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So I finally got everything working on the towing mirrors....for those of you following here is the link to the first part of this…..https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...w-mirrors.html.


So to recap everything for those of you that want to do this yourself….Truck(s) was a 2006 F-150 5.4 4x4 with standard power mirrors(no heat, signal, or puddle lamp). After looking in the doors I saw that I had the necessary wires for heat and signal already in the door.



Taking the old mirrors off and installing the towing mirrors was easy. When I got to moving the pins I had trouble with them so I bought new ones ford to put into place. The new pins already had about 3” of wire on it so I just cut the wire I need to move from the old pin and soldered it to the new wire and warped with a good quality electrical tape (not that cheap vinyl stuff) I had to move 1 pin and add 1 pin in each door…Moved one ground wire to pin #8 from pin #9 and then added the puddle lamp to pin # 11….everything else matched up…..Also for anyone wanting to add these mirrors to 06 and earlier, we use two ground pins and the new mirrors only use one so simply cut the # 2 ground off and tape it.




I also wired in the puddle lamp…..It really does a good job at lighting up the ground at night….IMO take the extra time to wire this in. You can pick up the correct wire in the drivers side skill plate….dome light wire(black/blue)….there are two of them in there so make sure you test them! I fed mime though the rubber boot on the door side then drilled a small hole along the connector taped the wire then feed in through. Again you will only have to this if you have a 06 or earlier truck…07 and up should already have this wire in the door.

I needed to switch out my heater control also with one with a button for heat activation for the mirrors….again simple to do….pull the face plate off, unscrew four screws holding the heat control to the face plate, and unclipped two electrical connectors. Again all my wires were already in place.


When I got every thing back together I went to check the heat and the light would not say on…..checked the manual and saw there needed to be a 10a fuse, a relay, and a 40a fuse installed….went to do so and the slots in the fuse box was empty!!!

So I need to order a new fuse box with heated mirrors option……Just got the fuse box in today and install was again simple… 6 connections up front to disconnect, 4 in back and 2 on the front side….also the main power cord on the back side….They give you a new power cord with the new fuse box but I just un screwed the nut holding it on and used the one I already had…..


It is my experience that you do need a new fuse box if you don’t already have heated mirrors or heated back window….I did not know this when I first started.

So now I am just waiting on the second fuse box to do my dads truck

The parts list

-7L3Z-17682-AE--------mirror Right (power, signal, heat, puddle lamp)
-7L3Z-17683-AE--------mirror Left (power, signal, heat, puddle lamp)
-6L3Z-19980-CA--------heater control (looked up by vin so double check if you have diff. year)
-6L3Z14A068-DA-------fuse box w/heated mirrors (looked up by vin so double check if you have diff. year)

(Of course everything was X2 for both of our trucks)

-New pins from FORD
-100ft 18gauge wire for puddle lamps (20 gauge would have been fine also as that is what the wiring diagram shows them to be)



As for the mirrors they are great the lower convex is great to look at as you have really no blind spot any more….any they look really cool too!

Here are some pics

 

new fuse box...I had to remove two fuses #118 for heated seats and #108 for power pass. seat...as I don't have these options
Also I just switched over the towing relay from the old to the new.



fuses removed & battle wound (watch out for that sheet metal)



fuse box removed...eekkk....no really it's not that bad each connector is a little different so you have no choice but to put it in the right place. You can also see my red puddle lamp wire running through on the right.


Puddle lamp wire

 

 

They look very nice!!! Can you notice much that they hang farther out...like at drive thru's and such?

 

I hope this helps anybody that is trying to do this.....I know its not the most detailed write up in the world....I will get better pics of them later.

 

They do hang out farther....17" I believe retracted (what I have pics of) and 22" extended....so you do have to watch if you are trying to get into a tight spot like a drive through....I have not been through one yet so I cant say.

 

It just got dark so I took a quick pic of the puddle lamp.....not the best as I don't know how to set the camera to night time mode....they light up the ground pretty well...

 

Nice I really like those mirrors, do you have 2 F-150's?

 

I have one and my dad has one also.....they are indentical expect his has a keypad on the drivers door.

 

SWEET!

What was the total cost on the project and how much time involved?

I would love to change mine out. My F-i-L uses the clamp on towing mirrors for his chebby when pulling trailers and they have scratched the heck out of his stock mirrors. (I really do not want the same result on my truck)

 

I did both my truck and my dads truck...but for one it would be 134.75 for each mirror. If you don't have heated mirrors or heated back window you will also need a new heater control and fuse block, I would double check to see if your wiring is in place in the doors for signal and heat and check your fuse block.....if you already have heated mirrors/back window you just need the mirrors. You will also have to wire in the puddle lamp if you want them to work.

Mirror Right-----$134.75-------7L3Z-17682-AE--------mirror Right (power, signal, heat, puddle lamp)

Mirror Left------$134.75-------7L3Z-17683-AE--------mirror Left (power, signal, heat, puddle lamp)

Heater control--$136.61-------6L3Z-19980-CA--------heater control (looked up by vin so double check if you have diff, year)

Fuse Block-----$133.32------6L3Z14A068-DA-------fuse box w/heated mirrors fuses/relay (looked up by vin so double check if you have diff, year)

plus shipping about 50.00 bucks (depending on where you live)


It took me about 5.5 hours to do mine and only 2.5 to do my dads......Had a hard time getting the pins out in the mirror connectors so I had to run to Ford to get some new ones, along with me taking my time not wanting to break anything and doing a good job....but it differently went quicker the second time around.


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I was updating my gallery so my pictures got deleted from my original posts...

Here is a link to them....4x406f150/Towing Mirrors Install - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

Just wanted to let anybody know if they were looking for them.