How to Replace Side View Mirrors 2002-08 Dodge Ram 1500

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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace a side view mirror on this 2004 Dodge Ram, same for most '02 to '08. This is in case your mirror got into a little altercation with maybe a garage pole or a garage door or a baseball or something like that. Tools you'll need are a T40 torx driver, a Phillips screwdriver, a flat-blade screwdriver, and a 10-mm wrench or a socket and ratchet.

To remove your front door panel, you're going to start by removing a T40 torx screw and hold your handle on, right there. Okay, and then, you're going to remove four Phillips screws, one there, one up here, and then two down in the lower part of your door panel. This is a my T40 torx driver.

Okay, I'm going to speed it up here, take that t30 screw out and then your handle comes off, and then, I'm going to start with the Phillips screwdriver, take those two off, and then slyly take my jacket so you can see my 1A Auto sweatshirt, and remove the two lower Phillips screws.

Now use a regular screwdriver. Carefully pry up on your switch plate here. Okay, then pull it up and both these connectors, they have a little button right here. Press the button and work the connector and release the switch. Same thing here. This button right there. Okay, now you just lift the door panel up over the lock here and off.

To remove your mirror, or if your mirror's broken, what's remaining of your mirror, here is your harness lead. There's just a little button right on top. Push that down, unplug it. A 10-mm wrench, I happen to use just because these ones are a little bit long. Then, once you get them loose, they come right off by hand.

Okay, so we'll just fast forward through removing those three 10-mm nuts. The mirror has a couple of tabs. Just kind of pull them down. Okay, and here's just a quick close up. Use your screwdriver, pressing on each tab on each side and pull out the mirror at the same time. Push those tabs through and bring the mirror up and down.

Okay, so here we have our new replacement; I pulled one out, all comes right out of the box. It's shipped folded. Fold it back into place, and you can see, it's basically all the same as the original. It's going to mount the same. Same connector and everything. Looking outside, put it underneath my shield a little bit. Pop one in and then the bottom ones. Using my original fasteners. Okay, and we'll just fast forward through putting those three 10-mm nuts on and then tightening them up. You want to tighten them up, uh nice and firm but not too tight. You don't have to go crazy but good and firm. Poke it back in.

Okay, you can see everything works correctly. Take this off and put your door panel back on. Use this piece of insulation that fell off when we took our door panel off. Press that back on, and before you put the door panel back on, you want to take this lock bezel and push the clips in and pop it off. It just has a little teeth there. Okay, it just has a little teeth there that holds it in. So, you just kind of push them with your finger over.

Put it back on, what you want to do is, there's teeth at the bottom, kind of rest it like that and bring it up. Pull your harnesses up out of the way. Okay, lock your door, press your door lock down. Take that up and over and pull it back up. You might have to pull it up just a little bit and then slide it down. Then, okay put the four Phillips screws back in.

Okay, and we'll fast forward through just putting those four Phillips screws in and tightening them up. Okay, our switch. Put the smaller capture in and the larger capture and feed the wires down in. Push it down in. Our door handle. Just got to put my extension and my bit in. Put into place, and you should be able to just pretty much start turning. It pretty much finds its own way. For your lock, snap right down, and you're all set.

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