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Discussion in '8th Gen' started by MacktasticSlick, Jan 24, 2010.

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    cBass buffalo bell lover

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    thats what ive been trying to fucken say all this time yet you always said NO!!!
    cBass, Jan 15, 2012
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    ^^^ I agree.

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    Goldy, Jan 15, 2012
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    Blue steelies look awkwardly strangely good...
    Press22, Jan 15, 2012
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    ^^^ I agree.
    Added: Jan 16, 2012 4:10 AM
    Hey mack, are your mirrors still glossy black?
    I think it looks better with the roof rack and visors actually!
    Goldy, Jan 15, 2012
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    Yes they are still glossy, I'm switching out to power folding mirrors that are the color of the car. Oops looks like I gave a secret away lol
    MacktasticSlick, Jan 16, 2012
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    yeah, they definitely need to be flat black! Do those mirrors even fold at all? Yeah change those out lol.
    Goldy, Jan 16, 2012
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    The OEM 8th gen mirrors do not fold.
    MacktasticSlick, Jan 16, 2012
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    yeah, weird, cause the 7th gen OEM mirrors did.
    Goldy, Jan 16, 2012
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    Yep but I have a power folding set, the USDM ones are hand-fold.
    MacktasticSlick, Jan 16, 2012
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    Ah, so JDM mirrors? Yeah the US ones are hand-fold, and the power fold ones are JDM, but you have to make sure to get LHD mirrors, not RHD or else they won't aim or focus correctly.
    Goldy, Jan 16, 2012
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    That's why they aren't on yet, the focus is for the RHD. I am gonna swap the mirrors from a USDM corolla, and put them in the housing of the JDM ones. I already knew that :)
    I'm just not sure how the mirrors come out, I don't wanna break them.
    MacktasticSlick, Jan 16, 2012
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    The mirrors are held in with clips.... good luck with that LOL. I tried to swap mirrors once.... I had to use glue lol.
    Goldy, Jan 16, 2012
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    so there is no right way in taking out the US 8th gen mirrors? when i primered my car i was trying to take them off without breaking them, guess ill have to go to the junk yard and find out myself...
    cBass, Jan 16, 2012
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    It looks good, but i think you need to lower moar.
    Hummer, Jan 16, 2012
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    I didn't take any pictures, but it does clip on, and the clips are old and brittle, so be careful. And if you can manage to get it off, it's hard to clip them back on because you have to push hard, but it doesn't seem to clip back together well.
    Goldy, Jan 16, 2012
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    Ok I'll try it... And cbass we're just talking about the mirror itself, not the whole housing you know that right? And hummer yeah I know but I already scrape like crazy, and can't go any lower without coilovers. These springs are cut like crazy already.
    MacktasticSlick, Jan 17, 2012
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    i know how to remove it from the car but im talking about removing just the mirror from the housing to be able to paint it properly
    cBass, Jan 17, 2012
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    That's what we were talking about too... I'm not sure how to do that, gold says clips, so I guess I'll be very gentle lol
    MacktasticSlick, Jan 17, 2012
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    yeah be gentle.

    When I painted my multiple sets of mirrors, I just taped the mirror part.
    Goldy, Jan 17, 2012
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    not enough, ^^^ let me go take a picture right now...
    cBass, Jan 17, 2012
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    Painting the housing is super easy mack, you got nothing to worry about. There are no fragile clips or anything, unless your talking about the fold ones which I dont know.
    Hummer, Jan 17, 2012
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    are both the manual and power ones the same way to take off?
    cBass, Jan 17, 2012
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    Of course, if I'm wrong, and the mirror part isn't held on with clips, I'm sure you'll let me know.
    Goldy, Jan 17, 2012
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    Your gonna get a mouthful from mack, wait... ewww. nvm.
    Hummer, Jan 17, 2012
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    The painting of the housing has never been a problem, if you guys read the problem I was having is taking the mirrors out so I can swap them with US ones that have the correct focusing.
    MacktasticSlick, Jan 19, 2012
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    yeah, exactly... I think it was cbass who went off-topic talking about painting???
    Goldy, Jan 19, 2012
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    think so....ya but it involved removing the mirror itself from the housing...i just said i was having trouble taking them off when i primered it
    cBass, Jan 19, 2012
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    So you haven't popped the mirrors out of the housing either?
    MacktasticSlick, Jan 19, 2012
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    nope just taped up the mirror, im going 2 the junk yard 2mrw and wreck one thats on a corolla and see how to take it off....but it rained 2day, i hope its not closed cuz ive been busy as fuck since school started...im multi tasking right now with homework and trd'n
    cBass, Jan 19, 2012
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    [IMG]
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    Goldy, Jan 19, 2012
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