Upgrade to power fold mirrors?
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Upgrade to power fold mirrors?
Hello all,
I have a 2009 STX.
Well, I don't often get lucky, ESPECIALLY when trying to buy or sell things on the used market. But, today I did. On Craigslist, I found a pair of mirrors for $50. The ad just said they were off of a 2012. I just wanted them for the turn signals, which was pretty much all that I could see on the photos in the ad. Well, turns out that they also have puddle lights, heated mirrors...and power fold! Power fold! I couldn't believe it. I didn't even know that power fold was a thing until I ran the part number BL34-17688-eesmas and learned that these are so equipped. Wow, did I score!
I've been searching. I have found that the turn signals and puddle lights should be plug-and-play. I found that the heat feature should be plug-and-play by adding the climate control listed here (though I'm hoping to score one for a better price) https://www.ebay.com/itm/2009-09-For...-/363342177500 (bonus, I've learned that having this climate control console will allow me to have the exterior temp sensor work, once I add it that is).
But, the power fold...not so simple. I've been searching. What I've found is that I need a switch like this one here
And I also need to do some wiring. Here's where it gets confusing. I see some tutorials, but some seem to contradict each other, and all the ones I have found are several years old.
Can someone point me in the direction of a good, at-least-somewhat-recent tutorial on how to wire up my truck to have the power fold feature work? Thanks.
I have a 2009 STX.
Well, I don't often get lucky, ESPECIALLY when trying to buy or sell things on the used market. But, today I did. On Craigslist, I found a pair of mirrors for $50. The ad just said they were off of a 2012. I just wanted them for the turn signals, which was pretty much all that I could see on the photos in the ad. Well, turns out that they also have puddle lights, heated mirrors...and power fold! Power fold! I couldn't believe it. I didn't even know that power fold was a thing until I ran the part number BL34-17688-eesmas and learned that these are so equipped. Wow, did I score!
I've been searching. I have found that the turn signals and puddle lights should be plug-and-play. I found that the heat feature should be plug-and-play by adding the climate control listed here (though I'm hoping to score one for a better price) https://www.ebay.com/itm/2009-09-For...-/363342177500 (bonus, I've learned that having this climate control console will allow me to have the exterior temp sensor work, once I add it that is).
But, the power fold...not so simple. I've been searching. What I've found is that I need a switch like this one here
And I also need to do some wiring. Here's where it gets confusing. I see some tutorials, but some seem to contradict each other, and all the ones I have found are several years old.
Can someone point me in the direction of a good, at-least-somewhat-recent tutorial on how to wire up my truck to have the power fold feature work? Thanks.