ECones wrote:
OK. That's the info I needed from a Tundra owner that's already figured it out for me ;)
If the towing mirrors are changeable by a half-fast home mechanic with tools, that's exactly what I'll do. I'll buy with standard and consider buying the towing mirrors if needed.
Many thanks
Yea its pretty easy. You need to take the interior panel off to access three nuts that hold the OEM mirrors on. Once the nuts are off, the mirror comes off and the tow mirrors plug right in. Re-install the nuts and you are good to go. Took me about 15 or 20 minutes to install.
FYI, the $600 price sounds outrageous to me. That is list price... TRDSparks.com is a dealer in Myrtle Beach that sells OEM for lower price. For $400 you can buy brand new OEM tow mirrors. They occasionally have sales too, right now they have 10% off. You can also find used mirrors (how I did) on tundrasolutions.com or tundratalk.com or any one of those Tundra oriented sites. I think I paid about $200 for my used OEM take offs. That makes it pretty reasonable.
FYI, if your dealer really wants your sale they should be willing to negotiate the price of those mirrors for you.