car_lost

hey... i have a set of inspire power folding mirrors and i have a few questions.

1) how can i remove the mirror from the stock mirrors? i want to replace the actual mirror (glass) on the JDM ones with the stock ones. i have read that since the cars are right hand drive in japan, if i install the jdm mirrors, i will have trouble adjusting them perfectly because of this.

2) does anyone by any chance have any wiring diagrams or pretty much any diagrams concerning the inspire mirrors? what about the stock mirrors?

from what i have noticed... the mirrors are plug and play. the switch, i will have to cut the wires from the stock switch and splice in the inspire switch. the part that is going to be tricky/confusing is that i need a power folding mirror relay (which i can get). not sure where it goes or how to wire, but i guess i will find out/look into it more once i buy the relay.

any help is appreciated, thanks.

derrick

I think you're gonna lose the 'heated mirror' function (prob not a big deal since you're in the South) if you want the auto-fold in. Somebody else did this mod ... good luck.

(Sorry, I'm not one with any wiring diagrams, etc)

car_lost

yea, i know im gonna lose the heating... but i dont think i have ever used it.

i will miss the tilt feature though (unless it does it as well). but i can live without it.

car_lost

oh, and i'll throw some pics up once i get home today.

NSXNEXT

iTrader: (2)

You're gonna need to replace more than just the glass.

Think about it:

The Inspire is a right-hand drive car. Go sit in the passenger seat and try to adjust your TL's mirrors so you can see correctly out the left and right side. Difficult isn't it? Well you're gonna have the same problem with the Inspire mirrors.

The way to get around it is to gut the Inspire mirror, except for the motorized part and replace the guts from your TL's mirror into the Inspire one.

nighthawkblack did something similar from what I remember.

car_lost

i figured i would have to do this... i jsut dont know how to take apart the mirrors. this is where i need help.

NYZGREATST

wowwwwww, i will live to see these pics man.

car_lost

lol, they look just like stock mirrors... but i'll take pics of them taken apart as much as i can take them apart myself.

TLgunner

What, like this?:

whatwasthat

god i love that JDM bumper...

songoku

It would be great if the mirror automatically folds when you lock the door. Hey carlos, do you have aftermarket alarm? If you do, see if anyshop might be able to do that for you. It would be sweet!!!

car_lost

it doesnt do this automatically?

i dont have an alarm, but if the mirrors dont automatically fold in when im in park, i'll have to figure something out.


Paul, you wouldnt by any chance have any wiring diagrams or anything for these mirros would you? Or perhaps know someone who does?

pics coming up...

car_lost

the mirror itself:



the plug (that hopefully plugs right into the stock harness :





part of the motor:



the switch:



the 8 wires (from the switch) that will hopefully match the harness:



inside the mirror:

car_lost

questions....

how can i get all that stuff out of the mirror? i removed the 3 screws (which u can see in the last pic), but i cant get the damn thing out.

does anyone know what kind of realy i need? i already ordered a 5-wire relay but i then found out there was also a 7-wire relay. does anyone know which one i will need?

any input is appreciated.

car_lost

also, the mirrors were originally firepepper red and were then painted nighthawk black pearl (a shitty paint job, nonetheless). im trying to take them apart as much possible so i can hvae every little nook and cranny painted Satin Silver Metallic.

EDIT: can a mod edit the title and put *Pics Added*

benzo555

Nice mod.. wire it to your alarm so it will fold when ya arm it! Sorry cant help ya on the wiring.

car_lost

im hoping it'll do that on its own. if not, then i'll figure something out.

songoku

I think Nighthawkblack (robert) has it on his 2000 TL. You might want to search his e-mail address since he doesn't hang out the board often. Good luck!!

johnny14

iTrader: (1)

Damn theres more to these cars than I thought. Songoku, seems like you have alot of mod's from JDM spec on your car. Where did you purchase alot of these parts? I like the side mirror feature and also want the wing. What else comes on Inspire cars? Anyone got a link of what the Inspire look like?

InspireBySD

iTrader: (6)

did you ever get this to work?

TheMightyQuinn

Folding mirrors would be nice, but one of those things I'll get to when everything else is perfect.