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You must peel back the wire loom and splice the wire into the thick GREEN wire. The purple wire is hot and runs back to the 30A fuse underneath the driver side kick panel.
You must peel back the wire loom and splice the wire into the thick GREEN wire. The purple wire is hot and runs back to the 30A fuse underneath the driver side kick panel.
0 2014/11/22 15:23:04
With defrost switch on, the rear defroster relay energizes and completes the circuit to the rear grid, thus sending 12 volts to the red wire I tapped in with.
With defrost switch on, the rear defroster relay energizes and completes the circuit to the rear grid, thus sending 12 volts to the red wire I tapped in with.
0 2014/11/22 15:23:04
With defroster switch off. Ran red wire from 2ndary side of defroster relay. This is the 30AMP side to the defroster window grid. Do not connect wire to coil side thats controlled by the ICM
With defroster switch off. Ran red wire from 2ndary side of defroster relay. This is the 30AMP side to the defroster window grid. Do not connect wire to coil side thats controlled by the ICM
0 2014/11/22 15:23:04
passenger mirror skull removed
passenger mirror skull removed
0 2014/11/16 12:01:40
routing power wires through pivot joint
routing power wires through pivot joint
0 2014/11/16 12:01:40
relay junction box
relay junction box
0 2014/11/16 12:01:40
power wires 18AWG
power wires 18AWG
0 2014/11/16 12:00:14
passenger door skin removed
passenger door skin removed
0 2014/11/16 12:00:14
completed heated mirror assembly passenger
completed heated mirror assembly passenger
0 2014/11/16 11:58:42
connector for defroster switch
connector for defroster switch
0 2014/11/16 11:58:42
Rear defroster relay location
Rear defroster relay location
0 2014/11/16 11:53:33
Rear Defrost Switch Wire
Rear Defrost Switch Wire
0 2014/11/15 11:46:37
mirror mount on actuator
mirror mount on actuator
0 2014/11/02 14:18:49
weatherproof grommet between door and firewall
weatherproof grommet between door and firewall
0 2014/11/02 14:18:49
inside of mirror cover
inside of mirror cover
0 2014/11/02 14:17:56
inside mirror with cover removed
inside mirror with cover removed
0 2014/11/02 14:17:56
EX mirror connector with open slot
EX mirror connector with open slot
0 2014/11/02 14:17:56
Heating grid connectors
Heating grid connectors
0 2014/09/06 18:08:09
driver side mirror
driver side mirror
0 2014/09/06 18:08:09
Each mirror is ~7.8 ohms resistance. In cold weather they ohm out around 5.9 ohms. In a parallel circuit both mirrors will draw about ~4 amps. As the grids heat up the resistance rises and thus the current goes down. That's why its imperative to connect the mirror circuit to the rear defroster relay that time limits the grids. While low current, too much heat can shorten the life of the grids.
Each mirror is ~7.8 ohms resistance. In cold weather they ohm out around 5.9 ohms. In a parallel circuit both mirrors will draw about ~4 amps. As the grids heat up the resistance rises and thus the current goes down. That's why its imperative to connect the mirror circuit to the rear defroster relay that time limits the grids. While low current, too much heat can shorten the life of the grids.
0 2014/09/06 18:08:09