crossbow said:The autodimming one isn't bad...just one spliced wire, and adding a ground to a bolt by the PCM.
Dunno what else is involved for the homelink.
crossbow said:PCM is under the dash, above and to the left of the clutch pedal. Thats where the directions have you run your power source, and thats where you ground the mirror.
They don't have you run any power from the mirror/lights area, but run the wire all the way down to the floor.
Garfinkle said:I have the homelink mirror and my guess is that the wire goes from the mirror up to the top of the windshield and around the edge of the windshield, which is why you can't see it. I'm not sure about this though. I think you have to drill into the glass too, which is always nerve racking.
If you're willing to fork out $250 for the mirror, why not pay an extra $100 or something and get the dealer to do it.
crossbow said:The wire runs underneath the headliner, then down the pillar, down to where the pcm is located.
You can't see any wires, its completely concealed.
I didn't have to drill in the glass, I just slid off the old mirror, slid the new one on, ran the wires, taped one wire, screwed the ground onto a bolt next to the pcm...va la done. Mine was an "autodimm" mirror, and didn't have homelink, so I'm not entirely sure if there will be differences with the homelink or not.
It came with instructions?crossbow said:Er you can't see anything...Its all hidden. I don't really want to pull the wire back out, since its all nice and tucked under .
The instructions are pretty straight forward...it was my first time ever dealing with car wiring and I had no issues.
Garfinkle said:By the way, doesn't anyone else think it's stupid how you don't get the compass in the mirror when you get a loaded 6 with the homelink. I always though that would be really handy and would look cool to boot. I think when you buy the mirror from the dealer you get it.
Garfinkle said:By the way, doesn't anyone else think it's stupid how you don't get the compass in the mirror when you get a loaded 6 with the homelink. I always though that would be really handy and would look cool to boot. I think when you buy the mirror from the dealer you get it.
crzygosu87 said:hmmm...so how much does the homelink cost and how much for the autodimm? all dealers probably carry them right?
russr said:The homelink mirror is a dealer installed accessory and comes with the compass. In fact, the name for it is COMPASS/AUTODIM MIRROR WITH HOMELINK. A "loaded" 6 comes with the standard mirror. You have to add either the homelink one or just the autodimm one.
Garfinkle said:I guess it is different in the US. I bought a loaded 6 hatch and got the auto dimming mirror with homelink, but not with the compass. This comes with the GT model in Canada.
Fugi said:saw N instead of S (wow) and I did a quick 180.... saved myself from back tracking that time! True Story!