K2XX / 2015 style Towing Mirror Disassembly How To

98MNChevy said:

Alright guys; I hate to bring up an old thread, but I'll be taking apart my tow mirrors (GMT800 style) in a few months when I am home again on spring break. I'm curious to hear if anyone has any suggestions on how to get these little tabs loose to let the glass come free from the back. I know Dave said he used his fingers and a thin screw driver, but what has everyone else done? Trying to get a good idea of what exactly I'll be in for when I get to this upcoming project...

Also, are these tabs really as fragile as everyone makes them sound? I'm sure I'll break at least a couple of them as I have a pair of big clumsy hands.

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98MNChevy said:

Alright guys; I hate to bring up an old thread, but I'll be taking apart my tow mirrors (GMT800 style) in a few months when I am home again on spring break. I'm curious to hear if anyone has any suggestions on how to get these little tabs loose to let the glass come free from the back. I know Dave said he used his fingers and a thin screw driver, but what has everyone else done? Trying to get a good idea of what exactly I'll be in for when I get to this upcoming project...

Also, are these tabs really as fragile as everyone makes them sound? I'm sure I'll break at least a couple of them as I have a pair of big clumsy hands.

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98SilverOtto said:

My tabs were extremely fragile!! Even after reading Daves information, and understanding how the mirror comes apart, I still broke half of the tabs. The majority of the stuff I work on, is older, and brittle, so I am used being very careful taking things apart. Anyway, it could be worse, at least the mating surface on the motor side is flat and smooth, so I really don't see why some good 3M double sided automotive tape won't do the trick...?

If anyone has any other suggestions on how to fix this, I am all ears. Other than unclipping the glass panels 98MNChevy, the rest is pretty easy. Especially with that nice right up from Dave. I had just planned on separating the amber light and arrow circuits so I can have my chicken lights! However, after I saw Daves mirrors painted gloss black, I knew I had to do the same. That looks so sick!!

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98MNChevy said:

Hey, thanks for both of your great replies! I didn't even think about using 3M tape, that's a really good idea. The reason I was asking about how fragile the tabs are is because I picked up a set of 07-13 tow mirrors with the little arrow blinkers in the upper glass. I plan on taking the upper glass out of the mirrors on my 98 and then swapping in the upper glass and wiring for the blinkers from the 07-13 mirrors and then wiring the lights to the main wiring harness so they blink like normal.

I was thinking worst case scenario, once I had everything wired up and 100% convinced it was working how I wanted I figured I could just JB Weld the new upper glass to the base inside the mirror. As long as it didn't interfere with the power adjust option, I think it'd be fine as a last resort.


Where abouts are you from in Minnesota? I'm from the "west metro". If you know where Wayzata/Ridgedale is, go about another 20 minutes west. Maple Plain, to be exact.


Yeah for sure! I'm up in Elk River.
You should totally do it. It is taking a while but I know it'll be worth it. There were a few wires right under the dash you can easily access for your left and right signal lights, clearance lights are easy too! Are you putting in diodes or a resistor for your amber "clearance"light? This is my first time using those, so I'm curious how it'll go.

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88GMCtruck said:

Looks great.

Mine looked great till my tired threw rocks at them and bigs hit them. Honestly I'm wishing I went with the textured black mirrors....

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