F150 Power Fold Tow Mirrors are in the works
#483
1A Auto Parts
Thread Starter
Hope this helps you guys out.
Tony
#484
Ok so today I removed my mirrors, replaced the foam with my factory foam and replaced the 3 nuts with my original nuts with the larger washers.
The passenger top gap closed up some but not all. A quick trip around the block still produced a whistle. I will tape it on my way to work and see if that is the culprit. If so, I'll try to 3M tape it somehow.
The gaps below the mirrors are better filled with the factory foam but it's not flush fit.
I also wired into the green/purple to purple wires, that worked just fine.
The passenger top gap closed up some but not all. A quick trip around the block still produced a whistle. I will tape it on my way to work and see if that is the culprit. If so, I'll try to 3M tape it somehow.
The gaps below the mirrors are better filled with the factory foam but it's not flush fit.
I also wired into the green/purple to purple wires, that worked just fine.
#485
Update: I taped the seal between the mirror and the truck and still get the whistle starting at 50 mph (+/- 5 mph). I never had this before the mirrors, that's why I'm assuming it is them. Nothing else was changed. I have read lots of threads and have checked all the weather seals. everything looks to be in order. I do not have a bug guard or window visors. I have made sure the top cap of the mirror was snapped in 100% and even taped the bottom crease. Soon I will get my wife to drive around so I can hopefully better locate the noise.
Lastly, when I fold in the mirrors, the whistling stops. I'm at a loss on where on the mirror itself the noise can be coming from
Lastly, when I fold in the mirrors, the whistling stops. I'm at a loss on where on the mirror itself the noise can be coming from
#486
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Update: I taped the seal between the mirror and the truck and still get the whistle starting at 50 mph (+/- 5 mph). I never had this before the mirrors, that's why I'm assuming it is them. Nothing else was changed. I have read lots of threads and have checked all the weather seals. everything looks to be in order. I do not have a bug guard or window visors. I have made sure the top cap of the mirror was snapped in 100% and even taped the bottom crease. Soon I will get my wife to drive around so I can hopefully better locate the noise.
Lastly, when I fold in the mirrors, the whistling stops. I'm at a loss on where on the mirror itself the noise can be coming from
Lastly, when I fold in the mirrors, the whistling stops. I'm at a loss on where on the mirror itself the noise can be coming from
#488
1A Auto Parts
Thread Starter
You can call our sales staff too, if fitment is still an issue.
#489
- Tony, I'll try to solve the issue. once Ive tried everything I can, I'll give your guys a call.
- I taped all edges of the blinker/marker light and still had the whistle. I'll have to get more creative I guess. I'm thinking it may just be a burr or something on an uneven surface. If the whistle wouldn't go away when I fold them in, I'd be looking elsewhere on the truck haha
- I taped all edges of the blinker/marker light and still had the whistle. I'll have to get more creative I guess. I'm thinking it may just be a burr or something on an uneven surface. If the whistle wouldn't go away when I fold them in, I'd be looking elsewhere on the truck haha
#490
Well I received the mirrors and successfully installed these on my 2014 FX4. I already had the power folding mirrors from the factory so it was relatively easy.
I did make it where the bottom light is now a clearance/marker light that is on when the park and headlights are. I simply ran a wire from the mirror plug to the park lamp feed. The wire I used was on the door panel mirror harness -purple wire truck side of plug. Cut the wire completely and ran a new wire from there to the passenger side kick panel fuse box- there is a yellow/blue wire there. It was pretty easy to run the wire underneath the dash and through both door's grommets. All in all- took me about 1.5 hours.
I did make it where the bottom light is now a clearance/marker light that is on when the park and headlights are. I simply ran a wire from the mirror plug to the park lamp feed. The wire I used was on the door panel mirror harness -purple wire truck side of plug. Cut the wire completely and ran a new wire from there to the passenger side kick panel fuse box- there is a yellow/blue wire there. It was pretty easy to run the wire underneath the dash and through both door's grommets. All in all- took me about 1.5 hours.