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trinydex
10-02-2007, 06:03 PM
The intent of this thread is to help assist those who do not know how to remove the stock side mirrors, along with tips on installation of the Rexpeed Ganador powered mirrors.

If you plan on doing this swap, I'd recommend printing this out & reading through it before actually tackling the job. It's a fairly easy swap, but it's better to have a grip on what you might encounter to lessen any possible trips to the hardware/auto store...

What you'll need:

- 10mm wrench (box end or short socket on 1/4" drive)
- very small, thin disposable philips screwdriver (will need to bend it 90 degrees unless you want to remove door panel)
- medium sized phillips head screwdriver
- wirestripping tool and/or dykes
- 4 screws that are 1/2" long, but have a narrower, beveled head than those provided with mirrors
- thin wire connectors (unless you plan on soldering or twisting the wires)

STOCK MIRROR REMOVAL:

1. Open your driver side door and locate the mirror access panel seen below. Use your small, thin screwdriver to carefully pry it away from underneath by the bottom corner as shown. If you try to pry it out anywhere else, you risk discoloration of the plastic (fatigue) or tearing/indentation of the door panel material, which doesn't do well when pressured.

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa155/foggyanddynasty/IMG_3887.jpg

2. Now you can see the screw that holds the larger housing to the inside of the door. Remove this screw and pull the housing away from the door.

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa155/foggyanddynasty/IMG_3888.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa155/foggyanddynasty/IMG_3889.jpg

3. Now use the dykes or wirecutters to cut the power wires to the mirror. You'll want to cut them closer to the mirror side, but leaving enough wire to work with if using crimped connectors.

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa155/foggyanddynasty/IMG_3891.jpg

4. Now start removing the three 10mm nuts that hold the mirror on. Once you break them loose, they can easily be removed by hand. But don't actually remove the mirror until you've gone through step 5.

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa155/foggyanddynasty/IMG_3892.jpg

A shorty 10mm socket should fit just inside the door so you can break the lower one loose (but a 10mm wrench will work just as well):

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa155/foggyanddynasty/IMG_3893.jpg

5. On the forwardmost part of the mirror base, there are two small push-fasteners that hold the weather sealant to the mirror base. A striaght pull will remove these and seperate the mirror from the weatherstripping.

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa155/foggyanddynasty/IMG_3894.jpg

6. Now you can remove the stock mirror from your car!

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa155/foggyanddynasty/IMG_3895.jpg

INSTALLATION OF REXPEED GANADOR MIRROR:

1. Locate the driver's side Rexpeed Ganador mirror and the matching mirror base and mate them up against one another. Align the 3 holes and fasten the base to the mirror with the screws. Note how I used a different screw on the bottom right hole. The screws provided have a wider lip and the molding at that spot is too close to the hole for the standard screw to go all the way in. That's what the 1/2" long beveled head screw is for. {thumbup}

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa155/foggyanddynasty/IMG_3896.jpg

2. Feed the wires from the Rexpeed Ganador mirror through the hole in the door and align the holes, make sure that the wiring is pulled all the way through, then start installing the screws that hold the mirror in place, but don't tighten them down all the way (step 3 explains this). I didn't remove the door panel during this change-out, so the bottom screw was tricky (tight space). I opted to use another 1/2" screw (the silver colored screw on the bottom left in pic below), and I used a small pocket screwdriver that I had bent at a 90 degree angle in order to screw it in from the top. Once the screws are in place (but not tightened down all the way), go to Step 3.

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa155/foggyanddynasty/IMG_3897.jpg

3. You'll need to tighten the 3 screws just enough so that the mirror stays in place without you supporting it, but so that it can still be moved by hand. When you get the screws like this, gently close the door and make sure that your mirror is properly aligned to the other exterior parts around it:

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa155/foggyanddynasty/IMG_3901.jpg

When you get it properly aligned, tighten the screws down. Bear in mind if you're not using some of the screws that Rexpeed provides you with, they can be easier to strip out than the factory screws, depending on length & coarseness of thread.

4. Remove the heat shrink tubing from the wire set and cut it down to 2-3" (or however long you want it). I didn't even end up shrinking the tubing, but used it only to keep the wires from getting too messy. Cut your wires down to a more practical length, then strip them & prep them for connection to the ones off of the factory mirror harness:

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa155/foggyanddynasty/IMG_3897.jpg

5. Connect the wires as follows (thanks to PTevo for originally posting this configuration in March of '07):

driver side: red-blue, black-green, white-white
pass. side: white-white, red-blue, black-yellow

After connecting the three wires, put your key in and power up the electrical in the car and make sure that the mirror is responding to the mirror remote accordingly. If it is, then proceed to step 6.

6. Tuck the completed wiring down into the door cavity and replace the housing.

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa155/foggyanddynasty/IMG_3898.jpg

Now replace the access panel:

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa155/foggyanddynasty/IMG_3899.jpg


7. Enjoy your new Rexpeed Ganador mirrors!!! {thumbup}