acfortier Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Yeah, it seems that is vital. Did Cherokee's come with this style mirror at all? Figured it might be easier to source it from that. I doubt the brace is still available from a dealer... @eaglescout526? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 2 hours ago, acfortier said: Yeah, it seems that is vital. Did Cherokee's come with this style mirror at all? Figured it might be easier to source it from that. I doubt the brace is still available from a dealer... @eaglescout526? No, they aren’t. But then again something could’ve popped back up. Hell I thought all the MJ rear flaps were gone. Looked up the part number for them for giggles one day and sure as hell another one had popped up at a dealer. So stranger things have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 people are still finding piles of parts in the back of dealerships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acfortier Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 hour ago, eaglescout526 said: No, they aren’t. But then again something could’ve popped back up. Hell I thought all the MJ rear flaps were gone. Looked up the part number for them for giggles one day and sure as hell another one had popped up at a dealer. So stranger things have happened. If you have a moment and don't mind checking, lmk! I wonder if I could fab a bracket that would just go from the upper mount to the lower mount, not all of the way down to the bottom of the door. Would be a hell of a lot easier, but not sure if it would provide the same bracing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 None out there…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchamakalit Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 hour ago, acfortier said: If you have a moment and don't mind checking, lmk! I wonder if I could fab a bracket that would just go from the upper mount to the lower mount, not all of the way down to the bottom of the door. Would be a hell of a lot easier, but not sure if it would provide the same bracing. After mounting mine I would recommend against that. The tow mirrors put alot of stress on the door without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acfortier Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, watchamakalit said: After mounting mine I would recommend against that. The tow mirrors put alot of stress on the door without. That's not great. I guess I'm stuck with somehow creating my own bracket that is similar to the stock one, or sourcing a stock one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchamakalit Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 There are some stock ones floating around out there. Took me a couple months of searching to find mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 gotta get the word out to the guys that frequent junkyards. lord knows I've seen a set or 2 over the years but didn't give them a second thought once I saw the mirrors were toast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitaker717 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Following this topic guys, since I want to do the same thing. Do any aftermarket mirrors work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 anything of that style can be bolted to the sheetmetal, but will suffer the same issues without a brace for the lower mount. if anyone reading this is simply looking for a larger mirror, 97+ XJ mirrors are bigger than the stock corner mirrors and bolt on to the same spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acfortier Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 I bought a set of these to compare: https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/fit-system/accessories/mirrors/truck-mirror/cee8a9bf91b7/k-source-fit-system-universal-mirror/kso1/h3721 At the very least, I'll use the mirror portion on the Comanche brackets, since mine are in poor condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchamakalit Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 5 hours ago, acfortier said: I bought a set of these to compare: https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/fit-system/accessories/mirrors/truck-mirror/cee8a9bf91b7/k-source-fit-system-universal-mirror/kso1/h3721 At the very least, I'll use the mirror portion on the Comanche brackets, since mine are in poor condition. You can make those work if you build your own brace. The brace fits the mounting points of the mirror. Just make the brace fit that mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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watchamakalit Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 22 hours ago, Pete M said: That would have been really useful a while back....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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