DIY: Installing Autodimming Homelink Mirror (No A-Pillar) - Page 2

Garrison · 01-25-2007, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by blanz

You will need the foreign car bracket and the short wire cover.
I had cut the excess wire and tacked on the fuse.
Bill.

Did you stuff the remaining wire under the headliner? Also, did you cut before the brown adapter or after?

gbae007 · 01-25-2007, 08:20 PM

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blanz · 01-25-2007, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garrison

Did you stuff the remaining wire under the headliner? Also, did you cut before the brown adapter or after?

Stuffed it in the forward part of the headliner. It's been a while but I think I cut the brown adapter out and used T-taps to tie into the cars wire harness.

Garrison · 01-25-2007, 08:34 PM

Very nice tip. I left you rep sir. Thanks. I am doing this this weekend. I will post my pics as well.

Garrison · 01-27-2007, 12:46 AM

OK I must have gotten a different harness. Mine had two greens, One yellow with a fuse, one red with a fuse, a brown,a white, and a ground. How you guys got three wire one is beyond me. So I think I screwed up. I have the red going to the light blue wire with the white adapter and the white wire going to the purple with silver stripe and the black to the screw whole as the ground. Any Ideas? Cause it won't operate my garage door?

Garrison · 01-27-2007, 01:47 AM

Ok i think I figured it out. The yellow is the battery +12V goes to the baby blue. The accessory +12v was red and it goes to the purple with silver.

ccarbajal08 · 03-02-2007, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garrison

Ok i think I figured it out. The yellow is the battery +12V goes to the baby blue. The accessory +12v was red and it goes to the purple with silver.

Garrison, what kind of Civic? I have the 07 SI and was wondering if wire colors are the same as yours?

vphan13 · 03-03-2007, 10:54 PM

This is probably an easy question but here goes. . . .

How do you remove the existing mirror mount that is currently glued to the windshield from the factory? I'm looking at the foreign mounting bracket and it says I need to glue it to the windshield

ccarbajal08 · 03-04-2007, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vphan13

This is probably an easy question but here goes. . . .

How do you remove the existing mirror mount that is currently glued to the windshield from the factory? I'm looking at the foreign mounting bracket and it says I need to glue it to the windshield

Nope. The foreign vehicle mount attaches on to the existing mount. I just did it and it's great!

vphan13 · 03-04-2007, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ccarbajal08

Nope. The foreign vehicle mount attaches on to the existing mount. I just did it and it's great!

That makes this a whole lot easier!

ccarbajal08 · 03-06-2007, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by vphan13

That makes this a whole lot easier!

FYI, the foreign vehicle bracket doesn't sit flush with the windshield. I was trying to force it. Then, I realized that it wasn't contured for the 2007 Civic SI. There should be a little space between the bracket and windshield.

ccarbajal08 · 03-09-2007, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by dhowse

The accessory line stays high up to 10 minutes after the ignition is turned off or until the door opens.

Do I need to worry about draining the battery when I shut the car off? How does this work?

MellowGato · 03-09-2007, 10:56 AM

If installed correctly, the mirror looses power when the car is shut off. It is designed this way - and that is the correct way to install it. Even if you connected it so it was always on, it draws such little power that you would not have to worry about battery drain unless you leave your car for weeks at a time...

Popinjay · 04-03-2007, 11:03 AM

Anyone know how much current this thing draws? I just purchased it but don't see any electrical specs in the documentation.

kicker_jace · 04-03-2007, 11:37 AM

i did the same thing...

my mirror/homelink/compass came from my dads 04 maxima lol

oris98 · 05-22-2007, 06:20 PM

So What did you guys paid for the mirror with homelink, compass, temperature, autodime features ? Good DIY tip !
Thanks.

RJJensen · 05-22-2007, 06:36 PM

http://www.autodimmingmirrors.com/dealerpricing/index.php?cat_id=1&catname='Gentex%20Auto%20Dimmin g%20Mirrors'

Odessa · 07-16-2007, 12:15 AM

Another successful installation. Thanks to everyone who provided instructions. I have 2007 Civic EX sedan. I connected mirror and Valentine 1 radar detector to purple/silver wire (+12v) and to a screw supporting map light/moonroof pod (ground). Works great.

Kid Red · 07-30-2007, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Odessa

Another successful installation. Thanks to everyone who provided instructions. I have 2007 Civic EX sedan. I connected mirror and Valentine 1 radar detector to purple/silver wire (+12v) and to a screw supporting map light/moonroof pod (ground). Works great.

Sweet, I have an EX sedan and nice to hear the mirror fit properly. I can't wait to get one.

jeremy0203 · 07-30-2007, 10:14 PM

so is homelink just a garage opener?

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01-25-2007, 08:34 PM	#24 (permalink)
Garrison Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Georgia Age: 36 Posts: 1,058 Garrison	Very nice tip. I left you rep sir. Thanks. I am doing this this weekend. I will post my pics as well.

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Garrison Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Georgia Age: 36 Posts: 1,058 Garrison	OK I must have gotten a different harness. Mine had two greens, One yellow with a fuse, one red with a fuse, a brown,a white, and a ground. How you guys got three wire one is beyond me. So I think I screwed up. I have the red going to the light blue wire with the white adapter and the white wire going to the purple with silver stripe and the black to the screw whole as the ground. Any Ideas? Cause it won't operate my garage door?

01-27-2007, 01:47 AM	#26 (permalink)
Garrison Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Georgia Age: 36 Posts: 1,058 Garrison	Ok i think I figured it out. The yellow is the battery +12V goes to the baby blue. The accessory +12v was red and it goes to the purple with silver.

03-09-2007, 10:56 AM	#33 (permalink)
MellowGato Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 677	If installed correctly, the mirror looses power when the car is shut off. It is designed this way - and that is the correct way to install it. Even if you connected it so it was always on, it draws such little power that you would not have to worry about battery drain unless you leave your car for weeks at a time...

04-03-2007, 11:03 AM	#34 (permalink)
Popinjay Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 29 Posts: 164	Anyone know how much current this thing draws? I just purchased it but don't see any electrical specs in the documentation.

04-03-2007, 11:37 AM	#35 (permalink)
kicker_jace Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Staten Island, NY Age: 23 Posts: 857 Jayson	i did the same thing... my mirror/homelink/compass came from my dads 04 maxima lol

05-22-2007, 06:20 PM	#36 (permalink)
oris98 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 24	So What did you guys paid for the mirror with homelink, compass, temperature, autodime features ? Good DIY tip ! Thanks.

05-22-2007, 06:36 PM	#37 (permalink)
RJJensen Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 1,037	http://www.autodimmingmirrors.com/dealerpricing/index.php?cat_id=1&catname='Gentex%20Auto%20Dimmin g%20Mirrors'

07-16-2007, 12:15 AM	#38 (permalink)
Odessa Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 9	Another successful installation. Thanks to everyone who provided instructions. I have 2007 Civic EX sedan. I connected mirror and Valentine 1 radar detector to purple/silver wire (+12v) and to a screw supporting map light/moonroof pod (ground). Works great.

07-30-2007, 10:14 PM	#40 (permalink)
jeremy0203 Senior Member Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Saint Marys, GA Age: 26 Posts: 2,406 Jeremy	so is homelink just a garage opener?

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