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Dilemma in upgrading plat mirrors to tow

Discussion in 'General Tundra Discussion' started by Rubberneck, Nov 17, 2020.

  1. Nov 17, 2020 at 5:31 AM
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    I have 18 Tundra platinum and am hoping to swap out mirrors to tow type. Does anyone make the tow mirrors that:
    -Offer auto folding feature
    -Retains the blind spot alert option
    Also, would like to sell my platinum stock mirrors if i went that route. Any idea of what they are worth?
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    I’m pretty sure Toyota offers power folding tow mirrors but not sure about bsm. Or maybe it was bsm but no power fold. They were around $500 a pice I believe. Search online parts catalogs.
     
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    I would stay with OEM, no reason to invite potential issues into the mix. Check with @Roman
     
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    They USED to have power folding tow mirrors for a short period in the Gen 2’s (which is the same mirror body except the little rib in the triangle wing). I think you can still buy those, but they were in the ball park of $600 each the last time I looked at them. They will NOT have BSM in them.

    I’m not sure if they offer the new ones (which are manual fold) with BSM.

    Of course, a guy can wire up a LED into the housing of mirror or into the wing panel in the door (by the little speaker in your platinum) and use the circuit for BSM at the mirror plug to fire off that light.
     
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    As others have said, I don't think Toyota offers a power fold tow mirror. There are many aftermarket companies that make them and have the features you want. It just comes down to cost verse quality. A power fold tow mirror with BSM will run you between 300-500 for each mirror, again it comes down to quality/reliability. Many have had good luck with ones on Amazon or Ebay. https://boostautoparts.com/products/tundra-mirrors also carries tow mirrors for the tundra and you can select what options you want. Amazon/Ebay will be more affordable but the quality is a little more of a gamble. Boost will be more expensive but they are a legitimate company with decent customer service.
    Good luck!
     
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    No idea what your stock mirrors would be worth, could offer them on facebook/craigslist for 200 for the set and see what happens from there.
    Get a spray on bed liner. You can do it yourself with Raptorliner. It's like $170 on Amazon for their kit that gives you everything to spray the bed. You might need some etch to prep the surface but as long as you have an air compressor this kit should be all you need.
     
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    https://parts.toyotaofcoolsprings.c...ror-power-folding-passenger-s-side-879100c281
    https://parts.toyotaofcoolsprings.c...mirror-power-folding-driver-s-side-879400c281

    It'll run you ~$670 plus shipping for power folding tow mirrors from @Roman whenever they get their site working again. Or use those part numbers to find them at any other dealer. Those will NOT have BSM in them, but all the BSM is is an LED that lights up from the signal provided by the ECU - so it would be possible to make something of your own.

    The Boost Auto mirrors linked above, once you price them with power fold, BSM, memory, etc. will run you north of $900.
     

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