Here's the idea...

budhayes3 · September 1, 2004

I've seen Tahoes/Yukons, etc. that have side view mirrors that retract via electric motors and a switch somewhere. Seeins how I just acquired a garage to park in, and it requires that I fold in the mirrors to fit through the door, this seems like a worthwile option that I'd like to add.

Anyone else done this? I guess that I have to hook up with some parts, a schematic, and some cash first. I guess that I'll hard wire em and bypass the whole BCM deal.

Oh yea, I put on a black powdercoated shorty Corvette antenna that I got at www.corvettegarage.com to clear the door also. Think it's 16" or 18" or something. Didn't think that I was gonna like it, but it's actually really nice...solid, doesn't flap around like the original.

I'm really psyched that I finally have a garage to park in!!!!!!!

mark w · September 1, 2004

I couldn't even begin to think about what is involved in this, but for your part finding mission........my 03 1500hd has those mirrors also.

budhayes3 · September 1, 2004

Cool, thanks! Add that to the list of vehicles to look for at the salvage yard. Yea, should be an interesting mod.

MS3DALE · September 1, 2004

I'm really psyched that I finally have a garage to park in!!!!!!!

Boy, I wish I knew what it was like to have a garage to park in!!!! Oh Well, maybe one day

Anyway,The power fold heated mirrors (along with the turn-signal indicators and tilt-curb feature) wasn't available until the '03 model year so you'll have to find 'em on a fairly new donor truck or check on E-Bay.

Let us know how it was to do,I know a few guys that would like to do this but are scared of whats involved.

budhayes3 · September 3, 2004

Just figured out that I can fit into the garage by only folding in the driver's mirror...not as much of an inconvenience as having to do both. So now the electric fold in's aren't such a priority...although if I come across the parts cheap enough...I'm goin for it.

Whether it's a matter of wiring the mirror up/down right/left into the factory harness and hard wiring the fold in part, or swapping in a later BCM and building some harnesses with the proper connectors, it can be done.

I'm surprised Painless Wiring or somebody hasn't put something out for this yet...hmm...

99-2door · September 3, 2004

What about the mirrors that extend out for towing?

Couldn't you use the control system for those and make the in/out function work the swing on the Tahoe mirrors?

MS3DALE · September 3, 2004

What about the mirrors that extend out for towing?
Couldn't you use the control system for those and make the in/out function work the swing on the Tahoe mirrors?

The control system (switch and harness) is the same on the camper mirrors as it is on the pwr.fold mirrors,The difference is when you program the BCM you have to tell it what mirrors you have by the RPO code (DL3 for pwr.fold-DPF for camper in/out mirrors)

We had a guy in our body shop with an'03 with the DL3 pwr.fold mirrors change to the DPF camper mirrors and it was as simple as reprogramming the BCM.

But we have some other guys with older new-body style trucks('99-'02) that would like to add the pwr.fold mirrors but don't know whats involved.

linda · September 3, 2004

you can go from the Camper mirrors to the folding mirrors with NO BCM reprogram, and the folding option will work fine. However the curb assist/tilt will not, nor will the memory feature. Those features require the BCM reprogramming. To go from the folding mirrors to the camper mirrors, no programming is needed at all because the camper mirrors do not have the tilt, curb assist, or memory options at all. What i would have like was a camper mirror with all those options from the get go......the facttory camper mirrors with power folding, curb assist, and memory retention....as well as teloscoping. Now that would be nice!