Tow Mirrors
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They didnt make POWER towing mirrors till the 3rd gen trucks. you can get them aftermarket now, I put on a set from one of the sponsors here. not a bad upgrade, but they dont angle in or down near as far as the stock ones so they are okay at best and they shake very badly if there is a crosswind or its bumpy.
Now back to your mirrors.... the construction of the stock towing mirrors is a plastic on plastic ball & Joint socket. they collect dust and get seized over time. I broke several and found out you cant get replacement glass for them...or couldn't then anyway. I made a poster-board template and took it to a local glass shop and had them cut several pieces of mirror for me (replacements for now and replacements for the future.) as for the adjustment... there is a product called Fluid-Film that is available at all John-Deere dealerships that works awesome for plastic on plastic contact surfaces. it is an aerosol product and is between 8-12 dollars a can depending on your region. it has a ton of other uses as well, and is great as a rust preventive coating. The main active ingredient is lanolin. Hope this helps.
Now back to your mirrors.... the construction of the stock towing mirrors is a plastic on plastic ball & Joint socket. they collect dust and get seized over time. I broke several and found out you cant get replacement glass for them...or couldn't then anyway. I made a poster-board template and took it to a local glass shop and had them cut several pieces of mirror for me (replacements for now and replacements for the future.) as for the adjustment... there is a product called Fluid-Film that is available at all John-Deere dealerships that works awesome for plastic on plastic contact surfaces. it is an aerosol product and is between 8-12 dollars a can depending on your region. it has a ton of other uses as well, and is great as a rust preventive coating. The main active ingredient is lanolin. Hope this helps.
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