Replacing the passenger-side mirror on an E-450

[Eagle5]

I just replace the passenger-side mirror on my 2019 Minnie Winnie 22M. I clipped an exit closed sign doing 50mph and blew-out the mirrors and cracked the chrome housing (if I were only ¾" further to the left.) In my defense, the traffic was heavy, and the temporary closure sign was right on the fog line, but still, I messed-up.

I put a temporary mirror on while I waited for my new replacement mirror. The rear-view camera still worked!

The new mirror arrived from Lichtsinn Motors extremely well packaged. The part number is 167450-14-01A.
In the Lichtsinn catalog, this part is called 167450-14-CHT, and when it is specified for Chrome, it gets the -01A part number suffix.

The upper trim piece is pried away from the door frame, and then lifted straight-up to remove.

The door lock / power window switch is pried straight-up from both the front and the back. Squeeze and remove both connectors to remove the controller.

Pry the left-edge of this screw door and slide it out to the left. Remove the #2 Phillips-head screw.

Pop-out this plug and remove the #2 Phillips-head screw.

Remove this third #2 Phillips-head screw.

Pry-out the left-edge of the door handle panel and slide it to the left to remove. Hold-open the door handle to remove the panel.

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[Eagle5]

Remove the fourth and final #2 Phillips-head screw then lift the entire door panel straight up and off.

My passenger-side rear-view camera was replaced under warranty (it had a fuzzy image). I remember the folks at Roy Robinson told me that getting to the connector under the dash was a bear-cat, so I believe the technicians added patch cords to both my mirror controls and my camera. Because of that, I believe my installation here is not standard. As it is now, it was very easy for me to access my new mirror connections here on the surface of the interior door frame.

Disconnect both the power mirror and the camera connectors (the mirror connector is shown here):

Attach a pull-rope with electrical tape onto both cable ends.

Remove the four 11mm nuts and pull out the old mirror, being sure to not pull the retrieval rope out of the door cavity.

Using the retrieval rope and electrical tape, install the new mirror. I tried to remove the 5-way connector pins, but my connector removal tool didn't do the job. Instead, I cut-off the terminals on the new mirror, cut off the existing connector, and just spliced and soldered the five wire pairs together. I then routed the wires over the speaker and stowed the excess in the power door lock wiring channel. I used double-backed foam tape to hold the wires in place. I also oriented the four cables (two from the mirror and two going back under the dash) to the upper edge of the rectangular door panel hook opening, to facilitate the door panel re-installation.

I unscrewed the manual door lock plunger and taped just near the top of the thread a piece of string. I then was able to get the door panel and door lock plunger in position, then I just gently slid the door panel down to engage the mounting hooks.

Re-install the four #2 Phillips-head screws and the sub-panels, remove the string and re-install the door lock plunger, and that's it!

Thanks, Eagle5

 

[klook]

Nice detailed writeup.

 

[Eagle5]

Hi klook,
When I went looking for instructions or a YouTube video to describe the job, there was nothing specific for this generation of E-450 with the custom Winnebago mirror.
One benefit from the new 2026 mirror is the rear-view camera has been upgraded. The image is consistently sharp and vivid now.
Thanks, Eagle5