Adding towing mirrors
not my video but was the simplest I found. The mirrors I used are in the link above. I'm very happy but I just installed them today! Only thing I'm worried about will be if they shake/vibrate on the highway but time will tell. They seem to be built very tough, I weighed them and their 14.2lbs each!
If I add the oem tow mirrors, do they include Bliss. I bought some clip on mirrors from etrailer, they seem okay for the occasional towing my tt. Bliss, puddle and blinker indicators all work. They do cover weird “spotlights”
Ok so after getting to do some highway driving I can report that shaking/vibrating is minimal at most! HOWEVER... anything above 35mph and there is a slight whistle coming from the mirrors. This could be from a number of things so as time goes on I'll put some blue painter's tape over different parts of the mirrors to try and figure out where it is coming from and what if anything can be done
Originally Posted by Mess21
Ok so after getting to do some highway driving I can report that shaking/vibrating is minimal at most! HOWEVER... anything above 35mph and there is a slight whistle coming from the mirrors. This could be from a number of things so as time goes on I'll put some blue painter's tape over different parts of the mirrors to try and figure out where it is coming from and what if anything can be done
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6pW...ature=youtu.be
Last edited by fishbones182; Jan 29, 2020 at 04:55 PM.
Just want to make certain I am understanding this correctly, I have a 2018 XLT, I have added the OEM tow mirrors with all of the built in lighting features, however the truck has the 8 pin, with the supplied 22 pin adapter. I have added the spot light controls (drivers vent) and the module, for future use of course. In several of these posts about the functionality of the mirrors, they all tend to say that the door modules need to also be changed out. You are the first to say just change the harness. This is what I was thinking myself, especially when you go into Forscan and all of the options to turn these features on and off are already built into the existing modules.
So if I purchase a 2019 Lariat harnesses I should be good to go? Do you still have the part numbers for the harnesses that worked?
So if I purchase a 2019 Lariat harnesses I should be good to go? Do you still have the part numbers for the harnesses that worked?
Last edited by Blizzard626; Jan 30, 2020 at 11:34 AM. Reason: added question
Buy the OEM ford mirrors (JL3Z17696BA). They are much better than the aftermarket. It is plug and play and comes with an 8 to 22 pin adapter. These mirrors have spot lights and puddle lights but you will need to change the door wiring harness to a 2019 lariat or above trim harness and do programming in forscan. This is the route I went and couldn't be happier.
Last edited by _Slayer; Jan 30, 2020 at 12:15 PM.





