I have scratches like that on my mirrors too even though terry cloth is
used.
Joel
Anyone have the following troubles with the outside mirrors:
The mirror surface seems to be made of a soft plastic, which
gets microsopic surface scratches. These are not noticable untill a low
sun angle (sunrise / sunset) from the rear of the truck. Then the
mirror glints with a million points of light, makeing it useless.
The mirrors have always been washed with mild car wash soap, and
dried with a towel, or with de-ionised water for a spot free
apperance. Even with such care, the surface is ruined forever,
there is no polish process that can repair the damage, replacement
is needed, with a GLASS mirror.
The hazzard is while towing, with a camper shell, there is no rear
or side vision at the indicated times.
This is caused by useing a lightweight, soft plastic mirror,
instead of glass, which could be matained with normal care.
Sent to the DOT failure site (Thanks for posting that URL)
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/voq_form.html
Mike B. Southern Calif.
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