Htchevyii Posted January 16 Posted January 16 Anyone have a good condition original mirror for sale? The silver is coming off of mine. I tried a parts store one and it was a flimsy POS that vibrated like crazy. I can generate a shipping label from you to me if that makes it easier, Pirate Ship is the cheapest place that I've found for UPS & USPS.
hgeranium Posted January 16 Posted January 16 Mine looks the exact same as yours! I've had a new mirror on my to-do list but it's good to know about the aftermarket mirror being an issue. I may also have to source an OEM or at least find a solid reputable aftermarket piece. Good luck on the search.
Pete M Posted January 17 Posted January 17 how married are you to OEM? I installed a mirror from a second gen neon in the 88 I've been fixing up that has map lights built in
hgeranium Posted January 17 Posted January 17 28 minutes ago, Pete M said: how married are you to OEM? I installed a mirror from a second gen neon in the 88 I've been fixing up that has map lights built in That's a great idea. I didn't even think about reusing mirrors from other mopar junk. How do you get power to the map light?
Pete M Posted January 17 Posted January 17 ran a wire off the other cab lights (which are now euramtec or however it's spelled). everything is LED now, so power draw is minimal. there's a chance that the old windshield mount is wrong? I had the windshield replaced too and can't remember if the 97+ XJs use a different size.
Htchevyii Posted January 17 Author Posted January 17 1 hour ago, Pete M said: how married are you to OEM? I installed a mirror from a second gen neon in the 88 I've been fixing up that has map lights built in I've got an OEM Ford mirror kicking around. It wouldn't fit on the tab on the Jeep's windshield. I suppose that I could glue a Ford tab to the Jeep one, I'm not going to try to pry that sucker off of my new windshield.
Htchevyii Posted January 17 Author Posted January 17 20 hours ago, Pete M said: google says that all XJs shared the same mirror mount Unfortunately the nearest junk yard is 3 hours away, I usually just end up buying stuff either here or on eBay. There were about 5 when I was young, but CA restrictions put most of them out of business.
Pete M Posted January 18 Posted January 18 cheapest I saw on ebay was 40. pullapart north shows an 04 neon though. I might need to pay them a visit
JolietJEEP'84 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 I've got a dozen OEM rearview mirrors. None are perfect. I've probably got one that will be better than what you have if you are interested . Another option for you: when I wanted an OEM looking mirror I bought this this: https://blueovalindustries.com/products/in1930kit?_pos=1&_sid=a0380ec71&_ss=r Best OEM looking mirror I could find at the time.
Htchevyii Posted January 19 Author Posted January 19 6 hours ago, JolietJEEP'84 said: I've got a dozen OEM rearview mirrors. None are perfect. I've probably got one that will be better than what you have if you are interested . Another option for you: when I wanted an OEM looking mirror I bought this this: https://blueovalindustries.com/products/in1930kit?_pos=1&_sid=a0380ec71&_ss=r Best OEM looking mirror I could find at the time. I've got one that looks just like that! It came of my sister's '89 Tempo. It doesn't fit the mount on my windshield though. I know that I could just glue a Ford one to the Jeep one. I did order a mirror off of eBay, the pictures weren't great, so we'll see if it's worth a darn. If you do end up having a decent one, the first one on my XJ is doing the same thing, so I could use another.
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