Excursion Mirrors on a F350 SD
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Excursion Mirrors on a F350 SD
I purchased a pair of 2002 power heated Excursion trailer tow mirrors for my 2000 F350 SD. Yes, they do fit, just as advertised.
However, the wiring is different. The F350 mirrors have a round 4 male pin plug (3 wires used). The Excursion mirrors have a 10 female pin flat connector. ( 5 wires used - two additional for heat I'm sure).
For now, I just spliced the connectors off the old mirrors onto the new ones, so the new ones have both style connectors. I suppose I need to figure out how to wire in the heat and a switch to use to turn it on/off.
Does anyone know if you can buy just the switch that moves the power mirrors? Mine travel in a diagonal direction only - no up/down or left/right. Just up and right or down and left. Both sets of mirrors have done this so I'm assuming it is the switch.
mike
However, the wiring is different. The F350 mirrors have a round 4 male pin plug (3 wires used). The Excursion mirrors have a 10 female pin flat connector. ( 5 wires used - two additional for heat I'm sure).
For now, I just spliced the connectors off the old mirrors onto the new ones, so the new ones have both style connectors. I suppose I need to figure out how to wire in the heat and a switch to use to turn it on/off.
Does anyone know if you can buy just the switch that moves the power mirrors? Mine travel in a diagonal direction only - no up/down or left/right. Just up and right or down and left. Both sets of mirrors have done this so I'm assuming it is the switch.
mike
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You re-wired your mirrors wrong if they only move up and down. You will have to figure it out by switching wires around. I just installed the power,heated, with turn signals and i had the small round plug, the new mirrors had a flat seven wires. I beleive the black with blue tracer and black with yellow tracer are the heat wires. You can mount a switch in the truck for the heated mirrors. They only need a power and a ground. Get a lighted switch and tap the switched accesery wire.
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Originally posted by birdman127
You re-wired your mirrors wrong if they only move up and down. You will have to figure it out by switching wires around. I just installed the power,heated, with turn signals and i had the small round plug, the new mirrors had a flat seven wires. I beleive the black with blue tracer and black with yellow tracer are the heat wires. You can mount a switch in the truck for the heated mirrors. They only need a power and a ground. Get a lighted switch and tap the switched accesery wire.
You re-wired your mirrors wrong if they only move up and down. You will have to figure it out by switching wires around. I just installed the power,heated, with turn signals and i had the small round plug, the new mirrors had a flat seven wires. I beleive the black with blue tracer and black with yellow tracer are the heat wires. You can mount a switch in the truck for the heated mirrors. They only need a power and a ground. Get a lighted switch and tap the switched accesery wire.
The heat on these mirrors is the two yellow wires on the same pin and a black ground. 5 pins total are used - all on the top row of a 10 pin connector that is 5 over 5.
Any chance I can get a new mirror control switch from an Excursion and use that to control the heat? My Audi has heated mirrors - they turn on whenever I turn on the electrical defrost - of course, the F350 does not have that option.
mike
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I put different mirrors on my '99 & ran into the same thing.
'99 - '01 use the round plug & '02 - up use the flat plug.
They make adapters to use the later mirrors on the early trucks.
You can get them from ford, a set came with my mirrors.
'99 - '01 use the round plug & '02 - up use the flat plug.
They make adapters to use the later mirrors on the early trucks.
You can get them from ford, a set came with my mirrors.
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Mirror Adapters and replacement pins
I'm about to do the same swap. I have an '02 truck with the flat plug. The mirrors are from an earlier model excursion with the rond style plugs. I'm addin heat and signal so I will have to do a bit of wiring. Do they make adapters to put that would allow older mirrors to be put on a newer model. I also want to find the male and female pins so I can add the necessary wires into the existing plugs.
Does anyone know where to mind the correct pins?
Pico Canada make the pins but I have not been able to cross-reference the part numbers on the connectors in order to find the right pins.
Does anyone know where to mind the correct pins?
Pico Canada make the pins but I have not been able to cross-reference the part numbers on the connectors in order to find the right pins.
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jhemr,
Do you mean that you received a wiring harness that adapts the new style mirror harness to the older style harness? No splicing?
Are you talking the new mirrors w/ heat&lights or just power?
I'm thinking of doing a similar mirror swap, just curious. Thanks for the info.
Do you mean that you received a wiring harness that adapts the new style mirror harness to the older style harness? No splicing?
Are you talking the new mirrors w/ heat&lights or just power?
I'm thinking of doing a similar mirror swap, just curious. Thanks for the info.
