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Old 05-24-11, 10:00 PM
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Default Switch removed from door cover.

Door panel need to remove. Pry door switch by flat screw drivers. Here is the link for removal: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...moval-diy.html
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Old 05-24-11, 10:16 PM
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Default Unplug mirror power connection

You will see this and yellow line area need to pull by hand. Another pic of blue plug for mirror, unplug it.
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Old 05-24-11, 10:25 PM
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Default Removing mirror from the door

Remove this mirror holder cover. See those 3 (10mm) bolts holding mirror. Remove those.
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Old 05-24-11, 10:28 PM
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Mirror removed.
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Arrow marked plastic cover need to pull out.
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Old 05-24-11, 10:54 PM
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Remove those kind of three screws.
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Old 05-24-11, 10:55 PM
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Remove circled three screws also.
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Finaly you see this after removed six screws.
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Old 05-24-11, 11:07 PM
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LED mirror cover. You need this red and black wire run by mirror power cable to the door.
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Old 05-24-11, 11:14 PM
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Run this wire by the hanger.
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Finaly you see this.
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Default Drill old mirror cover.

Our RX 300 has no extra mirror cover. So drill your old cover almost same size of led wire at the left side.
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Default Solder wires.

Solder the wire connections and taped. Remove the led mirror cover 3m tape and sit on the top of old cover nice and smoothly. Install the mirror glass back by soft press on the white plastic frame.
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Old 05-24-11, 11:46 PM
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Default Run wire through door cable insulator to door.

Behind the glove box locate the flasher connected red wire (which already run) and run through the door cable insulator at the right with black ground wire to the door. I use a body trim bolts as a ground and works.
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Remove the speaker before you run the wire to the door. It will make easy and i used a hanger for run the wire. Here you will see the ground wire and speaker.
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