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WHERE can i find these & Price?

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Old 01-14-05, 06:55 PM
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Those are Tom's mirror covers. You can try Carson Toyota for them.
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But aren the tom mirror covers larger meaning they take up more of the mirror housing then the ones i posted?? See.........
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while searching i saw something about retro fitting how much for that???
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well the pic you put up is of Jon's car and he has a custom mirror not the Toms..the Toms looks more like an add on.
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yeah the one you showed (silver car) is jon's car, and that's custom made piece

the one you asked is the tom's. keep in mind there is a gap when you install them, coz' of the difference between the jdm and US spec mirrors
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doesnt Neo have TOM's and do a big wrtie up ???
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Originally Posted by rominl
The one you asked is the tom's. keep in mind there is a gap when you install them, coz' of the difference between the jdm and US spec mirrors

I saw while searching someone said you can have them "Filled in" to give it a custom look, is tha correct??? Does anyone have these to verify???

So what is retro fitting???

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Originally Posted by Alexus-Kia
I saw while searching someone said you can have them "Filled in" to give it a custom look, is tha correct??? Does anyone have these to verify???

So what is retro fitting???

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I am not sure what filling in entails because on one side, the cover over hangs the OEM mirror by a good amount. I guess you can fill that in.

What was done with mine was that the Tom's cover was warmed up with a heat gun, then put back on the mirror, and "formed" to fit around the mirror. Then the extra was cut off so that the two side look similar. This work was courtesy of RMMGS4.

As for retrofitting, you actually get a set of blinkers (like from the MBs), cut up your OEM mirrors, and then reform the shape of the mirror to accommodate the new blinkers. This is the cleanest way to go but it is more $.
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as from what I know....if you want the toms....then go to carson toyota....but I think the custom S-class mirrors with blinkers look SOO MUCH BETTER .....I know its more expensive...but as they always say "you gotta pay to play"
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Originally Posted by aloha03gs
as from what I know....if you want the toms....then go to carson toyota....but I think the custom S-class mirrors with blinkers look SOO MUCH BETTER .....I know its more expensive...but as they always say "you gotta pay to play"

If you know where pics of please post!




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What was done with mine was that the Tom's cover was warmed up with a heat gun, then put back on the mirror, and "formed" to fit around the mirror. Then the extra was cut off so that the two side look similar. This work was courtesy of RMMGS4.
About how much does this cost????

Thanks everyone for all the help!

~Kia
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Originally Posted by Alexus-Kia
If you know where pics of please post!
Pics of what? Of a retrofitted mirror? You posted one of Jon's car. That is a retrofitted one. You can't really buy it You need to find someone who can do the work for you: either someone you know or a bodyshop.

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About how much does this cost????
How much does what cost? The covers or the work? I would try Carson first on the covers and the work would have to be done by a bodyshop or again someone you may know who is experienced with doing body work. Just be careful when working with the cover because you can melt it.
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ok thanks!
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