my car was keyed a few weeks ago (you may have seen the thread with pics)







took it apart all on my own

tomorrow is the side skirts (couldnt get 1 screw off on each side), the tail lights, side view mirrors, rear lip and fender liners.

need to buy a few misc screws that have been misplaced over the years :o and possibly new fender liners because they are all cracked.

i hate to see it like this, but i love doing this stuff.

more pics tomorrow.

 

Get your grille painted SSm too! Hope it all comes back nice!!

 

i've seen the grille painted ssm... didnt like it much :o

 

aww haha oh well, I thought that it makes it look better but still love the 8000ks

 

Hey. Those Jdm mirrors you bought from Mike. Whats the difference with those and the stock ones?

 

i see tl's looking like that all the time, when those bastard thieves rip the headlights out! its an everyday thing here in brooklyn

 

ha, an easier question would be... whats NOT different?

they are completely different dude. first off, they are from a '99-'01 Inspire. if you look at the '99-'01 TL mirrors and the '02-'03 TL mirrors, they look slightly different.

the plug that comes outs of the JDM mirror is different than the TL one and it has a different amount of wires.

the switch that control's the mirrors has different amount of wires as well.

then there are 2 type-s of relays for the JDM mirror. a 5-wire relay and a 7-wire relay. i bought a 5-wire relay before i found out there was also a 7-wire relay. i have no clue which one is the correct one.

so yea, i need to find someone who is electrically inclined to take on such a task. know anyone?

 

I am what you call a asian blonde

 

eh?

 

my point exactly.

 

:lol:

i catch your drift... i think

 

any diagrams of each one, i could give it a try

 

Can you take some pictures of the mirrors so I can see the difference?

 

I wanted to do that with my grill, but I want to see how it looks on another car first....I just can't find any pics of it

 

i have absolutely no wiring diagrams for either mirrors. the best i could do is take pics of the wires of each mirror.

 

here are a few pics a took a while ago of the INSPIRE mirrors:











wires from the switch above:


no clue how to remove the insides:

 

bxscig: i'll take better pics of the wires of the INSPIRE mirrors and take pics of the stock mirrors wires.

thien: the difference is just in the way they look, the '99-'01 TL mirros are sllightly different. they are rounder, while the '02-'03 mirros are ediger i guess you can say. i'll take somes pics of both of them side by side when i get a chance.

 

Sorry Lost, my brains not working right today...
Am I correct that u bought '99-'01 JDM Mirrors for your '02-'03?

 

yes. another member had them but he crashed his car before he could install them so he gave to me practically for free.

 

......don't get me wrong man i love the PF mirrors but don't u think that giving up the look of our 02-03 mirrors is too much of a sacrafice?

......I'd just sell them and use that money towards the JDM PF mirrors for your year. I know they're expensive but that's what I'd do.

 

more pics:

full size: http://www.acurainspired.com/gallery...38529&uuid=385

 

 

mask off the entire muffler! I see cars driving around with painted mufflers around here, it looks bad. Other than that it looks great!