need some advice on sidemirrors

[Sho_Freak]

i need some advice on re-doing my sidemirrors, they are oxidized and they look really crappy. is there any polishes/rubbing compounds that could work? or do i need to sand it all the way down, prime and paint it? heres a pic of one

 

[Ishodu]

Someone on the forum here buffed them up with a buffer and they looked amazing. A search may give you the answer. There are also a few people who got them painted and that looks good too.

 

[Sho_Freak]

to take the mirrors off do u just take the 3 10mm bolts inside the door panel off? and where does the wiring harness unplug at? i can get them painted by my friends dad (he owns a body shop) for free if i take them in to him. i do have a different car to drive for the while that they are off, so i dont really care how long they are off, and should i get them satin black like the one trim things on the doors, or gloss black?

i tried the polishing thing with a buffer, and it didnt work for me, i think they are a little too far gone for that.....

 

[SHOfun 93]

swap some color matched mirrors from a GL Taurus. Worked good for my white 93

 

[Sho_Freak]

he wont color match for free .....damnit! he will only black and clear them for me, or he said he has some new awesome satin stuff hes probably gonna use .
how did u do the wire harnesses? where do they unplug at? i cant seem to find that in there.

 

[SHOfun 93]

The wire harnesses are down inside the door. You will need to remove the door panel to get at all the wiring that needs to be disconnected in order to remove the mirrors. I am saying that you could go find some mirrors at a junkyard from a Red Taurus GL (did they make a red?) and swap them on there. I wasn't saying getting your present one painted. Much cheaper.

 

[Sho_Freak]

no i dont believe that there was a red (at least non sho) taurus made, they were more of a dark red/burgundy type color. thats what my old gen 2 SLO was. i know what u meant by getting one from a junkyard, but my work is free, and so is the paint, so whats cheaper than free?

heres the only red color of SLO's that i have ever seen made:

and thats what happens to a taurus when u go upside down in a 6 foot deep ditch at 65mph on gravel....... thats my old beater, god i beat the living **** outta that car.......

 

[platoribs]

god i beat the living **** outta that car.......

With all due respect sir, no ****, fairly obvious!

 

[Brian Smith]

Hahaha you should see my old slo...i did a whack job to the front so i gave it a futuristic purple hood, which i felt matched the silver nicely. Also it featured a hood latch spacer custom fabricated out of two by fours. Currently It is growing a coat of some sort of green plant/animal life in my grandparents driveway.

 

[Ferendon]

That's why I want a red Gen 2... That's what I had, and it will forever remain my favorite car. Sure, a TT Supra may be faster, and better in everyway, but nothing will ever take away my love for that car. It's a shame too. Totaled at less then 9 mph, and STILL RAN STRONG. I drove it off of the trailer at Murph's place. Won't Gen I mirrors fit as well? They're color matched...

 

[Sho_Freak]

ya, that 3.8 was still runnin upside down, and i started it the day that i took that picture too, it didnt have power steering, but it still drove.......

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sho_Freak
god i beat the living **** outta that car.......

With all due respect sir, no ****, fairly obvious!

hehe, it took to terraces and fields quite well, it just didnt like those ditches........


i got my mirrors back from anderson paint & body (my friends dads body shop)today, and put them on...he used the new satin stuff he wanted to try, and i must say that they look awesome!

 

[Brian Smith]

looks really nice!!