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I need to replace my driver side mirror glass, as it's getting this weird golden haze to it. Anyway, looks easy to remove, but I see a fair amount of reviews that say they get distorted mirrors, and not as solidly built, etc.

But the OEM ones are in the $300 range, and that's just for the glass.

I see Dorman makes a replacement for about 150, but wonder if it's the happy medium.

 

The GM one is part # 88944391

 

Anyone have any suggestions, or can recommend a good aftermarket brand?

 

Thanks, in advance!

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Not sure on Dorman brand. but on my 05 silverado wt, it needed replacement and I bought a cheap no name mirrors (I mean 60-70/both outside mirrors cheap; I mean come on it's a beater for me). Anyway, they had heated mirror where mine did not and I wanted that. They function great but shake when driving  (like it's not as strong plastic holding the mirror in; the mirror part itself shakes and not the outside plastic). I'd say buy the doorman, install it - go for a fast highway speed drive (that's where mine shake) and see. If no shake and they function properly, keep em.

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6 minutes ago, RichardG said:

Not sure on Dorman brand. but on my 05 silverado wt, it needed replacement and I bought a cheap no name mirrors (I mean 60-70/both outside mirrors cheap; I mean come on it's a beater for me). Anyway, they had heated mirror where mine did not and I wanted that. They function great but shake when driving  (like it's not as strong plastic holding the mirror in; the mirror part itself shakes and not the outside plastic). I'd say buy the doorman, install it - go for a fast highway speed drive (that's where mine shake) and see. If no shake and they function properly, keep em.

Yeah, good idea. Dorman is one, and Kool View is another I found. I have no idea. I don't have to do it immediately, so I'll watch Ebay and see if I get lucky on a used OEM one.

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Yeah; I've used Dorman for other things and had great success just never mirrors. I've seen Kool View too and they seem decent. Just remember to fully test all functions (folding, power mirror, dimming, turn, heat, anything else it has) and drive with the mirror. That was my biggest issue the shake - since my truck didn't have options, I cut the unit's wiring and just kept it despite the shake.

 

Good luck with finding a mirror. Ebay is always a good source to get OEM parts if your local junkyards are picked over.

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Did the Dorman part you found have dimming? I've been looking for one with heat, turn, and dimming but I can only find a dorman with heat and turn

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23 minutes ago, Ian Mills said:

Did the Dorman part you found have dimming? I've been looking for one with heat, turn, and dimming but I can only find a dorman with heat and turn

No it did not. I even called them, and they said it doesn't. A brand that 'seems' to get good reviews, is Kool Vue. Pretty comparable with Dorman, on price, and it has dimming. This place has them

https://www.carparts.com/mirror-glass/kool-vue/cv49gl-s?&vehicle[cylinders]=8&vehicle[liter]=5.3&vehicle[submodel]=SLT&vehicle[model]=Sierra_1500&vehicle[make]=GMC&vehicle[year]=2006

 

and slightly cheaper on Ebay, but said out of stock

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Auto-Dimming-Heat-Turn-Signal-Left-Driver-Mirror-Glass-for-Silverado-88944391/232950640976?epid=84001754&hash=item363cf0b150:g:PJYAAOSwxVFftRrN

 

I messaged them, and they said they have it in the warehouse, and they would update Ebay in the next day or so. It's the same company. I can't bring myself to spend $300= on an OEM one.

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17 hours ago, soulweeper said:

A brand that 'seems' to get good reviews, is Kool Vue.

Appreciate the help but I just went to check out and neither the ebay listing nor the carparts.com listing would ship to Alaska. Bummer all around.

Honestly I might be fine losing the dimming feature. In the very cold temps that we get up here it doesn't always work even when it's "working"

I have to use the heater function on the mirrors for them to dim or un-dim when it's below maybe 15-20

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1 hour ago, Ian Mills said:

Appreciate the help but I just went to check out and neither the ebay listing nor the carparts.com listing would ship to Alaska. Bummer all around.

Honestly I might be fine losing the dimming feature. In the very cold temps that we get up here it doesn't always work even when it's "working"

I have to use the heater function on the mirrors for them to dim or un-dim when it's below maybe 15-20

Damn.....that is a bummer that they won't ship there. How weird.

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