Power Mirrors
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Power Mirrors
Working on a customers truck at work its a '82 F150 long wheel base styleside truck, he wants to get rid of the small manual mirrors and bought some later style huge black power mirrors from LMC I think they are listed as '86 and up.
Well I am wondering how well will these fit? He wants them installed but I am not too happy bout hacking on the door and then not fitting properly and now he has a huge hole in the door to patch.
Well I am wondering how well will these fit? He wants them installed but I am not too happy bout hacking on the door and then not fitting properly and now he has a huge hole in the door to patch.
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He already bought them there the ones from lmc. Also these are new doors and the trucks been painted no way to change doors he wants these doors cut then let pain and body shop fix the paint.
I personally prefer to put the manual mirrors on cause his reason for having power is bs.
I personally prefer to put the manual mirrors on cause his reason for having power is bs.
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Are these the ones?
If so, it seems like a pretty straight forward mount. Make a pattern and cut holes. Maybe use riv-nuts to secure them.
Have to agree though, the factory ones are the best. Why have power mirrors on the truck? I almost never move mine. Maybe just to say it's got them??
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Why have power mirrors on the truck? I almost never move mine. Maybe just to say it's got them??
What is that thing that looks like an arm? Is that what you need to cut a hole for & cable and if so what does do?
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That them, he has the black ones.
His excuse to have them is he claims people walking by bumps into his mirrors and he has to readjust them.
I call BS on that cause my mirrors were adjusted year and years ago and they never moved not even from bumping. Hell I had a shipleys doughnut drive through lady bump the mirror with a bag holding the dozen and it didn't move.
I think deep down he want this truck to have every known option he can put on it. I had to wire up power locks and power windows from scratch. Thankfully the doors they used to replace his old ones had power locks and windows so I had some what of a pattern for wiring.
His excuse to have them is he claims people walking by bumps into his mirrors and he has to readjust them.
I call BS on that cause my mirrors were adjusted year and years ago and they never moved not even from bumping. Hell I had a shipleys doughnut drive through lady bump the mirror with a bag holding the dozen and it didn't move.
I think deep down he want this truck to have every known option he can put on it. I had to wire up power locks and power windows from scratch. Thankfully the doors they used to replace his old ones had power locks and windows so I had some what of a pattern for wiring.
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That arm is to bolt it to the inside of the door behind the door panel. The cable is actually wiring which would have to be cut and modified to work with this build.
That's where the hole comes in as that large brace has to go into the door to bolt on the inside of the door shell.
That's where the hole comes in as that large brace has to go into the door to bolt on the inside of the door shell.
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Yup, wants over needs. Granted, my truck has power windows and locks, but they are factory, so I didn't need to wire them up. Sometimes people get carried away on things like that. I've folded my mirrors back several times for tight spots, then just pulled them back out and the adjustment was good yet.
Tell him if he wants the options of a new truck, buy a new truck.
Tell him if he wants the options of a new truck, buy a new truck.
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lol I have told him that, but he loves this truck last new truck him and his wife bought new before she passed away. So he added every option known to the basic work truck had us drop a 2013 Coyote 5.0 in it with a '03 overdrive auto trans, he wants us to lower it put some nice rims on it and call it a day.
He also said the mirrors like I have which he had were too small. I don't see a problem with them adjust your mirror where the inside mirror shows behind you and your side mirrors show just a little over lap on your inside mirror and you are good.
He also said the mirrors like I have which he had were too small. I don't see a problem with them adjust your mirror where the inside mirror shows behind you and your side mirrors show just a little over lap on your inside mirror and you are good.
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I had to adjust the passenger side mirror on my '97 pretty often just from vibration while driving. And very frequently after the door was slammed shut. Then I bought a $180 mirror from the factory to replace the $40 aftermarket mirror and I don't need to adjust it any more!
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Yep, the boss doesn't even to do the power mirrors so when it comes time for that I am sure it will be talked out of being done. we did that with his selection of king ranch bucket seats which were too high when set on the raised seat perch on the floor pan.
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I had to adjust the passenger side mirror on my '97 pretty often just from vibration while driving. And very frequently after the door was slammed shut. Then I bought a $180 mirror from the factory to replace the $40 aftermarket mirror and I don't need to adjust it any more!
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