jdm SIDEMIRROR wiring INFO, attention NEVERSTOP, CTCAT2049 Options

[azian_advanced]

ok so its pretty easy so what all do u need to make this work i know the side mirrors and the controller where u push left right and all that what else do i need???? sorry i dont know to much about theses mirrors and stuff

in addition, you'll need the mirror control relay;
so again, you'll need:
-the jdm retracting mirrors (make sure they have the male pigtail connector & harness, they usually will)
-the mirror control relay (again you need the pigtail connector & harness)
-the mirror control switch (with connector and wires)

[kimpao]

dumb request

does anyone have basic wiring layouts for these? need to know the basics, kinda stumped as to how to connect the mirror control unit to the switch and the motor.

thanks.

[azian_advanced]

[DSRT-FX]

my electrician was telling me there was an error on that.. said something about the polarities of the battery connections were mixed up...

[kimpao]

thanks azian_advance! Btw, I presume that terminal #3 of the switch goes to the car's "ACC ON", right?

[azian_advanced]

my electrician was telling me there was an error on that.. said something about the polarities of the battery connections were mixed up...

this pic has the polarity mixed up. notice the gray wire for the switch says ground, when it should be 12V power.

thanks azian_advance! Btw, I presume that terminal #3 of the switch goes to the car's "ACC ON", right?

correct. it should be rather easy as you already have the gray wire (#3 terminal of the switch) from your stock switch.

This post has been edited by azian_advanced: Jun 5, 2007 - 4:07 PM

[kimpao]

last question azian, what does the Dome 20A mean in the diagram?is it a 20A fuse? if it were, where do i connect the other end of the fuse terminal?

thanks again.

[azian_advanced]

simply connect it to a power source. i have mine wired up to the ACC ignition. otherwise, if you want to keep it simple, you can splice it to the blue w\ yellow wire (the same color as the one on the relay box) which you'll find in the driver-side kick panel.

there's no need to put an inline fuse as there is already a fuse for the Dome lights. (10A i think it is)

[Racer_J]

Guys. Sort of off-topic but I've got JDM folding mirrors on my car, the one on the left has stopped folding in properly! It tries, Ie:- the motor works when the switch is pressed but instead of folding, it just makes a VERY LOUD clicking noise. Now to me, it sounds like the grear mech inside is worn and the gears aren't meshing properly or something but I'm not sure.

I've not had my mirrors apart (yet) but reading this post it seems like you guys have and I was wondering if the mech inside the mirror is easy to get at? What would I need to do to get my mirror apart without breaking anything? LOL

Any advice would begreatly appreciated!







This post has been edited by Racer_J: Jun 8, 2007 - 3:31 AM

[azian_advanced]

i'm pretty sure i know what it is....

if you open up your mirrors and remove the black cover for the mirror motor, you'll see the motor with this white plastic "screw-type" gear at the end of it. this white plastic gear 'thingy' popped off the motor's shaft so as the motor spins, it gets pushed outward (since it's still in gear) but then snaps back one gear because of the black cover restricting it's way and pushing it back in.... i had the same problem with my first set of mirrors...

i'm sure you'll figure it out once you open up your mirrors... btw, you'll need something extremely adhesive to stick the plastic 'screw' gear with the metal mirror motor shaft.


Notice the blue arrow is the white screw-type gear i was talking about




** pics found

This post has been edited by azian_advanced: Jun 8, 2007 - 8:14 AM

[Racer_J]

i'm pretty sure i know what it is....

if you open up your mirrors and remove the black cover for the mirror motor, you'll see the motor with this white plastic "screw-type" gear at the end of it. this white plastic gear 'thingy' popped off the motor's shaft so as the motor spins, it gets pushed outward (since it's still in gear) but then snaps back one gear because of the black cover restricting it's way and pushing it back in.... i had the same problem with my first set of mirrors...

i'm sure you'll figure it out once you open up your mirrors... btw, you'll need something extremely adhesive to stick the plastic 'screw' gear with the metal mirror motor shaft.


Notice the blue arrow is the white screw-type gear i was talking about




** pics found

Cheers buddy, I'll check it out.

[Celiracer18]

if its not that worm gear there is a little gear underneath the motor and stuff in the clockwork of gears that will pop out of its little holder. i just took it apart popped it back in and it works fine now

[lubu]

does anyone here wire it with the IG so it folds in when off and out when on??

[FunkySR]

ok.. wow.. for some magical reason... the mirror still works! finally got it all wired up!

i tried to wire them up so that they would fold in when i turn off the car and fold out when i turn on the car.. but somehow messed up and they fold in when you open the door or a few seconds after you turn off your car (you know how you have a few seconds after you turn off car that you can still close your window)... they still fold out when i turn on car tho...

i ended up not using the oem switch because of the way i wired it (plus i was missing the 2 realys since i had the old mirrors) so i added a switch to disable it during the winter incase of freezing rain or something like that!

damn the mirrors are sweet!

how did you wire it up? I have JDM mirrors and JDM switch (with fold / retract) button. If I could wire it up so the fold / retract when engine is on that would be sweet. Let me know.

[lubu]

use a relay and wire it up with ur alarm. when you arm the mirrors will fold in..disarm and the mirrors fold out.

[njccmd2002]

so, being able to bring it back from the dead.

i need the jdm mirrors, and the control. I dont need any realy, but i do need some relays for the folding (any kind or what) i have been reading almost 30 mins.

BTW those who took these apart. I have seen some on ebay, but the housing is cracked, can i transfer all internal componets to my housings or are they pretty much different?

thanks,

[azian_advanced]

the oem relay is clearish-white which came on all currens and 6th gens.. if you get a black one like i did, it's off a 5th gen but will still work, the wiring is slightly different.

also, the housing has a different angle. i remember Coomer saying that theoretically the housings can be swapped (not too sure if he actually did it) but imo i don't think it will work. you need to use the jdm housing in order for the power folding feature to fold/unfold at the right angles.




also make sure you have a part of the harness that comes after the mirror connectors and the same goes for the control switch and the relay. if you don't have these, you're f'ed.

[DEATH]

You can just trade out housings. I did and everything transfers over and works fine.

[BloodyStupidDave...]

also, the housing has a different angle. you need to use the jdm housing in order for the power folding feature to fold/unfold at the right angles.

That's not quite the case actually. The different angle is down to whether it is a passenger or driver mirror. So it isn't a case of needing to stick with the JDM housing but rather that you need to continue to use the one that came with your car for it to fold/unfold at the correct angles. Of course, this is only an issue if you are swapping JDM <=> USDM or JDM <=> EDM-LHD. For those of us that have RHD cars this whole topic is mute.

[DEATH]

It makes very little difference anyway - I swapped my housings and never noticed a bit of difference [other than the far away mirror being on the wrong side which had me screwed up for a few days ]
Stop worrying over this - swap them out and you'll be fine + no need to repaint/color match