2008 door on a 2016
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2008 door on a 2016
Hello guys, I ran into some trouble and would appreciate some advice. I have a 2016 F250 superduty. I had to replace the drivers side door so I went to the salvage yard. I found a 2008 F250 the same color and the yard promised it would fit and be plug and play.. Got the door mounted and fit to my truck, everything was going good. Realized that the wiring plug that connected to the cab wouldn't fit my 2016. I pulled out the wiring of my original 2016 door and got it in the newly painted and installed 2008 door. Everything is the same but the window regulator. The 2016 plug to the window motor has 2 larger wires and 5 or so smaller wires. The 2008 window motor only has 2 larger wires.
Does anyone have any options for me? I'm lost at this point and would appreciate any advice. Thank you
Does anyone have any options for me? I'm lost at this point and would appreciate any advice. Thank you
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Idon't know what is going on and why the later motor has so many wires, but can you swap the later motor into the earlier door? Or swap the motor and part of the window mechanism? Or swap the whole motor, window mechanism and door glass? If the door is the same, you would think there would be a point along the way where it could be mated up.
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The mechanism in the 2016 has cables to move the window, and the 2008 is like a scissor lift. The inner door panel is different around the motor. I'm hoping there is a way to power the older window lift with the newer wiring hardness
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I wish I had access to a diagram and could tell you what's going on. But I don't. But my gut tells me you are not going to be able to get the older motor going on the newer truck. You pretty much got a bare metal frame from the junkyard. Even though it came with all sorts of motors and stuff in it, that is how you are going to have to consider it, and you are going to have to put the complete window assembly from the newer truck into the older door. Whatever it takes. Transferring mounting brackets whatever, to get the motor with all the wires and the cable mechanism in your older door.
If the outside of the door fit fine, but the inside is different, and the later door panel won't fit, then I guess the junkyard guys were wrong.
If the outside of the door fit fine, but the inside is different, and the later door panel won't fit, then I guess the junkyard guys were wrong.
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I guess if I cant figure out how to get the 2008 window motor to work with the 2016 wires, I'm going to have to cut out the inner door panel from the 2016 and weld it into the 2008 door that I have mounted. What a nightmare.. lol thanks for your help Franklin. I was hoping someone had a way to wire the 2008 motor with the 2016 hardness.
When i hooked up the larger wires from the 16 hardness to the 2008 motor, the window started rolling up on it's own.. so that isn't going to work
When i hooked up the larger wires from the 16 hardness to the 2008 motor, the window started rolling up on it's own.. so that isn't going to work
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