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I want to replace the black mirror caps on my 05 Sierra with painted or chrome ones. Anyone know how to remove and install these things and how difficult the job would be?

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To remove, Start at one corner and pull on the cover and just work your way around. There are strips of 3M tape and there is also some clips that hold them on. I didn't have to use any tools on mine to get them off. The clips did break.

I put the Chrome covers on mine.

 

Here are some numbers for the covers. These are kits for BOTH mirrors. Everything including instructions.

 

Mirror Caps:

 

Silver- 59U - 17800656

White- 50U - 17800657

Sport Red- 63U - 17800658

Victory Red- 74U - 17802411

Chrome - 17800659

fossil Enthusiast

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Thanks again for all your help.

How about re-installing the new covers? Is it tricky getting them back in?

I ordered up the painted ones. They were $55.00 from the local dealer.

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All you have to do to install is remove the old tape, peel the backing from the new tape and then press them on. The clips will line them up. Very easy to do.

 

GM sells kits that have the chrome pulls with the painted buckets. These are easy to install also. I have these on mine truck too. If you buy the kit from GM Accessories, they also include instructions.

 

Pull off the triangular piece above door panel near mirror. Remove plastic caps and the screws under them. These are at the front and rear of the door about 1/2 way up. Remove the screw at the handle pull on the door panel. Lift the panel up to remove.

Pull back the plastic at the rear of the door for access to handle. 3 10mm bolts hold the handle on. The plastic clips stay on the handle. Rotate the clip off the metal rod, then pull rod out of the clip on the handle. I used a 10mm rachet wrench and a 10mm nut driver to get the bolts out.

01 Suburban LS Enthusiast

01 Suburban LS

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While I'm at it, how about installing the OEM painted door handles. Is that a do it yourself project or do you have to take it to a dealer and have the doors taken apart to re-install those. Again any help is greatly appreaciated.

 

The ones I want to install are on the link below.

 

 

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...Y_BIN_Stores_IT

 

 

 

 

 

I installed Escalade handels on my 2001 Suburban. Took me less than 15 minutes per door.

weletchw Enthusiast

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Not sure if this was mentioned in any of the how-to guides. But if you use hairdryer to heat up the mirror caps it helps immensly in getting them off. A flathead screwdriver also helps for prying and cutting through some of the tape. I got mine off this way without breaking any of the clips.

frupp Enthusiast

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While we are talking about mirrors, how do you replace just the mirror glass? I have a 2000 Suburban with full power mirrors that needs just the heated glass replaced on the passenger side.

 

Thanks for any suggestions.

 

Frank

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