where they speak for 4-5 minutes blablabla...
Thanks. I like to keep things short and simple. I know that people watching my videos just want to know how to do something as fast as possible.
Thanks. Alternatively, how do you FIX broken Chevy mirrors?
You can buy a kit with new glass that glues on. On some of them, you have to figure out a way to cut it to the right size, so you need to correct saw to do that. Not sure if you can buy one that’s the exact right shape or not.
Itd be cheaper and easier to buy a complete new one. Only $30
Bought passenger mirror from Rockauto, their cheapest one and it’s on par with the quality of the OEM mirror, $21 plus shipping... RockAuto.com is by far the best priced and with quality parts as well. Certain parts I wouldn’t go too cheap but with non major components you’ll be fine with their cheapest or mid tier parts if AC Delco or OEM is not needed. They do sell AC Delco parts and other oem branded parts too if that’s your cup of tea.
Will these style mirrors fit on the older 88-94 models??
No
I still can't get my old mirrors off my 93 Chevy stepside. Might need my mechanic
I used swivel sockets from harbor freight to make it easier.
I definitely need to get some of those.
So why did you have to replace the whole mirror assembly? They sell mirrors at the auto parts store for $10 and it's glued on with clear silicon...
I didn’t have to. At first, I got one of those glue on mirrors, but I bought the kind that didn’t make everything look smaller, so it was hard to see what was behind me, so I decided to just replace the whole thing. This is how to replace just the glass. How To Replace Mirror Glass on a Chevrolet Truck th-cam.com/video/JERVHCt8_hk/w-d-xo.html
What size is the nut?
10mm on mine
One (1) hour per mirror
O’Reillys got them for $42
95-98
This is not 88-98. This is 95-98. 88-94 are different
What size wrench?
00:25
Bit different for a 92 silverado...
my 93 looks nothing like this
All these videos keep saying "on a Chevy truck" like it's the only Chevy truck in existence. My 1992 does not work this way.
My 92 Silverado doesn't have power mirrors. I'm hoping the premise is the same, minus the cable
I dropped every single fucking bolt and busted a part of my door panel I fucking hate my life
Nope. Mine is totally different on my 92 Chevy
Wow I'm trying to take this truck apart so I can paint it for a guy I absolutely hate the Chevy. Like what the hell the manufacturer made it so hard to take everything off. I have a Honda in a Mitsubishi everything so simple. Your video didn't show me how to unclip the plug-in you did it so fast.😠
Its a tab you push in, just look at the way the tab hooks on to the connector
🤨Gear wrench?🧐