Door-mirror RFQ: compare the required functions, not the silhouette

“Power mirror” does not define a replacement assembly. Specify the authorized side, application and required functions before considering a lower price. A mirror with electric adjustment may omit another required feature even when its housing looks identical.

Define the purchasing decision

Request individual answers for adjustment, heating, folding type, indicators, memory, dimming and blind-spot-related functions where applicable. List glass, housing, harness and hardware scope separately. Included wiring is a supplied component, not proof of control-system compatibility; a connector photo does not establish its pin functions.

Compare the supplier replies

Illustrative offers: A says “heated power mirror, fold-away.” B explicitly claims the required powered-fold function but provides no variant-specific interface documents. A needs a function clarification; B needs supporting evidence. Neither becomes an accepted replacement by accumulating more “Yes” fields. Keep a changed-function proposal outside the same-function price ranking.

Original buyer worksheet

Source and scope

Dorman 955-675 lists electric adjustment, heating, fold-away and turn-signal fields while memory and blind-spot indication are absent. Its fold-away field is not documentation of powered folding. Use the record to structure questions, not to copy its feature values into an unrelated application. Official primary source.

Keep procurement approval and technical acceptance separate. A quotation, complete pack or matching photograph does not establish fit, safety, durability or permission to install. The responsible product or service provider must resolve application questions. Named manufacturer examples illustrate documents; they are not supply offers, affiliations or validation of an unnamed alternative.

Prepare a reviewable request

Quote the exact side and function bundle; identify every absent or unresolved function. Keep harness and hardware contents, offered SKU, vehicle evidence and required technical review together. Reference and approved revision: [ ]. Required quantity and unit: [ ]. Destination: [ ]. Available photos or source documents: [ ]. Please mark exclusions, deviations and missing evidence separately from the price.

Keep the supplier’s exact reference and dated reply with the approved scope. Ask for a revised consolidated quotation if a later message changes contents, configuration or unit. Record product price, applicable MOQ, packing and lead time as the supplier’s response to this request, not as a general promise. Independent buying coordination does not replace the responsible technical decision.

Continue the purchasing path

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Buyer questions

What should be clarified before the price is compared?

Request individual answers for adjustment, heating, folding type, indicators, memory, dimming and blind-spot-related functions where applicable. List glass, housing, harness and hardware scope separately. Included wiring is a supplied component, not proof of control-system compatibility; a connector photo does not establish its pin functions.

Can this worksheet approve a part or a repair?

No. It organizes the purchasing evidence and the supplier’s unanswered questions. Technical acceptance, repair scope and installation remain separate decisions for the responsible qualified provider.