Electrochromic mirror
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Heel & Toe
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Electrochromic mirror
I recently purchased an electrochromic mirror off of ebay for my '98 Vette. I was thinking that one of the four wires to my existing mirror would lose power when the car was off. However, I've found that this is not the case. There are 4 wires Black, Brown, Orange, and Orange. When I connect my volt meter to the black ground wire and either one of the orange wires I get a 12v reading whether the car is on or off. There is also a brown wire but it reads like .07v or something weird like that. Does anyone have the schematics or no what I could be doing wrong? Thanks, any help would be appreciated. I hope I don't have to run another wire from the stupid fuse box just for this.
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http://www.c5forum.com/diy/electro_mirror.php
This site gives instructions for installing the mirror on an older c5. I did it on my 2000 with no problem. You need a connector which is listed in the site and I got from Fred Beans.
This site gives instructions for installing the mirror on an older c5. I did it on my 2000 with no problem. You need a connector which is listed in the site and I got from Fred Beans.
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Originally Posted by donnyonee
auto dimming? how does that work?
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Heel & Toe
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Yea that's exactly what it does. It has a sensor on the front and a sensor on the back. The one on the mirror side will determine if there is a car with bright lights on behind you and the mirror will turn itself dark blue. The sensor in the back determines if it is day time or night time.
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Originally Posted by RPOZ4Z
if you want the map lights to come on when the doors are opened (like the stock mirror) then you will need to wire in a relay. 
Tom
Last edited by TCW; Apr 26, 2005 at 11:39 AM.
Melting Slicks
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Using this very good write up (mentioned above)
http://www.c5forum.com/diy/electro_mirror.php
I changed mine a year ago. Works perfect with all features.
Frederik
http://www.c5forum.com/diy/electro_mirror.php
I changed mine a year ago. Works perfect with all features.
Frederik
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Originally Posted by TCW
If the mirror is an OEM mirror, no relay is needed. I've read that some aftermarket mirrors DO require a relay.
Tom
Tom
yes, that's right.
mine is aftermarket.
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Did this mod, very easy and the best non-Hp mod.
The link to the DIY from this site is dead on. You need the new Harness. The mirror works when the lights are on. The map lights work at anytime. The nice orange mood light also works only when the lights are on. Follow the wiring change in the DIY and you'll have no problems. PM me if you need more help.
The link to the DIY from this site is dead on. You need the new Harness. The mirror works when the lights are on. The map lights work at anytime. The nice orange mood light also works only when the lights are on. Follow the wiring change in the DIY and you'll have no problems. PM me if you need more help.
