I have a 2005 XE Crew Cab that came with regular manual side mirrors. About a year ago, someone clipped one so hard that I needed to replace the whole unit. So, I decided I wanted the big Tow mirrors, but bought knockoffs on ebay because 500+ for OEM from the dealer was crazy to me. I did some searching on the forum to find out how to upgrade to the power/heated ones and bought the necessary harnesses, control, etc. Well I installed the mirror but didn't get around to installing the power part because I was busy. The first thing I noticed was the upper mirror vibrated a fair amount while driving making it very difficult to focus. Lower mirror was fine. My factor non-big tow, manual mirrors did not. Again I was busy at the time so I ignored it.
Fast forward a year to now....finally have to break down and get my truck painted because Titan paint sucks and had completely blown off the roof, hood, and was moving onto the other panels. Aftermarket mirrors had started to rust on the arms and I figured it was time to try again as they had to come off for the paint job. So, I did some more research, and ordered a new second set of Big Tow mirrors heated/powered from a different vendor (still non-OEM) based on a post I saw saying they don't vibrate. This time, I also ordered the backing plate and screws as opposed to just using the 4x nuts. I still haven't had time to hook up the power. I installed the drivers side, torqued per manual (71 in-lbs) took it for a spin, and same thing?!? WTF!?!?! Upon closer look, it appears these are the same off-brand as the first set so not that surprising I guess.
So, my question is, do OEM Big Tow powered/heated (but power not yet connected) mirrors do this too? If so I'm going back to regulars. Am I doing something wrong? By not hooking up the power, are they some how rattling? I'm assuming the motors only power up to actually move the mirror, but do they energize when you start and provide some kind of holding torque to prevent vibration? I highly doubt it but just don't understand this.
Let me know what you guys think. I'm going to try and return the most recent ones, and if I get good responses about OEM ones I may breakdown and get the OEM ones. But if I go that route and they still shake, I may lose my mind.
Fast forward a year to now....finally have to break down and get my truck painted because Titan paint sucks and had completely blown off the roof, hood, and was moving onto the other panels. Aftermarket mirrors had started to rust on the arms and I figured it was time to try again as they had to come off for the paint job. So, I did some more research, and ordered a new second set of Big Tow mirrors heated/powered from a different vendor (still non-OEM) based on a post I saw saying they don't vibrate. This time, I also ordered the backing plate and screws as opposed to just using the 4x nuts. I still haven't had time to hook up the power. I installed the drivers side, torqued per manual (71 in-lbs) took it for a spin, and same thing?!? WTF!?!?! Upon closer look, it appears these are the same off-brand as the first set so not that surprising I guess.
So, my question is, do OEM Big Tow powered/heated (but power not yet connected) mirrors do this too? If so I'm going back to regulars. Am I doing something wrong? By not hooking up the power, are they some how rattling? I'm assuming the motors only power up to actually move the mirror, but do they energize when you start and provide some kind of holding torque to prevent vibration? I highly doubt it but just don't understand this.
Let me know what you guys think. I'm going to try and return the most recent ones, and if I get good responses about OEM ones I may breakdown and get the OEM ones. But if I go that route and they still shake, I may lose my mind.
