Motorhome side mirror replacement/repair

[AikenRacer]

Is it possible to rechrome the side view mirrors on a mh? Mine has some small pits in them and I'd like to put a new finish on them. These are not metal, they are some sort of plastic. They sell for $670 a piece so replacement is out of the question.

[AikenRacer]

Thanks!

[oldave]

There is a place that does RV mirrors in Florida .

http://spacecoast-plating.com/

The owner is a RVer and he owns the Yahoo Monacoers Group , great guy .

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Monacoers/info

This group is named after the founder who is deceased , Bill D .

[wildtoad]

Aiken guy, Must it be chrome? Couple you find an automotive paint that coordinates with the rest of the rig?

[CA_Traveler]

A fellow camper got my mirror while I was parked in a CG. $670 would have been a bargin. But he cracked the fiberglass so new mirror, fiberglass repair, paint and 3M cover all for $4,500.

Don't know what the 8' gash in his Air Stream cost but a lot more than my repair I'm sure.

[rgatijnet1]

Find a shop that does this:
Spray on chrome

[ItsyRV]

If you can't justify $670 for a replacement, odds are a $300 plus price to re-chrome will be a deal breaker as well. Good news, many shops simply use Spaz-Stix mirror chrome and charge you a hundred or so per piece to do it. You can probably pick up a can for under $20 and do the mirrors yourself. Only word of caution, follow the directions to a tee! Don't skimp, skip steps or rush through it if you want excellent results. There probably are videos on YouTube showing you this and other similar products so you can decide yourself. I have seen this product used and I think it does a great job.

[DarkSkySeeker]

AikenRacer wrote:
Is it possible to rechrome the side view mirrors on a mh? Mine has some small pits in them and I'd like to put a new finish on them. These are not metal, they are some sort of plastic. They sell for $670 a piece so replacement is out of the question.

Mine are scrapped up too on my truck. It makes the rig look worse for wear, and even though I am somewhat obsessive about such things, I have just resigned to it.

[PastorCharlie]

May be possible to get a chrome cover to snap over them. I have seen large metal MH chrome mirrors for $300-400 around RV surplus stores in my travels..

[Horsedoc]

Interesting question. Check around local truck stops. Several in the Ga/Fl border area have chrome shops. The shiny layer got on there somehow