09-28-2018, 09:11 AM | #1 |
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Blendmount direct wire cord to rear view mirror
Does anyone know exactly what trim piece I'm taking off to connect the Blendmount wire tap to the rear view mirror? Will I need to cut a small part of the trim to allow it to re-seat with the cord in place?
Also, if I do have to cut it, does anyone know the part number so I can order a replacement for when I return the car (it's a lease). |
09-28-2018, 04:53 PM | #3 |
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you won't need to cut anything, just pop it off. the mirror tap will turn off too, its just delayed a little bit. you DO NOT need to wire to glovebox for it to turn off on its own.
also, i took my radar and cable to my dealership and they plugged the mirror-tap in for free. it literally took less than 5 min. |
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I was able to get the cover off and it looks like the mirror tap can go into the purplpe/reddish plug at the top, but when I tried it was really tight and I broke one of the leads on the mirror tap cord. I've also read that the brown and green wires on the lower harness can be used as well. I'm waiting for my new cord to come and want to use the correct leads.
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Haven't had a chance yet. Was out running around all day yesterday with the kids. Hopefully find some time this afternoon.
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I just tried for a half an hour. I can't get the wire tap blades into the automatic wiper harness and I can't seem to figure out how to pull out the main harness plug. I'm back to using the 12V cord for now.
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10-10-2018, 02:26 PM | #14 |
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Well you got one step further than I did! I spent a while just trying to get the cover off and get access to the area. I'm leery of pulling anything too hard and breaking something since I just took delivery last week! I'm thinking I'll wait until my break-in service and ask the technician to help me figure out how to open things up. I assume they'll have maintenance instructions (and likely experience working in that area) to guide me.
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hey guys. make sure on the mirror tap that you have the right size wire. I think they come in two sizes. buy when you do try to push the pin in it will take a slight force to fo it. once in it wint move out. j a thought for you guys and hope it helped
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no photos to give. mine is connected up
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Any update on which wires to tap into in the rear view mirror area? I would love to go this route, but so far no good information on which wires to tap into...
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11-07-2018, 06:55 AM | #21 |
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Just scheduled my break-in service for Friday the 16th. If we don't get any answers before then I plan to ask the tech how to get access to the area and to check his repair manuals for the 12v switched wire.
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So, at least as far as this board is concerned, it seems no one has successfully installed a mirror power tap. This sucks because I'm picking up my car on Saturday, I really want it installed at the point of the rv mirror, and I can't point to an example of it being done so that the service foreman can believe that it's possible. Darn...
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