Mirror Upgrade (Need HELP)
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Mirror Upgrade (Need HELP)
Can anyone help me figure out the pinout on this install i'm trying to do.
I got these aftermarket Mirrors from here:
http://www.1aauto.com/1A/Mirrors/For...24/678936/2008
I installed them with the power folding module from that I got from Tasca.
They power fold on almost every direction I move the switch to. It's Aggravating to say the least. I tried on the turn signals and nothing came on on the mirrors. I started comparing the connector pinouts between my factory mirrors and the aftermarket ones and I noticed there is no pin for the Ground wire (slot 8) and no pin in slot 9 (signal). Without a ground feed to the mirror could that be the reason why the turn signal isn't working ? Also wondering why is it power folding on almost every direction I move the switch to ?
Any help will be appreciated
Thanks in advance.
I got these aftermarket Mirrors from here:
http://www.1aauto.com/1A/Mirrors/For...24/678936/2008
I installed them with the power folding module from that I got from Tasca.
They power fold on almost every direction I move the switch to. It's Aggravating to say the least. I tried on the turn signals and nothing came on on the mirrors. I started comparing the connector pinouts between my factory mirrors and the aftermarket ones and I noticed there is no pin for the Ground wire (slot 8) and no pin in slot 9 (signal). Without a ground feed to the mirror could that be the reason why the turn signal isn't working ? Also wondering why is it power folding on almost every direction I move the switch to ?
Any help will be appreciated
Thanks in advance.
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Sorry for not updating y'all sooner. I finally got everything working.
This is my diagram, with the exception of the power source for the relay. I took a shortcut and tapped into a constant 12V wire that comes in through the firewall for my aftermarket alarm/remote start.
Out of frustration, I decided to get to the bottom of it. So I took a look inside the mirror itself, but didn't want to break anything of course. So with that being said I removed the foam pad to expose the connector and to my surprise here are three wires hanging loose. I traced them back to the puddle lamp, the turn signal (front & back) and the main ground. So I spliced all of them together and inserted one of them inside slot number 8 to match the vehicle's wiring.
After that I had turn signals, hazard lights, puddle lamp and normal operation up/down/left/right on both mirrors when the Power folding relay is still unhooked.
Oh and by the way, when I opened up the mirror backside I saw the manufacturer's specs & info and found their email and they sent me the instructions after I figured it all out ... smdh lol ... Here
I feel dumb as I dunno what. I thought I was tapping into the only purple wire from the mirror switch P/N: 7L1Z-17B676-AA. Well if I really paid attention to my own diagram I'd noticed there were 2 purple/violet wires and this whole time I "T-Spliced" the one coming out of pin2 which controls the up/dn movement of the passenger side mirror, hence the reason why it was folding the mirrors in almost every direction I moved the switch to.
Now that I got the (pin4) purple wire going to pin4 of the Pwrfld relay module, everything is working like it's suppose to. Keep this picture below in mind when wiring the Relay P/N 8C3Z-14N089-A (Check Ebay)
(Picture from dante04srt from Ford Powerstroke Diesel Forum)
I took plenty of other pics from the install and took one short vid. If anyone wants to do the same and wanna see the pics let me know. P.S: Fishing wires through the door jamb Boot is a B***** !!!
I also noticed that although my '07 F150 Lariat didn't come with power folding mirrors, it was already pre-wired for it. The Mirror connectors had wires on pins 7 & 16 and my "non-power folding" switch had a wire on pin 4. Which made me think maybe all I had to do was to find the connector for the PWRFLD Relay (normally behind the rear seat panel on the driver side) and just slap that sucker in there. R & D for another day !
This is my diagram, with the exception of the power source for the relay. I took a shortcut and tapped into a constant 12V wire that comes in through the firewall for my aftermarket alarm/remote start.
Out of frustration, I decided to get to the bottom of it. So I took a look inside the mirror itself, but didn't want to break anything of course. So with that being said I removed the foam pad to expose the connector and to my surprise here are three wires hanging loose. I traced them back to the puddle lamp, the turn signal (front & back) and the main ground. So I spliced all of them together and inserted one of them inside slot number 8 to match the vehicle's wiring.
After that I had turn signals, hazard lights, puddle lamp and normal operation up/down/left/right on both mirrors when the Power folding relay is still unhooked.
Oh and by the way, when I opened up the mirror backside I saw the manufacturer's specs & info and found their email and they sent me the instructions after I figured it all out ... smdh lol ... Here
I feel dumb as I dunno what. I thought I was tapping into the only purple wire from the mirror switch P/N: 7L1Z-17B676-AA. Well if I really paid attention to my own diagram I'd noticed there were 2 purple/violet wires and this whole time I "T-Spliced" the one coming out of pin2 which controls the up/dn movement of the passenger side mirror, hence the reason why it was folding the mirrors in almost every direction I moved the switch to.
Now that I got the (pin4) purple wire going to pin4 of the Pwrfld relay module, everything is working like it's suppose to. Keep this picture below in mind when wiring the Relay P/N 8C3Z-14N089-A (Check Ebay)
(Picture from dante04srt from Ford Powerstroke Diesel Forum)
I took plenty of other pics from the install and took one short vid. If anyone wants to do the same and wanna see the pics let me know. P.S: Fishing wires through the door jamb Boot is a B***** !!!
