Upgrading to tow mirrors
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Upgrading to tow mirrors
I have a 2009 XLT and ordered the big tow mirrors from Tasca. They came yesterday and I am planning on installing tonight. The guy at Tasca assured me they will plug right up.
My XLT does not have heated mirrors or the puddle lights - but the only tow mirrors Tasca had inlcuded both along with the turn signal (which of course I have now).
Assuming the Tasca guy is correct and it plugs right up, is there any chance the puddle lights will work or do I need to do something else to get them to work?
Is there a way to "activiate" the heated mirrors?
My XLT does not have heated mirrors or the puddle lights - but the only tow mirrors Tasca had inlcuded both along with the turn signal (which of course I have now).
Assuming the Tasca guy is correct and it plugs right up, is there any chance the puddle lights will work or do I need to do something else to get them to work?
Is there a way to "activiate" the heated mirrors?
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I did pretty much did the same as you are getting ready to do and my puddle lights don't work. I'm sure they can be hooked up but to be honest I really don't care about having the puddle lights. I just wanted the big mirrors (coming down from a Super Duty) that I was used to before. As far as the heated part I would be interested in getting that working but the way I understand it, if you don't have the rear defroster to start with you're out of luck.
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I did pretty much did the same as you are getting ready to do and my puddle lights don't work. I'm sure they can be hooked up but to be honest I really don't care about having the puddle lights. I just wanted the big mirrors (coming down from a Super Duty) that I was used to before. As far as the heated part I would be interested in getting that working but the way I understand it, if you don't have the rear defroster to start with you're out of luck.
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the harnesses on the XLT (mine anyways) have a purple wire that controls the puddle lights. It should be plug in play for you since the mirrors have puddle lights allready in them.
I recently put puddle lights in my XLT mirrors and ran a wire through the mirror to the puddle lamp aperature and purchased the lamps. I tapped in to the purple wire. (says violet on wiring diagram)
I recently put puddle lights in my XLT mirrors and ran a wire through the mirror to the puddle lamp aperature and purchased the lamps. I tapped in to the purple wire. (says violet on wiring diagram)
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Well that was easy!
Changed both of them in less than an hour - and the puddle lights work! Nice surprise there too.
Don't have a link but here are the part numbers :
7L3Z17683AE Black Left - W/trailer tow, w/heat 2009
7L3Z17682AE Black Right - W/trailer tow, w/heat 2009
Changed both of them in less than an hour - and the puddle lights work! Nice surprise there too.
Don't have a link but here are the part numbers :
7L3Z17683AE Black Left - W/trailer tow, w/heat 2009
7L3Z17682AE Black Right - W/trailer tow, w/heat 2009
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My truck is an XLT but it had the regular black mirrors without turn signals and no heat, they didn't even have the amber reflector on the front side. So I assume that's why the puddle lights don't work.