1964 Falcon – Power Mirrors
I wanted to take my FrankenFalcon as far as I could go with the modernizing of my Falcon and what better to go to the extreams than to add power mirrors to the car.
The quandry I had at first is where to mount the mirrors front to back on the door. I finally settled on a position that would allow me to open the vent windows. They are a little further back on the door than what I thought would be ideal, but moving them forward of the vent windows presented a problem seeing them due to the windshield pillar and/or the door window run at the vent window. But after a while I got used to where they are and is not a problem at all.
Mirror Selection.
While surfing the web for different auto optional equipment, I settled on using 1990 Mustang convertible windows since they are mounted down on the door rather than up at the window like they were on the hatchbacks. They are available at amazon here:
Fit System 61592F Driver Side Replacement OE Style Power Mirror
Fit System 61591F Passenger Side Replacement OE Style Power Mirror
Mounting the mirrors required making some new wedges to get the mirrors to set level since the Mustang door and the Falcon door had different contours. The way I did it was to drill the holes for the wiring and mounting studs first. Then I covered the door with clear packing tape to keep the epoxy in the next step from sticking to the door. Next I formed a wedge using some epoxy putty by forming a cylinder about 1/2" round and long enough to reach around the mounting wedge supplied with the mirror. Next I pushed the mirror down into place with the mirror level and secured the mirror with tape from the mirror to the front window run to hold it until the epoxy cured. Trimmed the excess around the mount with a razor knife and waited for the epoxy to cure.
After the epoxy cured the wedge was removed and the edges sanded and smoothed ready for paint. Then the mirrors were installed with the nuts on the underside of the door.
Prior to installing the mirrors I cut off the connector and spliced the wires which I had already run to the switch location. I used solder and heatshrink tubing rather than crimp connectors because I've had bad luck with crimp connectors, especially in damp locations. Also I did not use any connectors thinking that if I needed to change the mirror in the future, I would just re-solder the wires. No need for additional connectors in damp locations. I used white, blue and yellow #16 ga. wires to match the color of mirror wires.
Switch Location.
Where you decide to mount the switch for the mirrors can depend on what mirror switch you decide to use. I used a switch from a Fox body Mustang that I mounted in my console. ebay is a good source as well as some of the Mustang suppliers. The wiring pigtail I got from ebay, but if you choose a different switch, like for a 1994 Mustang, there is a pigtail available for it.
Pigtail:
Motorcraft Power Mirror Switch Connector
And the 1994 Mustang switch:
Wiring Diagram.
