8th Generation Honda Civic Forum - View Single Post - DIY: Installing Autodimming Homelink Mirror (No A-Pillar)

pudgewack · 07-22-2009, 12:06 AM

Thanks dhowse for posting this. I was looking for a way to have my garage door opener easily accessible, but installed in way that made it look stock/oem. This was the perfect solution for me.

I just finished installing an autodimming mirror w/ homelink and compass on my 09 EX coupe. Just wanted to give a heads up on a couple of issues I ran into during the install.

1. I though I found a 12v acc wire in the moonroof wires. Pink wire with silver stripe. But this is not the correct wire. The mirror turns off when the car turns off and the dome lights turn on. But when the dome lights turn off, the mirror turns back on. Not sure what this wire is for, but it would keep the mirror turned on when the car would be turn off.

I tested the other wires from the moonroof and dome light connectors, but there was not a 12v acc that I could find. Because of this, I had to run the acc wire down to the the fuse box via the a-pillar....which turned out to be very simple to do.

2. The short wire cover would have worked, but it was just wee bit short when fully extended. I also had the long wire cover. The long wire cover, unextended, was a perfect fit.

07-22-2009, 12:06 AM	#85 (permalink)
pudgewack Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2	Thanks dhowse for posting this. I was looking for a way to have my garage door opener easily accessible, but installed in way that made it look stock/oem. This was the perfect solution for me. I just finished installing an autodimming mirror w/ homelink and compass on my 09 EX coupe. Just wanted to give a heads up on a couple of issues I ran into during the install. 1. I though I found a 12v acc wire in the moonroof wires. Pink wire with silver stripe. But this is not the correct wire. The mirror turns off when the car turns off and the dome lights turn on. But when the dome lights turn off, the mirror turns back on. Not sure what this wire is for, but it would keep the mirror turned on when the car would be turn off. I tested the other wires from the moonroof and dome light connectors, but there was not a 12v acc that I could find. Because of this, I had to run the acc wire down to the the fuse box via the a-pillar....which turned out to be very simple to do. 2. The short wire cover would have worked, but it was just wee bit short when fully extended. I also had the long wire cover. The long wire cover, unextended, was a perfect fit.