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DIY Power Folding Mirrors: a journey
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Some things I learned during this install which are specific to the F Kit (and may apply to other kits)
- The green wire has a different connector on either end. Make sure you do not plug the wire in backward because depinning these connectors can be a PITA
- Tighten your screws all the way down or else your mirror will wobble, and you will have to live with that wobble or revise the install. I had to remove the mirror again and partially disassemble stop the wobble. With that said, do not over tighten the screws or you can strip the plastic like another member of this forum did
- If you switch out the mirror glass, when you reinstall it, make sure the tilt motor sticks are properly aligned. They are ball and socket joints but there is a little notch that must align. If you do not align the notch, the ball will break off
- Wear gloves when you remove the glass. Even clean hands are greasy. Also white lithium grease is behind the mirror to prevent plastic squeaking. It will get all over your hands, or gloves if you are wearing them
- Take more pictures than you need to to ensure putting things back together is easier
- The green wire has a different connector on either end. Make sure you do not plug the wire in backward because depinning these connectors can be a PITA
- Tighten your screws all the way down or else your mirror will wobble, and you will have to live with that wobble or revise the install. I had to remove the mirror again and partially disassemble stop the wobble. With that said, do not over tighten the screws or you can strip the plastic like another member of this forum did
- If you switch out the mirror glass, when you reinstall it, make sure the tilt motor sticks are properly aligned. They are ball and socket joints but there is a little notch that must align. If you do not align the notch, the ball will break off
- Wear gloves when you remove the glass. Even clean hands are greasy. Also white lithium grease is behind the mirror to prevent plastic squeaking. It will get all over your hands, or gloves if you are wearing them
- Take more pictures than you need to to ensure putting things back together is easier
stanleywinthrop
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Well, it's finally time I come back and close the loop on this. About a year ago, my A Spec was totaled, but luckily I was fine. I mourned that car for months and refused come back here and revisit that day. Because of the car market last winter and other life circumstances, I elected to find a reasonably priced used CRV to replace the integra. At the time of the wreck, I had installed my rebuilt mirrors on the A spec, but I was awaiting new mirror switches, which leads me to my primary point: Don't do what my thread started out to do. I only discovered late in the process that I would need separately source window switches and that pushed my costs up to the point that it made no sense to do what my first 5 posts in this thread attemped to do. Just get the C or F kit.
The good news is that finally got back into the game a couple of weeks ago and purchased a 25 Si. I went ahead with the F kit and got power mirrors installed. I made a quick video of the install for anyone interested.
TL : DR Don't do what I attempted to do in this thread. Just get the F kit, and watch this:
The good news is that finally got back into the game a couple of weeks ago and purchased a 25 Si. I went ahead with the F kit and got power mirrors installed. I made a quick video of the install for anyone interested.
TL : DR Don't do what I attempted to do in this thread. Just get the F kit, and watch this:
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