HELP! MIRROR DIFFERENCE?
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HELP! MIRROR DIFFERENCE?
Can anyone one tell me if there is a difference in door mirrors from 2008 and 2011? I am looking for a used driver side door mirror, and i found a couple on ebay. My concern is that the part numbers are different. They both have power, heat, turn signal, manual fold/telescope. The first part of the part number is different, but the 17683 part is the same.
2008 part number :8C3Z17683BC
2011 part number : DC34-17683-B
2008 part number :8C3Z17683BC
2011 part number : DC34-17683-B
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That's the number on the mirror. When i look it up on the ford parts website, it only lists the 17683.
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The # on the mirror is a Ford engineering # and sometimes we can cross it to an actual part # and sometimes we can't. Most likely the second actual part # is DC3Z.17683.BA and came on a truck with a build date of 10/22/12 and up (13 and up model). It looks like all the features for both are the same.
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The # on the mirror is a Ford engineering # and sometimes we can cross it to an actual part # and sometimes we can't. Most likely the second actual part # is DC3Z.17683.BA and came on a truck with a build date of 10/22/12 and up (13 and up model). It looks like all the features for both are the same.
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Bodies were redesigned but I am not sure about the mirror base. Looking at pictures for the 2008, the base looks slightly different, but I could be wrong
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There is something different in the mirrors but exactly what it is I don't know. Could be memory vs no memory or the plugs are different. I don't stock these high dollar suckers because there are so many different ones.
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So in my efforts to figure out the difference between 2008 mirrors and 2011+ mirrors, i have found there to be no difference in wiring, pin location, or harness style. But one of my local Ford dealerships gave me the best answer yet.
"In lot of cases the only reason they change The part number is to make parts department carry more parts"
"In lot of cases the only reason they change The part number is to make parts department carry more parts"
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