My truck has power (glass) adjust, heated glass, turn indicators in the glass, and auto dimming.

I want to paint match the housings but can't afford to have the truck down for weeks while I do the project (will be done in free time...school starts up next week).

What I'm wondering is if I can just find a pair of used housings (perhaps with broken or missing glass) on ebay, do the sanding, preping, and painting to. After the housings are done, just swap my mirrors "guts" into those housings.


Yes/No?

 

For example:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Sierr...Q5fAccessories

 

... It's been almost 2 weeks...... someone chime in

 

I'm pretty sure they changed the connections in 03+ so as long as they are from and 03 on up they will bolt right in.

 

I plan on painting my as well but I was just going to buy a set of fully manual mirrors and put them on my truck, use them until my current mirrors were all sanded down and painted...I think swapping the internal parts of the mirrors is makin the job a little tougher than it needs to be...when I was done painting, I was just going to resell the manual mirrors...

 

Don't think it would be a problem. The housing should be the same since all the electronics are inside.

 

the only difference i could see in them is the ones with puddle lights.

 

thanks guys

 

theyre the same the only thing that changes is the piece where that glass clips into... 99-02?? has a bigger piece and forsure the 06's do but im not sure what year they started it might be 03 but im not sure

 

Heres a link about wiring up the mirrors and some diagrams about the connections. 03+ have a different plug than the 99-02's.http://gmfullsize.com/forum/showthre...ng+puddle+lamp