I finally got really tired of looking at those unattractive manual mirrors that my F150 came with and picked up some of the factory mirrors from a Lariat edition F150. Changing out these mirrors is very easy and can be done in about an hour with hand tools.

***Installation steps may vary depending on the factory options that your truck came with***

I started out by removing the cover from the inner door handle bezel with a flathead screwdriver.



I then removed the 2 8mm bolts that hold the bezel to the door.



I then moved down to remove the window crank by prying up gently with a flathead screwdriver.

***Trucks equipped with power windows will need to remove the switches from the armrest pads***



After the crank handle cover is out of the way you will need a torx bit to remove the crank handle from the door.



I then moved over to the speaker cover. I would suggest using a door panel removal tool for this to prevent damage to the cover.



Then you will need to remove the door speaker and unhook the wiring.




After this is out of the way you can then move down to the bottom of the door and remove the 2 6mm bolts holding the bottom of the door panel on.




Now that everything is removed that is holding the door panel to the door you will need to pull UP and then outward and the door panel will be removed from the door. The door will still be connected by a cable that connects the inner door handle to the lock rod.

 

Now you can finally remove the mirror from the door. There are going to be 3 11mm nuts that are holding the mirror to the door.



After you remove the nuts you will have to wiggle the mirror out from the outside of the truck. On the top bolt there will be a “clip” that may require you to pull a little harder and jiggle around some more that is pictured here.



Now that the old mirrors are out you can go ahead and install the new mirrors! I opted to get the “caps” on mine painted before installation.

Installation will be the reverse of removal. The driver side and passenger side on my truck used the same steps. You should now be looking at your new, better looking mirrors!

Before:


After:




Hope this has helped anyone that has been wanting to attempt this swap!

 

Mods can someone move this to the articles and how to forum? I just now saw it.

 

looks awesome , time to ptm those handles

 

Very nice! A big improvement. I did mine a few months ago, and I couldn't be happier.

 

Thanks guys. I can't decide if I want to do PTM handles or not. Hopefully this will be my last sidetrack before dropping the truck. Pat found these mirrors for me for $100 so I couldn't pass them up. They have the turn signal lights on the bottom of them as well as being electric. Might have heat as well, but I'm not sure.

 

Where did you find them for $100?

 

Nice upgrade and write up.... I smell a TAC coming? and some chrome stealth bulbs would'nt hurt either? www.autolumination.com

 

He found a guy that had put towing mirrors on his and sold the truck so they were sitting in the garage.

What's TAC? Yeah I like the stealth bulbs. Might do that sometime.

 

TAC= technical article contributor and the bulbs are $3.99 each

 

Oh, haha. Yeah that's what I was going for.

 

Looks good man!! You deserve a "TAC" title for this

 

Thank you, sir.

 

I copied the thread to the How To section and recommended to the Daily Llama(Rockpick) that the TAC be handed out. He has yet to make his appearance, and bless the request.

Thanks for the nicely done write-up. We are getting a nice collection of articles from our members.

 

Thanks Bluejay! I hadn't ever seen the articles and how to section of the forum until right after I posted it here. :o