sikwan
06 Tin Can
I had already ordered the factory parabolics that mounted on top of the big mirrors and found that I use them more often than I did especially for the right side.
Then I saw this post...
http://www.sprinter-source.com/forum/showthread.php?t=205
...and didn't even know MB produced the big mirror as a parabolic. Needless to say I wanted one because the big bottom mirror was useless to me.
I called multiple dealerships in my local area and the prices were a far cry from the stated $59.81. It was more like $97.41. I normally shop around for items locally and online, but for some reason, either the planets were not aligned or I was just feeling dumb that day , I just went for what the local dealers had. If I had shopped online at...
http://www.newmoparparts.com/mopar-parts.htm
...which was recommended here...
http://www.sprinter-source.com/forum/showthread.php?t=213
...and typed in p/n: 5103760AA, I could've purchased the mirror for $57.34 +$7 shipping, no tax. I was not in a hurry and I still had to wait 5 days for the dealership to get it because it was a special, pay-now-in-person-at-the-dealership-because-we-don't-accept-credit-cards-over-the-phone, order.
Anyways...
...here's what I got when I went to the dealership to pick up my mirror.
Back of mirror. Notice the electrical tabs for the heating element.
Mirror side.
Old mirror has to be positioned with the top all the way out so that it can be wiggled up and out.
Don't forget to loop the heating element wires through the hook (red arrow) before installing new mirror. I almost forgot.
Notice the line running down the mirror. I thought this would be distracting, but I can hardly see it from the driver's seat.
The old and the new side by side.
As you can see, I can see more of what is on the right side of the van. I was hoping that I would see as much or more than the small parabolic on top, but this is better than the stock non-parabolic.
Seek
Then I saw this post...
http://www.sprinter-source.com/forum/showthread.php?t=205
...and didn't even know MB produced the big mirror as a parabolic. Needless to say I wanted one because the big bottom mirror was useless to me.
I called multiple dealerships in my local area and the prices were a far cry from the stated $59.81. It was more like $97.41. I normally shop around for items locally and online, but for some reason, either the planets were not aligned or I was just feeling dumb that day , I just went for what the local dealers had. If I had shopped online at...
http://www.newmoparparts.com/mopar-parts.htm
...which was recommended here...
http://www.sprinter-source.com/forum/showthread.php?t=213
...and typed in p/n: 5103760AA, I could've purchased the mirror for $57.34 +$7 shipping, no tax. I was not in a hurry and I still had to wait 5 days for the dealership to get it because it was a special, pay-now-in-person-at-the-dealership-because-we-don't-accept-credit-cards-over-the-phone, order.
Anyways...
...here's what I got when I went to the dealership to pick up my mirror.
Back of mirror. Notice the electrical tabs for the heating element.
Mirror side.
Old mirror has to be positioned with the top all the way out so that it can be wiggled up and out.
Don't forget to loop the heating element wires through the hook (red arrow) before installing new mirror. I almost forgot.
Notice the line running down the mirror. I thought this would be distracting, but I can hardly see it from the driver's seat.
The old and the new side by side.
As you can see, I can see more of what is on the right side of the van. I was hoping that I would see as much or more than the small parabolic on top, but this is better than the stock non-parabolic.
Seek