sorry ive posted so many things tonight guys but anyways i went out to my truck this morning and my one mirror was flipped around the way its not suppose to go and now it wont umm lock into the position that it should it kinda just flops around so when i start driving it closes a little is this mirror done now or can i maybe take it apart and fix the inside if its just some gears or springs or something.

wish i could find that idiot who did it i dunno if they were dumb and ran into it or if they were just being little ****** and purposly did it but i was not impressed

 

also does anyone know of some realy good scratch remover i got tons of scratches the other week when in the woods there not deep just on the clear coat you know made it go white anyways i tried a few things this one stuff worked really great everyting was gone untill about 2 weeks later it all started coming back and i even waxed my truck do you know if theres any long lasting stuff ?

 

screw scratch remover. go get you some rubbing compound.

 

yep, rubbing compound, polishing compound and a good buffer...

 

and that will actually get rid of them and not just hide them for a few days that would be awesome i love this forum it seems theres always an answer to almost every question

 

Rubbing compound works like a very fine sandpaper, by gently smoothing the vehicle's paint by "sanding" scratches out of it. When the compound is rubbed in, it smoothes the edges of the scratches and evens out the surface of the paint. This, in turn, removes marks and minor scratches from the paint's surface. Once filled, the scratches appear smooth and are no longer visible. When coupled with a colored wax that matches the vehicle's paint, rubbing compound can almost completely eliminate deeper scratches or at least make them less visible.
But remember, think of the rubbing compound as a sand paper, so DO NOT OVER-DO IT!!!

 

or lots of ben-gay for your shoulder






here come hammer's gay comments...

 

Don't need to make none. It's common knowledge 'round here. Pretty much has been ever since you posted your pick up in the sticky...

 

I had to replace the towing mirror on my 03. Tried everything to get inside and fix it but just did more damage. You can get mirrors on ebay, just look at who you are buying it from. I got mine from a dodge dealership in MN for 150.00. It only took about 15 minutes to replace it.

As far as the scratches, like others have said rubbing compound works well if you use it sparingly (not too much) otherwise, you can take it to a body shop and have them wet sand out the scratches, but make sure you wax after you're done.

 

Sorry, bringing this one back from the dead. Theres a lot of comments about the scratch fixes, but what about the broken mirror?

My tow mirror (on my 3rd gen) is doing the exact same thing... will not lock into position. It swings back and forth fairly easily and locks into a forward position, but will not lock in at driving position. Any easy fixes, or is it junkola? I spent a fair amount of time monkeying around with the dang thing but did not get anywhere.

Any help is greatly appreciated.