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It's finally done....GS300 LED turn signal mirror covers installed...DIY thread

Old 03-15-09, 12:39 PM
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Okay to tap the wires up front: EyeKutr you can update this on your first post.

On the driver side there are the wires to tap. If you take off the sill cover in front of the sills on the driver side. There is a YELLOW wire and a GREEN wire. They are both much thicker then the other wires in there so trust me you will know. The smaller gauge wires do not work. I tested them all with a volt meter to find them yesterday. I tried to find the relay per the print out I had but I had no luck.

Passing the wire from the passenger side was very easy to run through.

PM me if you have any questions.

Awesome write up to EyeKutr...if you follow these steps its right on and not that hard to do.

If you are looking for these hit up NIGEL!!!
Thanks Mike!!!!!
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your welcome.
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Originally Posted by passnu2
your welcome.
Looks like I will meet you to show my handywork when you come to Columbus to the Lexus meet. My son Biggu told me that you might be coming.
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^ I am going to try and a few other locals may join me
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as promised here are the pics, wires are right next to each other. You can see how much thicker the wires are compared to the rest You cant miss them





again Yellow Driver side/Green Passenger side
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Originally Posted by passnu2
as promised here are the pics, wires are right next to each other. You can see how much thicker the wires are compared to the rest You cant miss them





again Yellow Driver side/Green Passenger side
Mike, you are awesome! I just got my mirrors today but I am going to have to wait a few days to install them. I am knee deep in Wheel changes right now.
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Thanks for posting up the pic!! We are installing them on tomorrow
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I guess I will be next!!!! vietdeluxx be sure to let us know how it went.
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very nice dyi looks clean only thing is can you see the white wires in between the door jam when its open or did you cover them up
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I was able to run them with the wires. Takes some time but it was worth it There is basically an L bracket the wires run with and are tapped. You have to unscrew 2 bolts and take the tape off. Its not a normal pass through with the rubber boot like most cars.

vietdeluxx post up some pics man!
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Originally Posted by maxtcee
very nice dyi looks clean only thing is can you see the white wires in between the door jam when its open or did you cover them up
when i did the install and the DIY, i ran out of patience, passnu2 figured it out as well as a closer place to tap the signals.....
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Special Thanks to EyeKutR for this DIY thread and passnu2 for locating a good place to tap into signal wires.

Also, special thanks for Nigel.. perfect fitment and fast shipping!


My friend and I completed the install today!

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^are those the JDM side visors? I havent seen them up close yet that I recall.
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Nice so we have a crystal white, matador red and obdisian done.....farkas youre next...post some pics...
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OK, its my turn to add to this thread. I got it done and it is nice! It took about 4.5hrs to do both sides thanks to this thread! There were a few things that was missing, so I am going to add a few helpers for the next ones to do this. Pictures tell a million stories so here they are!!!!!

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The awesome shells from Nigel!!!! What he sent was a complete kit with wires and plugs. The only thing that I had to do to the new covers was to seal them with clear silicone.

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Here are some tips on how to feed the wire through the guts of the mirror using a tywrap.

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Here are some pictures of the bracket that needs to be removed to feed the wires into the rubber piece between the door and car.

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