JDM LED mirror covers installed
07-18-08, 06:05 PM
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JDM LED mirror covers installed
Finally got my mirror covers installed. Thanks to Passu2 (Mike) and especially to Albert at the Wheel Supply for all the hard work wiring it up cleanly. It just took a good 8 hours to figure where to tap the wire. But he can do it in probably under a hour now... 
The tip is the 2 wires under the driver side door sill. If you have a voltmeter you can find the wires fairly quickly. No need to run it all the way to the engine bay to the ECU as in the previous DIY guide from Passu2.
Here's some night pics i just took...
4 amber LED's
Both sides with hazards
Next up: Lexon Roof spoiler...
EDIT: Installation pictures available on page 5 of this thread.
Wire colors under the door sill is as follow:
The tip is the 2 wires under the driver side door sill. If you have a voltmeter you can find the wires fairly quickly. No need to run it all the way to the engine bay to the ECU as in the previous DIY guide from Passu2.
Here's some night pics i just took...
4 amber LED's
Both sides with hazards
Next up: Lexon Roof spoiler...
EDIT: Installation pictures available on page 5 of this thread.
Wire colors under the door sill is as follow:
I did the installation for my car, and thanks to this thread I was able to use the driver side wires. Follow passnu2, I ground the wire to the frame, there is a ground bolt under neat the carpet(on driver side). Then I connect the driver's side to the light green (medium wire size, once you open you will know,)and the passenger side to a red color (also medium size...)
You need to have a volt meter, or LED to do the probing while turning the signal. In my case, I use the LED connect the neg. to ground and the pos. connect to a needle , then poking the wires..
There are some red, white, green wires always ON, and the LED does not blink. Once you hit the right green wire, the LED will blink.
Here is the pix of the green wire, the red wire should be close to this.
You need to have a volt meter, or LED to do the probing while turning the signal. In my case, I use the LED connect the neg. to ground and the pos. connect to a needle , then poking the wires..
There are some red, white, green wires always ON, and the LED does not blink. Once you hit the right green wire, the LED will blink.
Here is the pix of the green wire, the red wire should be close to this.
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07-18-08, 06:22 PM
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damn ..very clean
Wow! I'm getting my led mirror covers & paint them in a few weeks. Cant wait. Can you provide more detail on where exactly he tap the wires to? Or may be take some pics on where your wires are
. You mentioned there is a wire on the driver side, where did he tap/wire the passenger side mirror to? Or if there is another wire on the passenger side and underneath the door sill as well? Thanks in advance dude.
Mikey (passnu2), can you help me with the install once I get them painted. Too bad, your DIY guide is gone. I wish I live close to your town, so you could install them for me in your gargage
Wow! I'm getting my led mirror covers & paint them in a few weeks. Cant wait. Can you provide more detail on where exactly he tap the wires to? Or may be take some pics on where your wires are
. You mentioned there is a wire on the driver side, where did he tap/wire the passenger side mirror to? Or if there is another wire on the passenger side and underneath the door sill as well? Thanks in advance dude.Mikey (passnu2), can you help me with the install once I get them painted. Too bad, your DIY guide is gone. I wish I live close to your town, so you could install them for me in your gargage
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07-18-08, 06:25 PM
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nope we made the mistake of assuming there was a wiring on the passenger side too, but apparently BOTH wires are on the driver side. Learned the lesson the hard way and had to take it all apart to run the wiring to the driver side.
I forget the exact color of the wiring. It's easier to find it with a voltmeter to be sure. I think it was like green/white and red/white... i forget. We tried alotta combinations to get it to work correctly...
I forget the exact color of the wiring. It's easier to find it with a voltmeter to be sure. I think it was like green/white and red/white... i forget. We tried alotta combinations to get it to work correctly...
07-18-08, 06:29 PM
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If you kindly take a pic of it-the wire when you have a chance. Did he run the passenger side's wire under the carpet and all the way to the driver side door sill? I'm really curious and eagerly want to find out how he runs the wires for you on both sides.
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07-18-08, 06:30 PM
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Very very nice!
Your car looks great with them!
Mike is like the LED mirror cover guru LOL
Great tip! You can save yourself some trouble if you don't have to run the wires to the engine bay like I did.
Mike is like the LED mirror cover guru LOL
Great tip! You can save yourself some trouble if you don't have to run the wires to the engine bay like I did.
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Albert didn't wanna do it "ghetto style" running the bare wire under the fenders. lol
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everything is neatly taped up under the door sill. We originally were trying to tap it under the dash but the 2 outside leds would stay constant all the time. So we finally found the right wires under the door sill wire bundle. It's specifically the bundle leading to the trunk.
Albert didn't wanna do it "ghetto style" running the bare wire under the fenders. lol
Albert didn't wanna do it "ghetto style" running the bare wire under the fenders. lol
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looks good. looks like u got the mod bug bad like meeh hahahaha. I just got coilovers for a nice slam. Im a lil scared on wiring, did the mirrors come painted?
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Wow some good info. There are wires we can tap on the drivers side. good stuff. Will definitely help me when I install mine. So how exactly did you run the passenger side wires? Did you run it through the carpet inside car?