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NOTE : IF YOU ARE ORDERING A COMPLETE DRIVE UNIT (OPTION 2, $229.99) YOU WILL NEED TO SEND US YOUR UNIT TO BE REBUILT OR WAIT APPROX. 2-3 MONTHS. I DONT HAVE DRIVE UNITS TO REBUILD SINCE PEOPLE ARENT SENDING CORES BACK VERY QUICKLY. IF YOU ORDER THE COMPLETE REBUILT UNIT PLEASE CONTACT US VIA EMAIL TO GET THE SEND IN ADDRESS AND WE CAN USUALLY REBUILD THE UNIT SAME DAY AND SHIP BACK OUT.
** Click HERE for the PDF DIY **
** Click HERE for the Youtube Video DIY **
GruvenParts.com is pleased to announce replacement strengthened BRASS spur gears premounted to stainless main shafts and high torque motors for the power folding mirrors on all 2013-2018 RAM 1500 and 2500 trucks including Big Horn, Express, Laramie, Lone Star, Outdoorsman, Rebel, ST, Sport Crew and Tradesmen with crew, standard or extended cabs! Buy qty of 2 to fix both mirrors and SAVE!
Note you can also buy the complete metal cased drive units for both passenger and driver side if you do not wish to complete the labor required to install the upgraded high torque motor and metal gear. We accomplish this for you on the complete drive unit option and please note there is a $30 core refund for sending back your drive unit in repairable condition (ie, center basket not broken, or unit otherwise damaged beyond repair).
As many have discovered, the power folding mirror assembly on these trucks suffers from a thin, weak, plastic spur gear mounted to the main drive shaft. The plastic spur gear cracks at the slightest impact or just wears out over time causing an inoperable folding mirror. The RAM mirror motors also get weak and die quickly. Unfortunately, RAM will only sell you a complete folding mirror assembly, which will cost you MORE THAN $800 ea after labor, depending on the year/make/model. And that $ would be wasted on yet another mirror assembly with another weak, plastic factory spur gear and weak electric motor that will also soon fail. Don't your waste time or hard earned money on more RAM mirrors that will also soon fail! UPGRADE TO LIFETIME WARRANTY METAL GEARS AND HIGH TORQUE MOTORS !
GruvenParts.com has addressed this issue by designing a strengthened spur gear made from solid gear BRASS with a thicker cross section to eliminate the stress concentrations which cause fatigue cracking in the OEM plastic gear. We have also designed a replacement high torque electric motor to accompany this new metal gear. Our new electric motor is required when switching out to the metal gear, as the ground circuit in the OEM motor does not allow for a metal gear to be installed. You can buy the gear/motor combo for one or both sides with the spur gear pre-attached to a new machined steel main shaft. We have thoroughly tested our redesigned spur gear and high torque motor using a new, OEM mirror assembly and computerized test equipment. Our test samples barely showed any wear whatsoever, and the testing did include random wacks against the mirror, jamming the mirror operation as it was folding, and manually stressing the mechanism all in an attempt the break the gear. Each sample was tested more than 5,000 open/close cycles and was still going strong at that point !
This product carries a LIFETIME WARRANTY! Provided you don't burn the vehicle, or otherwise smash the mirror into something, you can send back the motor drive unit to us and we'll replace the gear assembly and get it working again free of charge. You would only be responsible for shipping under this warranty.
Gears and Motors are sold together. Qty 1 will fix 1 mirror, buy 2 if you want to fix both sides. Fits Both Passenger and Drivers Side Power Folding Mirrors. You can also select the complete drive unit to same time and labor.
** Fits **
2013-2018 RAM 1500 and 2500 trucks including Big Horn, Express, Laramie, Lone Star, Outdoorsman, Rebel, ST, Sport Crew and Tradesmen with crew, standard or extended cabs! Likely Others, too.
This includes (but not limited to) the following mirror assembly part numbers :
1UK681BUAF, 1UK681BUAE, 1UK681BUAD, 1UK681ARAF, 1UK681ARAE, 1UK681ARAD, 1UK681DMAF, 1UK681DMAE,
1UK681DMAD, 1UK681LBAF, 1UK681LBAE, 1UK681LBAD, 1UK681R4AF, 1UK681R4AE, 1UK681R4AD, 1UK681RPAF,
1UK681RPAE, 1UK681RPAD, 1UK681S2AF, 1UK681S2AE, 1UK681S2AD, 1UK681W7AF, 1UK681W7AE, 1UK681W7AD,
1UK681X8AF, 1UK681X8AE, 1UK681X8AD
1UK691BUAF, 1UK691BUAE, 1UK691BUAD, 1UK691ARAF, 1UK691ARAE, 1UK691ARAD, 1UK691DMAF, 1UK691DMAE, 1UK691DMAD, 1UK691LBAF, 1UK691LBAE, 1UK691LBAD, 1UK691R4AF, 1UK691R4AE, 1UK691R4AD, 1UK691RPAF, 1UK691RPAE, 1UK691RPAD, 1UK691S2AF, 1UK691S2AE, 1UK691S2AD, 1UK691W7AF, 1UK691W7AE, 1UK691W7AD, 1UK691X8AF, 1UK691X8AE, 1UK691X8AD
This list of part numbers will continually grow as we build the interchange list. This is in no way complete, as most RAM trucks made from 2013-2018 with power folding mirrors will use this gear and motor.
Product Reviews
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well built. quality product
Posted by Unknown on 9th Feb 2022
Motor and gear set worked as promised. Saved me $$$$$$ from buying new mirror.
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Excellent Replacement for OEM
Posted by Rod Powell on 23rd Nov 2021
I had the passenger-side folding mirror stop folding, intermittently on my '17 Laramie.
