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GOPAPA · 10-05-2023, 03:35 PM

My mirror on the drivers side has been extended a inch or so .The passenger side mirror has not been done so.. I would like to know how one extends it from somone that has done it ,,step by step ,, so I can do it. 1983 Chevy truck factory mirrors

**1774btcrew** · 10-18-2023, 01:13 AM

It is easiest to do it with the glass out. There is a clip that holds the 90 degree rod to the mirror head. It needs to be removed to extend the mirror. That being said, you could twist the head back and forth while pulling and it MAY pop that clip loose.This was what we did on my dually. Unfortunately, when you do this, it leave that clip floating around in the mirror head and it rattles every time you slam the door. I am currently putting new glass in a spare set of mirrors for that truck and they are being installed without that clip

10-05-2023, 03:35 PM	#1
GOPAPA Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nampa Idaho Posts: 7,554	Passenger side mirror question My mirror on the drivers side has been extended a inch or so .The passenger side mirror has not been done so.. I would like to know how one extends it from somone that has done it ,,step by step ,, so I can do it. 1983 Chevy truck factory mirrors __________________ When you learn a thing a day you store up smart.

10-18-2023, 01:13 AM	#2
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,603	Re: Passenger side mirror question It is easiest to do it with the glass out. There is a clip that holds the 90 degree rod to the mirror head. It needs to be removed to extend the mirror. That being said, you could twist the head back and forth while pulling and it MAY pop that clip loose.This was what we did on my dually. Unfortunately, when you do this, it leave that clip floating around in the mirror head and it rattles every time you slam the door. I am currently putting new glass in a spare set of mirrors for that truck and they are being installed without that clip __________________ AZPartsLocators on Instagram 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Bed big block "Blackie" 1977 Crew Cab GMC Short bed with 4BT Intercooled Cummins Diesel and a 4L80e "The Junkyard Dog" 1985 Crew Cab Chevy dually with 5.9 Cummins "The Big Dog" This is what my dad liked to be called by the grandkids before he passed so it seems fitting for his old truck.



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