Accidentally destroyed my mirror on my newly bought Cobra. Need some advice/help

[BDF8]

So I was installing an MGW shifter. I had my ratchet and extender on. When I went to put it back in my tool box, guys I literally have no Idea how I did it. I smacked the mirror full on, pushed the glass into the mirror and it grenaded. The mirrors as I’m sure you guys know are specific to the Cobra and are pretty much Unicorns. So far I have ordered the standard mustang Mirror for that year and I’ll be hopefully transplanting the guts into mine. Any parts you guys think will work besides that to get it back up?? The mirror only has a chip in it so I think I can use it again, but the motor is boned. Any advice would be amazing, and I’d appreciate it. Thank you.


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[98 svt]

Cobra mirrors aren't that rare.
They are all over eBay.

 

[BDF8]

Cobra mirrors aren't that rare.
They are all over eBay.

Link a folding 03 cobra mirror please


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[98 svt]

Link a folding 03 cobra mirror please


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03 04 COBRA FOLDING MIRRORS 99 01 MUSTANG GT Silver SVT | eBay

2003 2004 Mustang Cobra Svt Folding Mirrors | eBay

2003 2004 03 Ford Mustang Cobra Folding Mirrors Torch Red Terminator 20K Miles | eBay

 

[BDF8]

03 04 COBRA FOLDING MIRRORS 99 01 MUSTANG GT Silver SVT | eBay

2003 2004 Mustang Cobra Svt Folding Mirrors | eBay

2003 2004 03 Ford Mustang Cobra Folding Mirrors Torch Red Terminator 20K Miles | eBay

Kind of my point though. I should have said a cheap one is a unicorn. I digress. I don’t want to spend 500 dollars on a mirror. So I’m asking the mechanically inclined, and individuals that have a great knowledge of Ford parts for an alternative.


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[DSG2003Mach1]

I thought the folding housing was unique but assumed all the guts were the same (glass, motor etc...)

 

[01yellercobra]

The motor inside is the same for all of them. I used one from a spare GT mirror I had. Maybe a glass shop can make a new mirror if you end up needing one.

 

[01yellercobra]

I thought the folding housing was unique but assumed all the guts were the same (glass, motor etc...)

Motor is the same. The glass is different due to needing to clear the hinge.

 

[BDF8]

Ok great. I think I found the part number for the motor but it says pretty much world wide out of stock. I think the mirror is usable. I'm considering buying another side mirror assembly just in case I destroy the first "patient"

 

[hotcobra03]

There is a sticky on mirror glass

Old but maybe things changed over the years

 

[hotcobra03]

https://svtperformance.com/threads/replacement-side-mirror-glass.694647/

 

[DSG2003Mach1]

Ok great. I think I found the part number for the motor but it says pretty much world wide out of stock. I think the mirror is usable. I'm considering buying another side mirror assembly just in case I destroy the first "patient"

if a new motor cant be found I'd hit up the pull and pay

 

[BDF8]

https://svtperformance.com/threads/replacement-side-mirror-glass.694647/

I think my glass is ok. I'm more worried about the internals. I want to make sure I can transplant something that works into it. Right now the mirror is off and all I have is the massacred internals showing

 

[BDF8]

if a new motor cant be found I'd hit up the pull and pay

and look for any mustang mirror to harvest it you mean? or try to find a totaled cobra?

 

[CobraBob]

FYI. Some recent eBay Cobra folding mirror sales. Three sold for under $300. If you can be patient, you'll likely snag one for under $200 if that's of interest to you.

Feb. 3 - $425.00 (both mirrors)
Jan. 17 - $299.00 (driver's side mirror)
Jan. 3 - $325.00 (both mirrors)
Dec. 31 - $225.00 (driver's side mirror)
Dec. 10 - $395.00 (both mirrors)
Dec. 3 - $220.00 (driver's side mirror)
Dec. 8 - $399.00 (both mirrors)

 

[98 svt]

Since the motor is the same, cant you just buy a used mirror and pop the motor out?

 

[DSG2003Mach1]

and look for any mustang mirror to harvest it you mean? or try to find a totaled cobra?

just find any mustang with power mirrors and take the motor out if the motors are supposedly the same

 

[98 svt]

Heres a Foxbody mirror rebuild write-up from a forum member here (Mike).Not sure if it helps or not.
Power Mirror Rebuild

@Mustang5L5

 

[BDF8]

Heres a Foxbody mirror rebuild write-up from a forum member here (Mike).Not sure if it helps or not.
Power Mirror Rebuild

Thank you! Thats pretty cool. Even though its for a Fox the guy ended up basically doing what I thought to do. Bought a new manufactured generic Fox mirror and swapped everything over. I pray to god its that easy. I just bought the damn thing.

 

[01yellercobra]

Ok great. I think I found the part number for the motor but it says pretty much world wide out of stock. I think the mirror is usable. I'm considering buying another side mirror assembly just in case I destroy the first "patient"

The motor is pretty easy. I had to replace mine when I broke it trying to get the glass off to change the pad. You don't need to pull the wiring through. Once you get the motor unscrewed you'll see where the harness plugs in. Makes life a lot easier.