I also noticed that although my '07 F150 Lariat didn't come with power folding mirrors, it was already pre-wired for it. The Mirror connectors had wires on pins 7 & 16 and my "non-power folding" switch had a wire on pin 4. Which made me think maybe all I had to do was to find the connector for the PWRFLD Relay (normally behind the rear seat panel on the driver side) and just slap that sucker in there. R & D for another day !
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Sorry for not updating y'all sooner. I finally got everything working.
This is my diagram, with the exception of the power source for the relay. I took a shortcut and tapped into a constant 12V wire that comes in through the firewall for my aftermarket alarm/remote start.
Out of frustration, I decided to get to the bottom of it. So I took a look inside the mirror itself, but didn't want to break anything of course. So with that being said I removed the foam pad to expose the connector and to my surprise here are three wires hanging loose. I traced them back to the puddle lamp, the turn signal (front & back) and the main ground. So I spliced all of them together and inserted one of them inside slot number 8 to match the vehicle's wiring.
After that I had turn signals, hazard lights, puddle lamp and normal operation up/down/left/right on both mirrors when the Power folding relay is still unhooked.
Oh and by the way, when I opened up the mirror backside I saw the manufacturer's specs & info and found their email and they sent me the instructions after I figured it all out ... smdh lol ... Here
I feel dumb as I dunno what. I thought I was tapping into the only purple wire from the mirror switch P/N: 7L1Z-17B676-AA. Well if I really paid attention to my own diagram I'd noticed there were 2 purple/violet wires and this whole time I "T-Spliced" the one coming out of pin2 which controls the up/dn movement of the passenger side mirror, hence the reason why it was folding the mirrors in almost every direction I moved the switch to.
Now that I got the (pin4) purple wire going to pin4 of the Pwrfld relay module, everything is working like it's suppose to. Keep this picture below in mind when wiring the Relay P/N 8C3Z-14N089-A (Check Ebay)
(Picture from dante04srt from Ford Powerstroke Diesel Forum)
I took plenty of other pics from the install and took one short vid. If anyone wants to do the same and wanna see the pics let me know. P.S: Fishing wires through the door jamb Boot is a B***** !!!
I also noticed that although my '07 F150 Lariat didn't come with power folding mirrors, it was already pre-wired for it. The Mirror connectors had wires on pins 7 & 16 and my "non-power folding" switch had a wire on pin 4. Which made me think maybe all I had to do was to find the connector for the PWRFLD Relay (normally behind the rear seat panel on the driver side) and just slap that sucker in there. R & D for another day !
This is my diagram, with the exception of the power source for the relay. I took a shortcut and tapped into a constant 12V wire that comes in through the firewall for my aftermarket alarm/remote start.
Out of frustration, I decided to get to the bottom of it. So I took a look inside the mirror itself, but didn't want to break anything of course. So with that being said I removed the foam pad to expose the connector and to my surprise here are three wires hanging loose. I traced them back to the puddle lamp, the turn signal (front & back) and the main ground. So I spliced all of them together and inserted one of them inside slot number 8 to match the vehicle's wiring.
After that I had turn signals, hazard lights, puddle lamp and normal operation up/down/left/right on both mirrors when the Power folding relay is still unhooked.
Oh and by the way, when I opened up the mirror backside I saw the manufacturer's specs & info and found their email and they sent me the instructions after I figured it all out ... smdh lol ... Here
I feel dumb as I dunno what. I thought I was tapping into the only purple wire from the mirror switch P/N: 7L1Z-17B676-AA. Well if I really paid attention to my own diagram I'd noticed there were 2 purple/violet wires and this whole time I "T-Spliced" the one coming out of pin2 which controls the up/dn movement of the passenger side mirror, hence the reason why it was folding the mirrors in almost every direction I moved the switch to.
Now that I got the (pin4) purple wire going to pin4 of the Pwrfld relay module, everything is working like it's suppose to. Keep this picture below in mind when wiring the Relay P/N 8C3Z-14N089-A (Check Ebay)
(Picture from dante04srt from Ford Powerstroke Diesel Forum)
I took plenty of other pics from the install and took one short vid. If anyone wants to do the same and wanna see the pics let me know. P.S: Fishing wires through the door jamb Boot is a B***** !!!
I also noticed that although my '07 F150 Lariat didn't come with power folding mirrors, it was already pre-wired for it. The Mirror connectors had wires on pins 7 & 16 and my "non-power folding" switch had a wire on pin 4. Which made me think maybe all I had to do was to find the connector for the PWRFLD Relay (normally behind the rear seat panel on the driver side) and just slap that sucker in there. R & D for another day !
I bought the oem switch with PWR FLD and already installed mirrors with PWR FLD function but it doesn't work yet. What else do I have to do or buy?
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What about the Powerfold Relay, you have that too ?
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Another Thread about it ....
https://www.f150forum.com/f2/retrofi...50-167/index2/
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I did mine the hard way. I didn't know then what I know now.
If you're pre-wired for Power folding mirrors, ... you should just be able to buy the PF-Relay and plug it right in.
The OEM Factory location for the relay socket is behind the C-Pillar driver side.
If you're pre-wired for Power folding mirrors, ... you should just be able to buy the PF-Relay and plug it right in.
The OEM Factory location for the relay socket is behind the C-Pillar driver side.
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So that's all I would need and it would work then?