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Old 12-28-2008, 08:17 PM
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how to heat mirrors

I have a 99 f-250 that I put aftermarket (ford) large towing mirrors on. The truck did not originally have heated mirrors. Is there any way to make these mirrors heated??

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Old 12-28-2008, 09:24 PM
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you can buy the replacement heated glass and adapt them in, but it would be cheaper & easier to just buy some heated mirrors and sell the ones you have now.
 
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I agree with getting 04+ lighted and heated mirrors you can find them cheaper now since people are upgrading to 08 mirrors. When you get them just tap them into your perminate hot.
 
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Old 12-28-2008, 10:23 PM
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When you get them just tap them into your perminate hot.
Won't that flatten the batteries?

Wouldn't it be better to put them on a "switched" hot instead?

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Old 12-28-2008, 10:28 PM
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I know a few people that wired their heated mirrors up that way, that is actually how Ford does it on the newer trucks.
 
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Old 12-28-2008, 10:44 PM
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You can tap into a key-on hot on the door harness if you have the power window option on your truck. That's what I did.
 




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