Searched for a solution, found Gruven Parts.
Fast delivery, excellent quality parts.
Installation was relatively straightforward, IF you follow the instructions in the provided PDF. I bought two sets, one for each side. The driver's side hasn't failed yet, but it will, I'm sure, given the inferior (cheap) OEM parts.
That installation will also go a bit faster, too, as I have already disassembled the passenger side mirror, and now understand how it works and goes together.
Again, great quality parts, very quick response to my emailed inquiry.
I would suggest, though, that if you're not mechanically-inclined, to just ship your units to Gruven Parts for their rebuild service. It would be a bit less frustrating in the long run.
Nothing I have said here is a knock on the Gruven Parts product. The OEM RAM mirror assemblies are not superior quality.
I mean, a new mirror from RAM costs about $800.00, and still would contain the inferior plastic gears. I spent a tad over $100.00 for two repair kits, so RAM could add these parts for a trivial increase to their production costs for each vehicle, and the problem would instantly cease to exist.
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Absolutely the best!
Posted by Eugene Miller on 16th May 2021
Perfect replacement motor but wish they had a video for the Ram trucks. After cracking my mirror glass, I figured out how to do it and I'll make a YouTube video when I do the passenger side next. The motor is a little louder than OEM but much faster and much less expensive than buying a factory mirror assembly from the dealer which still has the crappy plastic gears!
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Ram mirror motor and gears
Posted by Unknown on 30th Mar 2021
The instructions and assembly were great. Had to reform the motor housing to get mirror frame to slide down over it by using channel locks. Otherwise would have been 5 stars. Works great, twice as fast as drivers side mirror now.
Highly recommend.
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Gear/Motor Combo: High Quality Parts, Tedious Replacement
Posted by Thomas on 20th Mar 2021
First, these are high quality parts, worked seamlessly, and smoothly. I highly recommend these as a quality and very reasonably priced repair for broken or faulty folding mirrors. I chose to replace the motor and gear myself rather than just purchase the whole drive unit as I could replace both mirrors for less than half the price of a single drive unit. However, the replacement on the Ram is fairly tedious and I recommend thoroughly reviewing the instructions before purchasing to be sure your are willing to replace the components. In hindsight, I would do the same thing, but those who are not diligent, not observant of details, and not patient should consider the complete drive unit.
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Driver Side Mirror Folds Again!
Posted by Big Ed on 25th Aug 2020
I like having the folding mirrors and use them regularly. The driver side quit folding during a return from a road trip. Performed the usual search for replacement parts and found these.
You guys nailed it that the fault is likely a cracked plastic gear. I went with the 2 mirror kit just knowing that it is just a matter of time for the other side to fail. After repairing the left side, it folded so much faster than the right. I went ahead and proactively replaced the gear and motor on the right. Now they both fold with authority.
I also appreciate that you guys employ A&P mechanics. I'm a career A&P myself with nearly 41 years in the industry.
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High Quality Product and Reasonable Price.
Posted by Tim on 24th Aug 2020
My 2015 RAM 1500 Sport R/H mirror suffered the same fate as many others and, like many others have found, the dealership wanted a small fortune for a replacement mirror assembly. Since this is caused by an inadequate plastic gear, I did not want to buy another expensive new mirror that would not last and I did not want to go to a wrecking yard for a mirror since it would probably be just like mine in a short time - not working.
This replacement gear and motor set is much better then the original parts and they fit perfectly. It also operates faster than the original. If you have the tools and for a couple hours of your time, you can save a few hundred dollars and have a better mirror gearbox when you are done. My savings was approximately $750 for the right side alone. My left mirror has not failed yet but it will and I plan to replace the gear and motor in it before it fails.
GruvenParts.com is very helpful. We exchanged several emails working out the details of getting this done without breaking anything else.
5 star parts from a 5 star vendor.
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Great parts mirrors now work
Posted by Joseph Gorski on 29th Apr 2020
I followed the chevy video to repair my mirrors on my 2013 Ram Sport. Both mirrors had fractured gears when I opened up the motor housings . The motor housing in the chevy video looks exactly like the ones in my ram mirrors and is assembled in the same manner. The only problem I had on both mirrors was a binding after I snugged down the top of the housing to the base. Both assemblies worked great when tested before snugging the sections together. On the passenger mirror I found that simply backing off the 3 screws that hold the housing together freed it up. The driver mirror binding was caused by the plastic hat that sits above the motor on the housing. I found that when the top was assembled to the bottom and crimped the little white half circle on the inside of the hat placed there to lock in the motor pressed the motor to far down not allowing it to turn against the worm gear. To fix this I removed the white weather seal on the inside base of the hat and relocated it to the outside sealing it to the outside with silicone. This freed up enough space to take the pressure off the motor and allow it to turn freely. One other thing I found about the ram mirrors is that there is a screw on the bottom of the mirror that helps to hold the rear plastic shell to the mirror assembly, that hole can be reached by pushing the mirror in towards the window and looking underneath it takes the same torx head that all the other screws in the assembly use. These are great repair parts , the quality of the product is superb and with a little time and effort I was able to reinstate a feature that my truck had been missing for about 6 months. Almost forgot to see how to remove the Ram mirror glass there are several good you tube videos.
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Nice product - no directions?
Posted by Unknown on 3rd Dec 2019
Nice quality parts but I can’t find anything close to install directions or tutorials. Please help ! Maybe I am not looking in the right place.
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We are working on the DIY for Dodge trucks. Once you get to the drive unit you can follow along the GM instructions, but getting the actual drive unit out is going to be different.
If you or anyone wants to help make a video or PDF tutorial, we will give you free parts. Just email paul@gruvenparts.com
Thanks,
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