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Old Jan 29, 2015 | 10:05 AM
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Great stuff! Thought we'd make the front page crowd aware too...
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Old Apr 19, 2016 | 09:46 PM
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Anybody know for sure whether there was a design change or not to the mirrors on '15 or '16 model years? Is there still a need to perform this mod?
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Old Apr 20, 2016 | 07:36 AM
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Great question. I've had my 15 for over a year and I don't think I've ever washed it.

I'll pour some water in there and see what happens.


Originally Posted by ShinyPartsUp
Anybody know for sure whether there was a design change or not to the mirrors on '15 or '16 model years? Is there still a need to perform this mod?
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Old Jul 11, 2016 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ShinyPartsUp
Anybody know for sure whether there was a design change or not to the mirrors on '15 or '16 model years? Is there still a need to perform this mod?
I've got a 2016, and there is a small notch and V shaped cut out in the gasket at the bottom of the mirror.
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Old Jul 11, 2016 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by smith7200
I've got a 2016, and there is a small notch and V shaped cut out in the gasket at the bottom of the mirror.
there is a notch but it gets clogged up easily and still doesn't drain right.
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Old Jul 20, 2016 | 06:30 AM
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My 07 has a notch too. I havn't pulled my 15's mirrors to check any differences yet.

Originally Posted by smith7200
I've got a 2016, and there is a small notch and V shaped cut out in the gasket at the bottom of the mirror.
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Old Nov 5, 2016 | 12:59 PM
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Great Fix ! If only the Factory did that my Hinges wouldn't have gotten messed up!
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Old May 23, 2017 | 05:07 PM
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Came across this thread and noticed it was several years old. Decided to look at my side mirrors and sure enough, even on my 2017 JK, the weep holes as designed don't work well and were also plugged with dirt after only 400 miles. Drilled 3/32" holes in the bottom of each mirror, water drains out readily.
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Old Jul 6, 2017 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by jeeperipa
came across this thread and noticed it was several years old. Decided to look at my side mirrors and sure enough, even on my 2017 jk, the weep holes as designed don't work well and were also plugged with dirt after only 400 miles. Drilled 3/32" holes in the bottom of each mirror, water drains out readily.
where did you drill the hole? Got a pic of it
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Old Jul 14, 2017 | 06:41 AM
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Default My freinds Jeep had this issue...

My friends Jeep had this issue. I shared this thread with him. He drilled his side mirrors. No more problems. We both say THANKS...
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