Have a '99 F350 ext. Cab with manual paddle mirrors on it. I would like to upgrade to a telescopic power mirror.


The question I have, is the wiring for a power mirror sitting in the door as part of the standard wiring harness? Or, is there a connector under the dash somewhere that the mirror can be wired to.


I understand that I will have to change the console on the armrest to one having a mirror controller on it. I figured I could grab one second (junk yard) hand.


Thanks

 

Greg, some do some don't. But an xlt should have the loom in place.

Pull the panel and see what you see.

Denny

 

Being that it is a 99 I am guessing you will not have the wiring you are thinking, especially if you have manual mirrors currently. I want to say 03 was the year they starting having wiring there no matter what. I could be wrong. I know when I put the 08 and up style mirrors on my 99 I had the wires for the power mirrors since mine had those to begin with but the turn signals and mirror heat I had to add all myself. Not hard to do but a little time consuming.

Let us know how it goes. Don’t forget the pictures.

 

I went with the 08 style (square with large mirrors) in my 2k.. They are really a lot better. I do have the power mirror adjusters though. I didnt add the heat/blinker
options so the mirrors had an adaptor my old style plug could use for the new style mirrors. They are so much better that I would use them as manual mirrors until I got
the wires in place.

 

You would have to pull the door panel off and remove the door speaker to find out. It's not that hard of a job. You will want to know what style of plug you have anyway (if you have one).

I'm not sure if you have the mirrors yet but I got mine from 1A Auto and was very happy with them. I was able to order a pair that matched the plug style I had. If not, they have some conversion plugs that can help make the connection without cutting plugs. Again, that's if you have a plug.

I can't count how many times I've taken the door panels off. It is very easy and Ford did a good job designing them for removal (there is no cable to detach as the handle mounts to the door itself and not the panel). For visual assistance, here is a write-up I "borrowed" from the internet...

 

Yep. Old green is a 99 and was completely manual. Had to install the power switch and run my own cables when I installed the 05-07 mirrors.

 

Why not just go with manual '08 up trailer mirrors? How often do you really adjust mirrors? (I don't adjust mine very often at all) Just my .02