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I was thinking about stocking the JDM blue ones. Good comparison photo. 
Pulling mirrors on a new vehicle is always fun. Never know what is going to happen. I usually push it all the way over and give it a jolt and pray it breaks free.
Pulling mirrors on a new vehicle is always fun. Never know what is going to happen. I usually push it all the way over and give it a jolt and pray it breaks free.
Did you receive mirrors for both sides? Is the passenger side a vertical view like the driver side one, or a horizontal convex view?
Thank you for this review!
I got mine directly from Japan from this website and the shipping was freaking fast. [NEW] JDM Toyota Land Cruiser 250 J250W Rain Clearing Blue Mirror Genu
Question, when you ordered from JDM, did they come as a set/pair? Thanks
@Bweare are these JDM ones you got any different from the JDM blue ones that @StickerFab is selling?
Can anybody confirm if the JDM blue ones are similar(convex ones, like the jdm ones you got and showed us in the pics above. with heating)
are these the blue ones?
Great, thanks. Unfortunately that ebay seller for the non-blue mirrors is out of stock, and I can't find them anywhere else.
Uhhh... you take a deep breath and just pull the mirror away from the housing. There isn't really a science to it.For someone who's done the swap, could you walk through the steps? (and anything in particular to avoid breakage/damage of tabs, etc) Thanks in advance
I pulled mine and the JDM mirrors popped right back on. Both plugs are the same.
Does this mean manufacturers can't include convex but they can be changed to convex afterwards, or that convex driver's side mirrors are illegal in general?
Here’s the procedure for mirror removal, which someone else posted before.
I did the JDM mirror swap over the weekend. Fairly nerve-racking but was successful. I put some painters tape over the old mirror on the off chance that it helped reduce the chance of cracking. Beyond that, I didn’t find a pry tool much use so just pulled on the corner with the diagonal cutaway as it is closest to the four clips that hold the mirror to the main white circle.
You can sort of see in with a flashlight and other people have posted pictures that show these clips in the back of the mirror. The harder part was pushing the new mirror clips back on to the white plastic piece attached to the mirror motor. I used a microfiber towel to avoid scratches while pushing and eventually had to hope that all four clips had snapped into place - you can sort of tell from looking in.
I’m still getting use to the curved mirror but the field of view is definitely wider. Shipping from Japan was very quick - [NEW] JDM Toyota Land Cruiser 250 J250W Rain Clearing Blue Mirror Genu.
I did the JDM mirror swap over the weekend. Fairly nerve-racking but was successful. I put some painters tape over the old mirror on the off chance that it helped reduce the chance of cracking. Beyond that, I didn’t find a pry tool much use so just pulled on the corner with the diagonal cutaway as it is closest to the four clips that hold the mirror to the main white circle.
You can sort of see in with a flashlight and other people have posted pictures that show these clips in the back of the mirror. The harder part was pushing the new mirror clips back on to the white plastic piece attached to the mirror motor. I used a microfiber towel to avoid scratches while pushing and eventually had to hope that all four clips had snapped into place - you can sort of tell from looking in.
I’m still getting use to the curved mirror but the field of view is definitely wider. Shipping from Japan was very quick - [NEW] JDM Toyota Land Cruiser 250 J250W Rain Clearing Blue Mirror Genu.
Does FMVSS No 111 apply to modifications performed by the customer, or just the manufacturers?
For example, in AZ, it’s legal to run without side view mirrors as long as the rear view mirror has a clear view. Thus, it wouldn’t matter to have the driver’s side mirror be convex, since AZ law enforcement doesn’t care.
Edit: not a lawyer. FMVSS only applies to manufacturers
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