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I have 2003 7.3 X, do our paddle mirrors fold in and out via a switch? Also do they telescope in and out? The stock mirrors i have didnt work when i got them and I have installed aftermarket new style mirrors and im curious if and where the switch is?
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I was thinking the same thing, then I re-read his post: He has the paddle mirrors, not the tow mirrors. 
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The mirrors that I had where he did and Telescope to in-n-out they were the factory mirrors they weren't the small little mirrors that stick real close to the truck they were also heated... The new mirrors that I installed had a couple of extra wires on them and it seems like they are wired to telescope in and out electrically and possibly even fold in-n-out electrically but I wasn't sure if that wiring was built into my truck or not... Thoughts? They plugged right into the existing wiring harness and the top mirror moves by the switch and they hear up using the switch in the truck
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The new mirrors that I installed had a couple of extra wires on them and it seems like they are wired to telescope in and out electrically and possibly even fold in-n-out electrically but I wasn't sure if that wiring was built into my truck or not... Thoughts?
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Tow mirrors have 2 glass sections - rectangular upper and convex lower.
Paddle mirrors are a single glass mirror.
Both mirror types have options for turn signals and heat.
The turn signals vary by mirror type:
The paddle mirrors have an "arrow pattern" built in the glass.
The Tow mirrors (I think) have a light on the outer edge of the mirror, vs the LEDs built into the lens area.
Paddle mirrors are a single glass mirror.
Both mirror types have options for turn signals and heat.
The turn signals vary by mirror type:
The paddle mirrors have an "arrow pattern" built in the glass.
The Tow mirrors (I think) have a light on the outer edge of the mirror, vs the LEDs built into the lens area.
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Not understanding what you're saying here. Your first post states you had paddle mirrors. Which ones did you have originally, paddle or tow mirrors?
When you replaced them, did you replace them with paddle or tow mirrors? Were they OEM or aftermarket? Also, what year/style of mirror did you get?
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