Scratched/gouged mirror

[Matt Todd]

so my wife tells me today while borrowing my truck that she “scratched the mirror a lil”...AKA a massive gouge‍. She’s looking up a bunch of compounds on amazon to buff it out, though I think they are way too deep to just buff out DIY style, is there any miracle solution to this besides replacing the mirror?

PS it’s a chrome finish mirror

 

[2016Bighorny]

order up a set of these from Putco and stick em on... good as new! They have them without the puddle lamp cutouts as well...

 

[CincyCuda68]

Vinyl wrap them maybe, don’t think that’s gonna be a buff out type scratch unfortunately.

 

[jbrown5030]

so my wife tells me today while borrowing my truck that she “scratched the mirror a lil”...AKA a massive gouge‍. She’s looking up a bunch of compounds on amazon to buff it out, though I think they are way too deep to just buff out DIY style, is there any miracle solution to this besides replacing the mirror?

PS it’s a chrome finish mirror

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This is exactly why I used to only drive manual transmission trucks.

 

[Matt Todd]

This is exactly why I used to only drive manual transmission trucks.

Haha, good thinking

 

[Matt Todd]

How easily do the old chrome covers come off? Seeing as how the covers fully cover the stock mirrors with adhesive it seems like something that’ll be a ***** to get off.

 

[atom13]

How easily do the old chrome covers come off? Seeing as how the covers fully cover the stock mirrors with adhesive it seems like something that’ll be a ***** to get off.

Oem isn’t stick on. You pop off your mirror and a few screws and they are off. I replaced my black w chrome.


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[chris61530]

Oem isn’t stick on. You pop off your mirror and a few screws and they are off. I replaced my black w chrome.


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Where did you purchase the covers? I would like to do the opposite and change to Black ones.

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[ImaginThat]

Lol I was going on my second attempt at wrapping with vinyl and pulled the cap all the way off this time. They say practice makes perfect, I'm still in the practice phase

Amazon or Ebay, don't know if I ever seen just the cap on MoparParts could always ask on that sub-forum.

 

[GsRAM]

As said, replace the cover, not the entire mirror or see if you could source one from a local junk yard? No, your correct, those won't buff out.

So what did she hit? Lol. How did it happen?

 

[atom13]

Where did you purchase the covers? I would like to do the opposite and change to Black ones.

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You can buy my old one. No signs of wear. And you can sell yours to OP?


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[Matt Todd]

As said, replace the cover, not the entire mirror or see if you could source one from a local junk yard? No, your correct, those won't buff out.

So what did she hit? Lol. How did it happen?

She side swiped the brick siding in a drive thru....how did it happen, I was dumb enough to give her the keys

 

[GsRAM]

She side swiped the brick siding in a drive thru....how did it happen, I was dumb enough to give her the keys

LOL!!!!!!

 

[ZW2007]

Where did you purchase the covers? I would like to do the opposite and change to Black ones.

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I'm in the same boat. Let me know if you ever find just the caps.

 

[Sinistre1]

understanding the root cause is the first step in prevention!

 

[james.price.58]

I wasn't a fan of the chrome mirrors on my laramie and found these on eBay. Would work good for covering up those 'scratches'

 

[Jrod]