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eddii 04-06-2009 08:29 AM

Auto dim mirror wiring harness
 
Hey guys,

I just purchased an auto dimming mirror from ebay and tried to install it but couldn't find any harness/wiring for it. The only visible cable was for the rain sensor. is there another cable hidden up in the interior light compartment?
thanks in advance.

dkl 04-06-2009 12:32 PM

Don't you have any wiring going into the original mirror that you took off? The auto dimming mirror just reuse the same wiring harness.

gianvito16 04-06-2009 12:39 PM

even if it just a plain old mirror? like the ones with no compass. what does it need to be hooked up for, it doesnt do anything special. i want to change mine and its just a plain mirror. i want to get the one with a compass and auto dimmer.

dkl 04-06-2009 03:34 PM

Yes...even if you have the plain old mirror, as long as there's a "clown nose" for the alarm LED, there should be a wiring harness. I did this simple mod (swap out the simple mirror, for the compass dimming mirror) on my '04 and it's just plug & play.

eddii 04-06-2009 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dkl
Don't you have any wiring going into the original mirror that you took off? The auto dimming mirror just reuse the same wiring harness.

I only found one wiring harness which is connected to the rain sensor, my stock mirror didnt have any wirings attached to it (no clown nose aswell, well it's not red :D ).
i might have to pull out the compartment in the roof to find out if there's another harness tucked in somewhere.


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