XLT Power Folding Mirrors Retrofit - How To

[adyaro77]

How? I have dim mirror on my towing mirrors but it's not working.

When I picked up the mirrors we noticed that they had the auto dimming capability. Now I either could have been swapped it out with my current tow mirror glass or leave it. The employee at The body shop recommended that I install the complete wire harness if I wanted it to work. I wanted to install a harness anyways. We confirmed that my rear view mirror has the auto dimming. last night me and a buddy went out driving around and when a car was behind me it looked like the left tow mirror was tinted. When I backed into my driveway we noticed that both the tow mirror and the rear view mirror started to get brighter. Definitely a good catch by The body shop employee. I mean I guess I could have got a wiring diagram and figured it out, but this was so much easier.

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[Kenepo2024powerboost]

When I picked up the mirrors we noticed that they had the auto dimming capability. Now I either could have been swapped it out with my current tow mirror glass or leave it. The employee at The body shop recommended that I install the complete wire harness if I wanted it to work. I wanted to install a harness anyways. We confirmed that my rear view mirror has the auto dimming. last night me and a buddy went out driving around and when a car was behind me it looked like the left tow mirror was tinted. When I backed into my driveway we noticed that both the tow mirror and the rear view mirror started to get brighter. Definitely a good catch by The body shop employee. I mean I guess I could have got a wiring diagram and figured it out, but this was so much easier.

My tow mirrors are 21-23 platinum and did bring the auto dimming mirror.

 

[adyaro77]

My tow mirrors are 21-23 platinum and did bring the auto dimming mirror.

Mine are taken off a 25' Platinum. The entire reason I did this was because of my 360 overhead view / stitching issues. I wanted mirrors that were off a 24' or later. I figured while I was going through all this work why not make them power. The cameras on these mirrors are also a different engineering number than what came with my truck. My overhead 360 view / stitching also improved.

I can tell you after getting the trial For the motorcraft manual and looking at wire diagrams. there's no reason why it wouldn't work on my truck.

 

[Kenepo2024powerboost]

Finally figure out my issue with telescoping in/out. Have place one pin in wrong spot at DDM black plug.

 

[uapilot]

Unfortunately I do not and I'd have to pull my driver's side door apart again to the the pin count.

Ok, no worries.

 

[uapilot]

Finally figure out my issue with telescoping in/out. Have place one pin in wrong spot at DDM black plug.

That’s terrific!!!! So everything is working now? Except the auto dim?

Congrats!
Dave

 

[Kenepo2024powerboost]

Yes

 

[uapilot]

Yes

Very nice.

So to summarize in my head….you have 21-23 Platinum tow mirrors and you didn’t get any particular wiring harness, you spliced into the existing harness and/or added new wires to the pins as per the pinout diagram and that was it? Forgot but did the 360 cams on the 21-23 Platinum mirrors work and stitch well? Did you wire the extend switch or did you have a harness/connector plug ins?

Thanks! So happy you beat Ford on this! ?

Dave

 

[Kenepo2024powerboost]

The camera

Very nice.

So to summarize in my head….you have 21-23 Platinum tow mirrors and you didn’t get any particular wiring harness, you spliced into the existing harness and/or added new wires to the pins as per the pinout diagram and that was it? Forgot but did the 360 cams on the 21-23 Platinum mirrors work and stitch well? Did you wire the extend switch or did you have a harness/connector plug ins?

Thanks! So happy you beat Ford on this! ?

Dave

The cameras into swap my 24 in the tow mirrors I did not re calibrate as they look good. I just build the jumper harness from telescoping switch to ddm and from ddm/pdm to mirrors

 

[Cephas]

I have started putting the parts together for the swap on my 2023 XLT 302a. Just wanted to ask for some group wisdom. I can get my hands on Lariat side mirrors taken off a 2021 truck. Are they going to work on a 2023? My guess would be yes, but thought I'd check with the gang here.

 

[Chris GTO TT]

I have started putting the parts together for the swap on my 2023 XLT 302a. Just wanted to ask for some group wisdom. I can get my hands on Lariat side mirrors taken off a 2021 truck. Are they going to work on a 2023? My guess would be yes, but thought I'd check with the gang here.

Yes they will work.

 

[Cephas]

Yes they will work.

Many thanks!

 

[Kenepo2024powerboost]

When I picked up the mirrors we noticed that they had the auto dimming capability. Now I either could have been swapped it out with my current tow mirror glass or leave it. The employee at The body shop recommended that I install the complete wire harness if I wanted it to work. I wanted to install a harness anyways. We confirmed that my rear view mirror has the auto dimming. last night me and a buddy went out driving around and when a car was behind me it looked like the left tow mirror was tinted. When I backed into my driveway we noticed that both the tow mirror and the rear view mirror started to get brighter. Definitely a good catch by The body shop employee. I mean I guess I could have got a wiring diagram and figured it out, but this was so much easier.

What harness you used?

 

[adyaro77]

What harness you used?

So I can provide part numbers later. The used harnesses from the body shop only had power fold. I went ahead and ordered new harnesses for a 24+ that have telescoping. It cost about $380 for both, but I already have the existing harnesses sold for $200 so... We thought that I would only need the driver side, but I was missing the telescoping wires on the passenger side as well.

My dealership took a VIN number from a 25' f150 Platnium with tow mirrors and that's how he found the wire harnesses for me. They work on the 24 and the 25.

I had to use the Platinum harness because of the auto dimming and again it's currently working. I plan on doing the swap this weekend.

 

[HammaMan]

So I can provide part numbers later. The used harnesses from the body shop only had power fold. I went ahead and ordered new harnesses for a 24+ that have telescoping. It cost about $380 for both, but I already have the existing harnesses sold for $200 so... We thought that I would only need the driver side, but I was missing the telescoping wires on the passenger side as well.

My dealership took a VIN number from a 25' f150 Platnium with tow mirrors and that's how he found the wire harnesses for me. They work on the 24 and the 25.

I had to use the Platinum harness because of the auto dimming and again it's currently working. I plan on doing the swap this weekend.

You could have pulled the wires needed out of your driver's door harness (factory)

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