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I got a set of PowerScope power telescoping tow mirrors from a member who had them for sale here on the forum. I paid $1000 for the mirrors plus another $200 or so for wires, switch and bezel for the telescoping feature, wire harness pigtail, etc. It took a few hours to solder and run wires, cut the door panel and install the telescoping switch, and get everything wired up.


Overall, I love them for towing!!! I hadn't towed over the winter/spring and had removed them and put my standard size ones on for several months. I just put the tow mirrors back on the other day because I'm getting ready for a 1500 mile round-trip tow. It takes about 45 minutes to swap them on/off. Nothing the matter at all with daily driving with them, but I did a couple thousand mile trip several months ago with nothing towed behind the truck and thought I might prefer the standard mirrors better - plus I thought I might get maybe 1 mpg better fuel economy with the smaller mirrors, but I don't think it amounted to anything at all.


I think the 1A1 manual extending mirrors are a good price and I could easily live with manual extension.




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chaselee

I went ahead and ordered the tow mirrors off of stage 3 motorsports. They are power glass, heated, LED turn signal, with puddle lights. I guess I'm just going to have to get used to not having power folding mirrors. I just couldn't see paying another $300 for the power fold through A1. Plus I'm still going g to have them painted to match like my current mirrors are.

schmenke

I recently purchased the manual ones from A1auto. They were easy to install and work quite well (and they come with the puddle lamps too!). As others have stated, I couldn't bring myself to pay the premium for the power option.

wrvond

I started out using the **** clip on mirrors, but determined they really weren't that much of an improvement, so I purchased aftermarket tow mirrors that look the same as OEM. They are heated, power glass, puddle and signals. Manual extension and manual fold. However, when I swapped them out, I was unable to find any clear instructions on the wiring, so now when I turn on a turn signal or flasher, my defroster indicator on the dash blinks. Everything appears to function properly, so I am not worried about it enough to take it apart and mess with it.

Docboz

I bought the ones from stage 3 motorsports, price was on point. Fitment was perfect, all the lights work including the puddle lights that I didn't have on the stock ones. The mirrors look like stock super duty mirrors so they don't look gawd awful and out of place on a Ford. They manual extend/fold which is fine for me and everything was plug and play. They don't have heat or night dimming.

chaselee

These are the ones I bought, but it said that they were heated. I hope they are. Haven't had a chance to install them yet. They are at my painters now getting body matched.

Docboz

Maybe they are heated, but the dont have the heat symbol on the glass. I installed mine a few months ago so no need for heat yet. Also mine weren't heated before so i don't have a button to turn them on...

wrvond

If you have a rear window defrost button, that activates the mirror defrost.

jmspradl

I use the **** slip ons. Cheap and effective.

http://www.autoanything.com/mirrors/61A2980A0A0.aspx

smokeywren

If your outside mirrors were not heated from the factory, then the wiring is not in the plug&play plug to heat the aftermarket mirrors. You can still make the heated mirrors work, but it requires some pretty fancy wiring skills.