New Side View Mirrors GMC 2500?

Performance radiator sells GM mirrors at a good price. $364.00 for the accordion style for our 05. Per mirror .
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Yes, I'm familiar with the "Power Vision" style power extending mirrors with the accordion bellows. They were discontinued at the end of the 2005 model year.

But DRSMPS's post is still confusing, because it implies that a power fold and power extending switch from GM is available, and I don't think one is. I've never known a GM mirror to have both features simultaneously. Only Ford's "Power Scope" mirrors electrically fold and electrically extend. Those factory mirrors retail for $2,000.00 a pair.

My favorite looking extending tow mirrors on the rounded body style 2000-2007 classic GMC trucks are made by Cipa. Not the clip ons, but the full replacement mirrors. You can see the entire planet earth behind you. I'd post a picture, but every single picture I post on RV.net seems to get deleted without explanation.

Anyone considering adding on an OEM quality, non vibrating, factory looking dual bar towing mirror that matches the rounded body lines of a classic 2000-2006 Chevy GMC truck better than the rectangular style, and offers more glass area and wider vision as well, owes it to themselves to at least look at the CIPA replacement mirror first.

You can order them through the RV.net sponsor (Camping World).

Ok, here's a couple of pics of these bad boys:






Link to page on CIPAUSA.com where these replacement towing mirrors are explained.

GM discontinued the electrically extending ones with mirrors that will manually turn the mirrors but you need to pull them out by hand. The mechanism for extending the mirrors was not reliable and GM decided to discontinue the design.

N-Trouble wrote:
On my previous 2002 2500HD I replaced the standard mirrors with the current style (tall) tow mirrors off of Ebay. They were the KoolVue brand. THey were about $160 and my biggest complaint is they would vibrate like crazy at speeds over 60MPH. Also on the old body style trucks the mirros do not sit level and point up slightly, just enough to where I couldn't stand the look. I found a site which had a write up on how to level them which I did. It included adding a few washers on the upper mountin bolts and trimming the platic a bit. It was a PITA but looked much better sitting level. Never could find a way to get them to stop vibrating. The mirrors on my new 2012 2500HD look identical but don't vibrate nearly as bad. I guess you get what you pay for on those cheap Chinese knockoffs.

This sounds EXACTLY like all the problems I had when I changed out the mirrors on my 2005 2500HD. The vibration on the RH mirror was bad enough to make it almost useless.

On my previous 2002 2500HD I replaced the standard mirrors with the current style (tall) tow mirrors off of Ebay. They were the KoolVue brand. THey were about $160 and my biggest complaint is they would vibrate like crazy at speeds over 60MPH. Also on the old body style trucks the mirros do not sit level and point up slightly, just enough to where I couldn't stand the look. I found a site which had a write up on how to level them which I did. It included adding a few washers on the upper mountin bolts and trimming the platic a bit. It was a PITA but looked much better sitting level. Never could find a way to get them to stop vibrating. The mirrors on my new 2012 2500HD look identical but don't vibrate nearly as bad. I guess you get what you pay for on those cheap Chinese knockoffs.

I'm confused... what do you mean by "power fold / extend"? You said:

DRSMPS wrote:
The new mirrors had LED turn indicators, power fold / extend which my old ones did not. The wiring was already there for these features. For the power fold, I had to replace the switch panel on my door (to one with the switch for the fold-out feature). I got one from a wreck for $40. Basically plug and play into the standard factory harness.

Do you mean that your new mirrors power fold and unfold to be parallel with the truck, and also power extend inward and outward perpendicularly from the truck?

If so, then what factory switch from GM controls both folding/unfolding, as well as extending/retracting?

The only towing mirrors that I've heard of that have both these features are the Power Scope mirros on Ford Super Duties.

If GM, or even an aftermarket company, has both power fold and extend, then sign me up. But I'm still confused how both features can be plug and play with a factory switch and wiring. My GM truck only offered one or the other. Either a power fold non towing mirror, or power extend towing mirror that didn't power fold. Not both simultaneously.

Have things changed?

I changed the standard mirrors to the power extending ones on a 2010 Silverado. Dealer wanted $600 for them. I found them for around $300 at Fenderworld.com Installation was simple. 3 studs hold them in place. Just pop out the trim piece in the trucks door panel and the nuts are right there.

Wiring was simple enough. The new mirrors had LED turn indicators, power fold / extend which my old ones did not. The wiring was already there for these features. For the power fold, I had to replace the switch panel on my door (to one with the switch for the fold-out feature). I got one from a wreck for $40. Basically plug and play into the standard factory harness.

Tip: The electrical connection point for the mirrors is behind the power window switch panel on the door. Tie a piece of string to the wire when you remove the old mirrors. It will make fishing the wires from the new mirror a lot easier (At least on mine).

my truck is older than yours, but I replaced my mirrors from eBay seller optionsracing. I was happy with the results. On a 1996 physically changing the mirrors was not difficult.

Do it! Those accordion ones suck comapred the the current OEM-style. MY friend had a 2003 Silverado 2500 with standard mirrors, power/heat/signal/powerfold. He used CIPA custom fit clamp on for a few years. Then paid the $275 for clones of the current OEM style and was so pleased. An hour of effort, and he sold his OEM mirrors for about $350.

A quick check on Ebay: power/heat for $165, power/heat/signal for $225.

I am still trying to convince myself (then my wife) to do the same.