UPDATE: Door panel swap.....
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I received the make shift connectors in the mail. They use 20gauge wires which is what the factory wires are I think. I flattened out the backs and sandwiched them together to fit into the mirror switch. They are tight fitting so they wont come out. Now I just need to splice everything together 
. I'll post some pics later.
. I'll post some pics later.
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Everything is spliced together now, but I need to fix the IN/OUT (right/left) operation of the mirrors. They are reversed because i'm using a 2008 switch with 2005 mirrors. I think i will do the relay fix used for the 2008+ mirror install. The reason it's reversed is because the polarity was changed in 2008 for the IN/OUT operation. Anytime you interchange 99-07 mirror parts with 2008+ parts this will happen. The relay basically changes the polarity for just the in/out movement.
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From: Corpus Christi, TX
nobodyridz4free did you get the 2008 power lock switches working right? My 2002 has 5 wires and the 2008 switch only has 4. From what you posted it looks like there are 2 grounds if my 2002 has the same wiring as the 2005's so I guess I would just need to tie the two grounds together. I have not had a chance to put my new panels in and wire up the new switches but I talked to a guy that did it and he said he was having some issues with the new power lock switches. Mainly they did not illuminate and did not always lock and unlock.
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Yes I got the door locks working *but the illumination isn't working. My truck also has 5 wires. I only used 4 wires and left the 5th(ground) wire unhooked. I'm sure you can wire the two grounds together if you wish. I figured a ground is a ground and the spare would not be needed. I did have a problem with them at first but it was because I wired them wrong. I corrected it and they work fine. I didn't realize about the illumination problem til today when you asked. I'll go shove the other ground in there and see if that somehow changes things.
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From: Tewksbury, MA
why wouldn't the illumination work in the first place? it seems like all the wires are run except 1 ground. would it be because the circuit is not complete because the ground is not connected?
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From: Tewksbury, MA
any luck with the illumination yet? im getting ready to do my swap, also what did you do about the doors colliding with the dash? i was thinking about sanding the corners of the panels down so they dont hit but idk if that will do it.
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From: San Antonio, TX
I don't think you understand how we fiend for pictures of projects... If you start a thread like this you must post pics of progress within five minutes or it didn't actually happen.