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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 11:55 PM
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Side Mirror Harness Question

2000 Ford Excursion

I did the Tow mirror upgrade with the adapter that makes the rectangle connector fit the round harness and the mirror glass all works good.

I know that the 2000 Trucks do not have the turn signal wire in the harness in the door, but here is my question.

The Factory mirrors that i removed had two connectors, the round one, and a little square one that the new mirrors did not use. What is the purpose of the little square connector that i did not use?
 
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Old Sep 15, 2020 | 07:04 AM
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Its for the heat. I am having the same issue, can't get the flasher to work.
They make an adapter you can get but I still can't get the blinker to work.

 
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Old Sep 15, 2020 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by OneTon350
They make an adapter you can get but I still can't get the blinker to work.
According to the picture you posted you don't have the turn signal wires in the adapter. I see the 3 for the power mirror and then 2 more for the heat.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2020 | 06:32 PM
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My Mirrors claim to support heat, but the adapter did not have the heat plug on it, looks like i may need to find a new adapter.

At this point i have half a mind to just splice the heater wires to the turn signal wires and let them just be always on LED marker lights, simpler than running a turn signal wire, and at least then they are doing something.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2020 | 09:11 PM
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Running wires to the running lights and turn signal wire under the dash ain't all that bad. Worst part is fishing it through the rubber boot.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2020 | 06:05 PM
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I have a 2004 Excursion...

If I buy the aftermarket mirrors that have the larger upper and lower mirrors, will I already have the correct wiring harness for the turn signals that are in the new mirror glass??


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Old Sep 21, 2020 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by alloro
According to the picture you posted you don't have the turn signal wires in the adapter. I see the 3 for the power mirror and then 2 more for the heat.
Yeah thats my problem. I can't find the proper adapter.
I know with wire on the truck harness controls the blinker but
I can't get it to work on the new mirror,
 
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Old Sep 21, 2020 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by HorsePower Junkie
I have a 2004 Excursion...

If I buy the aftermarket mirrors that have the larger upper and lower mirrors, will I already have the correct wiring harness for the turn signals that are in the new mirror glass??


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If the aftermarket mirrors have turn signal lights built in, I would think you already have it pre-wired already. My 2002 XLT had it. The only thing it didn't have was the running lights. I had to use a pin from the included adapter and create a connection on the plug. Then fished the wire through the rubber boot in the door and splice it onto the running lights wire in the headlight switch.
 
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