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Hi. I'm Tony, with 1A Auto, here to talk to you today about the advantages of buying a quality, name-brand part for your vehicle, like this tow-mirror upgrade from Trail Ridge Truck Accessories.
Now, at first glance, this part may look nearly identical to a comparable, generic mirror that we brought to show you, but upon further inspection, the difference is clear between the fit and finish, the quality of the parts, and the attention to detail that really makes this mirror from Trail Ridge Truck Accessories a quality part that lasts.
The generic mirror already has a large scratch going across the face of the mirror, and there's pitting around the edges where the reflective material is already starting to fail. This mirror from Trail Ridge uses a very high-quality reflective material, as well as being a defrosting upper and panoramic mirror, where this one only has a defrosting upper mirror.
The Trail Ridge mirror has a much finer, more uniform finish. Another great benefit to these mirrors is the caps are interchangeable, so you have all this selection, on top of being a quality fit and finish on the largest section of your mirror, which is what the majority of people looking at your truck are going to see.
There’s nice clean metal on the hinge for this mirror. The generic part is already rusting out on the hinge. It's brand new. It's never been exposed to the elements. It's rusting out already.
We have the same color sockets on the generic mirror. The ends have waterproofing in them. Somebody did this very quickly. They also have steel contacts on them. On the Trail Ridge Truck mirrors, the sockets are color coded. We know which one goes where. We have a brass contact that's not going to corrode, and it's going to conduct electricity much more smoothly.
The wiring on the Trail Ridge mirror uses the OEM color coding, so all of these colors and pin-outs are going to match up for the factory wiring colors, as well as the pin locations. This generic mirror used whatever color wiring they had around. The wires in the Trail Ridge mirror are also a much heavier gauge. It also comes with an adapter harness for the earlier model trucks, that weren't as feature packed as the newer ones, which while still using the same bolt-on application, will have a different wire harness connector.
The Trail Ridge truck mirror still has that cool tinted look without being so dark that you're not going to be able to see your turn signals and side markers. The motor on the generic mirror is very loose. I can move this very easily by hand. The Trail Ridge truck mirror has nice smooth movement. It actually takes a little bit of force. These are zero-clearance motors, which means they're a lot more accurate. If you're using your mirror switch and you adjust it, when you let off, that's where it's staying.
We have a higher quality steel here. The ends are nice and secure, where you can see these are all bent up and banged up already.
On top of the physical differences that you've seen here in this comparison, these Trail Ridge truck mirrors also come backed with a 100% satisfaction guarantee, as well as the support of a toll-free call center, and online instructional videos and tips to help you make the best out of every upgrade. So if you want a set of these for your work truck or toy hauler, be sure to check them out. Available exclusively from 1AAuto.com.
Tools used
So, one of the first steps to get this mirror off of here is you're going to take off this piece of plastic right there. The best tool for this would be a plastic trim tool. And I'll go ahead and come in between here, just pop this right off. At this point, you can see one of the mounting nuts. You could sort of see another one, but you can't really see the third. So, we're going to end up taking off this door panel. The next thing we're going to do is grab our small pocket screwdriver. You're going to come right inside here where this door handle is, you can see a little flippy door, go ahead and open that up. It's going to expose a Phillips head screw right inside there. There it is. Set that aside. We're going to move along to the next trap door, which is right inside this door handle. Exposes another Phillips head screw, go ahead and remove that one as well. The next thing we're going to do is try to get this up. You want to come from the front. Obviously, I can't get this trim tool in there, so I have to get it started with my tool. So, I'm going to be careful. Come right like this, it pops right up. So, now, we're going to get this off of here. Just press on this tab. You should be able to kind of pull like that. It pulls up the top portion and then it kind of separates. It's a two-piece system. Continuing on with that pocket screwdriver, you're going to push in right on the center of this little clip and then take the rest out. The next thing we're gonna do is use our trim tool. Come down along the door panel. Just try to separate it like that. It's just a little push clips in there. There we are. Carefully lift it up and remove your door panel.
The next thing we're gonna do is grab this connector, separate it. I always take a peek. Those look good. You can see all three 10-millimeter mounting nuts. We're going to remove those. Of course, on the last one, make sure you hold that mirror. There we are, friends. Okay. So, obviously, the mirrors are a different color. Basically, they're the same overall shape. So, there's nothing really to worry about there. The connectors are the same. If you are worried about the paint color, go ahead and match it to the color of your vehicle. At this point, we're going to take our new mirror. Take off these little tabs right here. We're going to put the wiring right through the door first, super important. Now, just make sure you don't chisel up any of that paint with these studs. Go ahead and push it in. Hold onto it until you get those nuts started. Let's go ahead and snug these up. I always like to use a nice ratchet, that way there, I can be sure of how tight these are. The last thing you want to be doing is driving down the road with your mirror vibrating all around. So, go ahead and bottom them out until they're nice and snug. Okay. Just bottomed out, a teeny bit more, and that's it. Okay. Bottomed out. Same. There we are. The next thing we're going to do is connect our electrical connector. It goes right in. This looks great. I like to just tuck the wire in just so it can't get pinched anywhere.
The next thing we're going to do, grab this wire, go ahead and pull it through like that, and then take your door panel, slide it over the top up along the window area. Give it a couple bonks so it's down. Now, we're just going to go around the whole edge, making sure we bonk it in. Make sure it's completely seated the whole way around. If for some reason it's not, maybe one of your pins is loose. This looks great. Don't forget your little push clip here. You push it in with the center out and then you push in on the center. It's time to put in our two screws. The big old silver one goes on the bottom here. It's kind of your anchor one. Make sure it's nice and snug. Cover that hole. Do the same up here. The next thing you want to do is make sure you grab this wiring harness and have it in the unlocked position so it's fully expanded. And then at that point you would go ahead and press in the center and then press in the outside, it should lock in well. Go ahead and take it. You start with the backside and then you roll down on the front. Let's go ahead and get this cover back on there now. There it is. Now, before we go ahead and go away, let's test it to make sure it functions properly. And the process for this would be the same on the other side of the vehicle. Up, down, left, right, I love it.
