So, as some of you know, i got my mirrors last week. Some of the steps don't have pictures as they are self explanatory. Here we go.

Oh, don't mind the dirty truck. I've been wanting to clean it, just can't find the time.

1. Remove the cover on the screw in the door handle using a small flatblade screwdriver on the rounded side. (Circled in Red) The flat side has a piece that goes in, if you break it off the cover will not stay in place. So, when you pry it up, just do it enough that it's loose, then pull on it gently with your hands


2. Remove the 4 screws holding the door panel in place. One behind the cover taken off in step one. One in the door pull handle (look straight down). Two on the bottom of the cover, one under the speaker, one at the back. See pics.(Circled in Red)





3. Hold on the door panel and lift it up. Don't pull too hard, you are only trying to lift it up to gain access to the front, if you pull too hard you'll rip out the rods holding the door handle and the lock in place and you'll have a hard time putting it back in. All you need is enough room to get to the plug and the 3 nuts. You'll see what i mean


4. Remove the three nuts (don't loose them) (Circled in Red) (Yes, i already taken them off). They are 11 mm I beleive, I'm sorry, I forgot to note which one it is when i did it. Press on the release on the plug and pull it up, the jack stays in place. (Circled in Blue) You'll notice the foam piece (Circled in green), don't loose this. Take it out carefully to make room for the plug.


5. Carefully remove the mirror from the door and help the plug through the hole. Make sure to save the foam that is between the outside of the door and mirror if your new mirror doesn't have it.

6. Carefully route the plug of the new mirror through the hole and put the new mirror in place in the door. Make sure you put the foam part that was behind the mirror back in place. It should come on the new mirror. If not, reuse yours. This goes between the mirror and the outside of the door.

7. Put the 3 nuts back in place and the foam piece removed earlier. If you don't put it back in you might get a draft in colder weather (Living in northern Ontario I need this). Plug the plug in the jack.

Here is the two plugs beside one another so you see the new wires.


8. Put the door panel back in place. You'll notice holes in the door and plastic pieces on the panel that go in the holes. if you raise it up a little, push in and wiggle it around (move it around) you'll feel when the plastic pieces fall in the holes in the door. then just push it downwards and it will lock in place. Pull on it front to back until it's realigned with the screw holes.

9. Put the 4 screws back in place

10. Put the cover on the door handle screw. put in the bit on the flat side first, then push it in place.

Here's a pic after i swapped the first mirror so you can see the difference the mirrors make.


So, now for something that I noticed when doing mine. My new mirrors are the heated power mirrors, and i'm hoping to make my mirrors heated by winter. The jack in the door actually only has the wires for moving the mirror around, it does not have the heat and heat ground wires. So, I have no choice but to fish up two wires and hook it up for the heat.

Later this summer, look for a write up on installing a switch and relay, fishing the wires up to the jack in the door and getting heat working. I was hoping that the wires were already there, that would make things 100% easier as i would only have to tap into the wires under the dash, but oh well.

 

Good job on the swap & writeup. I hope that you're able to get that heat to work on them, I know that you'll need it up there.

 

Sorry for resurrecting an old thread but I just got the passenger's side mirror knocked off by some wonderful holiday shopper... and figured if I'm going to replace the one I might as well do both and get the folding ones and heated would be an extra bonus. Did you ever get your heat hooked up? Where was the OEM heat switch? Thanks!

 

The OEM switch is part of the rear window defrost. But the wires for the heat on the side mirrors are not in the harness in all cases. If you don't have the rear defrost you have to get the new climate controls, add the wires, and get the new control activated at a dealer. I didn't do mine yet, had other priorities last summer.

I was going to mount a rocker switch or design a small timer circuit with a momentary button with a light and get a relay to send the power to the mirrors. The timer would be the better option that way I won't forget it on. It's now too cold for me to work on my truck outside. Went to -30 the other day.