[DIY] Installing Electric Spoon Style Mirrors!!

[niiCk]

Hey, im 15, a noob and this is my first DIY so be kind to me:)

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

Aim: To get rid of the stock mirrors and install electric spoon style mirrors.

Required:

Pair of Electric Spoon style mirrors
Electrical tape
Phillips screwdriver
Flat-head screwdriver
8mm spanner/socket


DRIVERS SIDE

Step 1:
Remove the screw behind the door latch

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Step 2:
Remove the screw inside the door handle

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Step 3:
Unclip the connection from the power window controls

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Step 4:
Remove the black plastic screw from the inner of the door panel

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Step 5:
Get a flat-head screw driver and slide it under the door panel and pull it towards you to unclip the door panel. Repeat in all different areas until all are unclipped

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Step 6:
Once then lift the door panel out by sliding it towards the right

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Step 7:
Then use the flat-head screwdriver again to unclip the black triangular panel thing

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Step 8:
Grab the 4 wires (blue, white, black and red) that came with the spoon style mirrors and cut the ends (the red wire doesn't need to be used)

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Step 9:
Then splice the 3 original wires (yellow with white stripe, yellow with red stripe, yellow with black stripe) as so

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Step 10:
Connect the black wire to the yellow with white stripe wire

Step 11:
Connect the blue wire to the yellow with red stripe wire

Step 12:
Connect the white wire to the yellow with black stripe wire

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Step 13:
Then take the 8mm socket and unscrew the 3 bolts that are holding the original mirror, like so

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Step 14:
Then push the white clips, the top and bottom till the mirror comes off

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Step 15:
Then take the rubber off the original mirror and place it onto the spoon style mirror

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Step 16:
Now put the spoon style mirror on, and take 3 screws to hold it together

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Step 17:
Now cover all the connections that you have made with electrical tape, and also i used some plastic that you use for your subwoofer to cover all of it together (optional)

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Step 18:
Now connect the connection and replace the triangular plastic panel

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Step 19:
Now replace the door panel by repeating steps 1-5 in reverse

PASSENGER SIDE

Step 20:
Now do the exact same till it comes to the wiring

Step 21:
Connect the white wire to the yellow with white stripe wire

Step 22:
Connect the blue wire to the blue with black stripe wire

Step 23:
Connect the black wire to the blue with white stripe

Step 24:
Admire your work:)

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If you have any questions, just ask me. :)

Thanks Nick

[rayb3na_]

very nice write up!

[niiCk]

thanks man.=D

[dc2dc2dc2]

ur car?

If so.

It is.
very
very
very
clean :)

[niiCk]

yea its my new car..i usetoo have a honda civic GL but hated carby so i sold it n bought this=D SI ftw man=P

[DC4Integra98]

Great write-up. Looks very nice!

Got pics of it on a different angle?

[DvS-]

nice writeup. details and pics :D
good work

[teaseR]

wtf ur 15. u had a GL and sold it and bought a Si?
whats ur occupation bro

[niiCk]

wtf ur 15. u had a GL and sold it and bought a Si?
whats ur occupation bro

LOL bro..your funny=]
yea well i hated the carby so much cause you needed to get fuel lines, tanks and stuff so i sold it and found this nice SI=]

im a student..in year 11. I work at HOYTS though;)

[teaseR]

LOL bro..your funny=]
yea well i hated the carby so much cause you needed to get fuel lines, tanks and stuff so i sold it and found this nice SI=]

im a student..in year 11. I work at HOYTS though;)

nice...
well i got a carby eg civic when i was in yr 11 too... was the best car that i had in terms of the amount of hours i use to spend in it. loved it

[niiCk]

nice...
well i got a carby eg civic when i was in yr 11 too... was the best car that i had in terms of the amount of hours i use to spend in it. loved it

haha nicenice..yea i kept telling my dad how i wanted to do an engine conversion on it and that i had to spend heaps to convert it to EFI and then change the braking system. My dad didnt want me to spend heaps jus to make it to EFI so he told me to sell it any buy another one.

[I heart the SSS]

Props man, I will be using this for sure.

P.M me with how much you got your car for iite

[[ricer]]

very good write up man
how did you figure out which wires went where?
was there instructions?

btw where did you get the mirrors?

[niiCk]

;1685085']very good write up man
how did you figure out which wires went where?
was there instructions?

btw where did you get the mirrors?

Hi, i got my dad to help me. We tried all the combinations to get it right, blew a few fuses but its all good. There were no instructions with the mirrors so yea. But you guys should'nt need to blow fuses since ive alreadyy told which goes with which..

i bought them from US ebay.

[SiGO]

Hi, i got my dad to help me. We tried all the combinations to get it right, blew a few fuses but its all good. There were no instructions with the mirrors so yea. But you guys should'nt need to blow fuses since ive alreadyy told which goes with which..

i bought them from US ebay.

Are you sure you got the wiring right?

I have a set of these aswell but following your wiring instructions they seem to do some odd things, the drivers side one when pusing the left button seems to go up, as does the up button.

*confused*

Oh well, can just push them into place :D

Cheers for the write up, was a massive help, though rather than use other screws, I used the original double threaded ones, they were a tight fit but went in no worries with a bit of help from my ratchet!

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[MrWoohoo]

Cool write up, had these on my EJ2 but never did finish wiring them up lol.
Just tried it out and works a treat, just need to respray them and fit 'em on the EJ1.

Thanks. :thumbsup:

[jusybabe]

ah, thanks for this, helpful!

[niiCk]

lol 2 yrs ago..
no worries:P

[jusybabe]

lol 2 yrs ago..
no worries:P

ahaha..i know but i just got my eg and starting to do mods to it so this will be very helpful when i get around to buying my mirrors. I probably would've done my head in trying to work out the wiring and blowing fuses..-_-"

[Samm928]

these are similiar to dc2 mirrors right? cabling looks the same? same colours etc ?

[niiCk]

ahaha..i know but i just got my eg and starting to do mods to it so this will be very helpful when i get around to buying my mirrors. I probably would've done my head in trying to work out the wiring and blowing fuses..-_-"

hahaah yeah its all good=P
i saved you the stress and trouble=]


these are similiar to dc2 mirrors right? cabling looks the same? same colours etc ?

yeah it shoud be fairly similar..