DIY Turn Signal Mirrors (winkers)

[niko3257]

I was so surprised that these came in today.
i wasn't expecting them till next week.

[EUROz*JDMz]

can't wait.

[qbmurderer13]

Bring em sunday and well put em while doing the headlights (assuming you dont install them before). Not sure how complicated they may be though.

[JDM_DOHC_SiR]

Finish this one up nick and I'll sticky this to the top

[niko3257]

to start i'll show you what tools you'll need.






also before we get started.
silicone is your best friend.
when ever i change my lights i usually
silicone the edges. where the lens meets
the housing. this stops any future leaks.

[niko3257]

okay now you can start by taking the door handle
cover off. it has three tabs at the bottom.
i just pulled it and it came right off.

look at pics to see the tabs


here is what it looks like off.
also look and you will see two philips screws that you
will have to remove. one is right next to the door lock
and the other is behind the panel you took off.
also unclip the power to the window switches.


now that the screws are off it's time to take off the door panel.
i used a window crank removal too to do this.
like so.






make sure you twist the door lock so it goes out of the door panel.
now that the door panel is off you need to take off the speaker.

[niko3257]

now peel back the plastic like so.
use a piece of tape to hold it back.
if you have gloves wear them. that sealant
is nasty stuff.
now unclip the blue/white clip in the picture.



next take off the small panel behind the mirror.
a small screw driver will do the job.
just pry on it from the top or bottom.
it will pop right out.






now pull the blue wire you unclipped all the way out of the door.

[denice25]

Great man....

[JDM_DOHC_SiR]

NICK fix your pictures please!!!

[mikejet]

I don't think you need the sealant. The way that the LED is designed it should be fine. It's just about a perfect fit on mine and when you wash the car it's possible for some water to get in there but barely.

[qbmurderer13]

I rather have no water get in than have a little bit of water get in and make the lights all foggy :P

[JDM_DOHC_SiR]

Originally Posted by qbmurderer13

I rather have no water get in than have a little bit of water get in and make the lights all foggy :P

The LED winker assy. is completely sealed.... there is no need to seal it in at all.... water will get into the mirror assy reguardless .....due to the openings around the mirror assy..

[qbmurderer13]

Ahh gotcha, didn't know that just assumed since he was using silicone that they weren't sealed.

[JDM_DOHC_SiR]

OK Guys here are the color codes that you will need for wiring up the winkers..

Color Codes


Left winker + wire color BLUE
Left winker - wire color BLACK or Ground the wire
Right winker + wire color WHITE
Right winker - wire color BLACK or Ground the wire

These wires can be found near the fuse box..

[niko3257]

now you'll want to take your mirror off.
take a look at the pic and see where my thumb is.



here is another pics of it off just so you can see where i'm talking about.
see the slot at the bottom right hand corner.
that is the one.



make sure you tilt your mirror up towards the sky and in towards
the car in order to see the slots.
you will need to put a flat head screw driver in the slot between the
white plastic and the mirror. you'll see what i'm talking about once
you look up at it.
then proceed and twist your screw driver. this will pop out the bottom
half of your mirror. now all you need to do is tilt the mirror up and it
will come right out.
now you have this.

[niko3257]

Originally Posted by JDM_DOHC_SiR

OK Guys here are the color codes that you will need for wiring up the winkers..

Color Codes


Left winker + wire color BLUE
Left winker - wire color BLACK or Ground the wire
Right winker + wire color WHITE
Right winker - wire color BLACK or Ground the wire

These wires can be found near the fuse box..

thanks Dave those are the ones.
a little tricky finding them but i did.
pics soon.



also for me the silicone is peace of mind.
if no one wants to do it you don't have to.
i just have a habit of doing it to all my cars.

[niko3257]

now if you look at your new covers you can see all the clips
that hold it on. you can also look inside the mirror like so.
there is about 6 clips.



push on them and the cover will pop out.
now unbolt the mirror using a 10mm socket set up.
take it to you bench/table what ever you have.
you can now screw on your blinkers.

now pop this cover off at the bottom of your mirror


like so


take the three screws off and now you can run the wires
through the mirror.
also before i ran my wires i soldered them together.


after that it will look something like this.

[niko3257]

i also taped all my wires so they look good.


now look at this pics and you will see a white clip behind where the speaker
was. just unclip it so you can get some slack out of the wire.



now take that piece of #12 wire i had in the tool list.
look at my pic and you'll get the idea.
pull apart the rubber seal from both ends and run run
the #12 through it.
like so.


now use some electrical tape and tape the wires you
are running to the #12 wire.
hook it like this so you can pull it through.

[niko3257]

now you can finally start putting stuff back together.
bolt your mirror back up. make sure you run all your wires
like they came out.
i taped and zip tied my wires to the oem mirrors wires and
power door lock wires.

[niko3257]

by now if you don't have your inside panels out get them out.
like so.





now do the other side the same way and put it back together.
run your wires nice and neat under the dash.
like i said earlier i taped and zip tied all my wires.