DIY: automatic side mirror folding
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Originally Posted by KPierson
KPtechnologies is ready to release a 'reverse tilt down' module any day now. You can find some more info on the KPtech forum - www.KPtechnologies.com/forums
Originally Posted by leeboyNY
I got a pair of JDM side mirrors. Then I transplanted JDM side mirror motor units to my side mirrors. I also got a relay that controls side mirrors. <- automobile DIY online shops sell these relays. When I turn the key, mirrors automatically open and mirrors close when the key is out. The relay also has a switch to open and fold mirrors on demand.
Relay wires:
Red wire: power
Blue wire: switch
Black: ground
JDM side mirrors have 5 wires:
Yellow, blue, purple wires: mirror movement control.
Pink and orange wires: folding motor control
Relay wires:
Red wire: power
Blue wire: switch
Black: ground
JDM side mirrors have 5 wires:
Yellow, blue, purple wires: mirror movement control.
Pink and orange wires: folding motor control
Could you do a complete write up with step-by-step instruction of your DIY install?
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is $100 a good price?? I'm in australia, how much would it cost to ship here??
Actually do I even need the relay??? My car is the Australian spec and already has electronically folding mirrors, however they don't fold automatically when I turn the vehicle on or off, I have to do it manually with a switch which is located on the drivers side arm rest.
Actually do I even need the relay??? My car is the Australian spec and already has electronically folding mirrors, however they don't fold automatically when I turn the vehicle on or off, I have to do it manually with a switch which is located on the drivers side arm rest.
Last edited by joekool; Aug 19, 2007 at 04:42 PM.
Originally Posted by specialized5223
You can't take this guy's word. He enjoys kimchi so much he actually wrote it under his name...
Last edited by leeboyNY; Aug 19, 2008 at 01:40 AM.
Originally Posted by angelzhope720
lol that's not jdm. that's KDM lmao. the writing is in korean. maybe the mirrors are made in japan?
Last edited by leeboyNY; Aug 19, 2008 at 01:15 AM.
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From: New Jersey
Did anyone ever notice that the mirrors can fold forward towards the front of the car as well? This feature seems useful if someone clips your mirror while the mirror is out....the entire mechanism will fold forward..motorizing them seems to neglect this feature....
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From: raleigh NC
so, if i were to go to the junk yard or buy jdm folding mirrors off of ebay that come with the switches, and take the motors out and put them in the stock z side mirrors, how would i get them to fold in and out when i turn the key and take out the key? is that what the relay is for? is there any other way i could wire this up with out the relay so it would do this?
