you know, I never even thought of that. I did a very quick just wire-into-the-harness-end mock up just to check the lighting and they stayed on so I knew something wasn’t right and decided troubleshooting was fit for another day. I Didn’t know this particular mirror had a timer or delayed dimming option. I will wire it it all up correctly and report back my findings. If I can find a seamless install for this particular mirror I’ll even write up a how-to to share with everyone. I love the use of OEM GM parts to upgrade our cars but I always want to make sure it’s done correctly too. The options this mirror has is very appealing, the only other thing I wish it had built in was a Homelink garage door opener but I have other plans for that feature in the future.
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you know, I never even thought of that. I did a very quick just wire-into-the-harness-end mock up just to check the lighting and they stayed on so I knew something wasn’t right and decided troubleshooting was fit for another day. I Didn’t know this particular mirror had a timer or delayed dimming option. I will wire it it all up correctly and report back my findings. If I can find a seamless install for this particular mirror I’ll even write up a how-to to share with everyone. I love the use of OEM GM parts to upgrade our cars but I always want to make sure it’s done correctly too. The options this mirror has is very appealing, the only other thing I wish it had built in was a Homelink garage door opener but I have other plans for that feature in the future.
Most of those Gentex mirrors are ground switched. They want their signal line grounded when they are supposed to turn and not grounded when they should be off. You can check this by pulling the dome light bulb out and testing which side of the bulb connector has continuity to ground.
Attach a wire from that side of the dome light to the Door Switch wire on the mirror.
Also be aware, some mirrors have a battery draw on the Constant 12v wire, even when the Ignition 12v wire is off. This can result in a slow battery drain. These mirrors are meant for vehicles that have a time delay sleep function.
This can be overcome, but is something to watch out for.
Yeah I found the diagram for it and it is ground switched to the door switch, it just happened to be on even when the door was closed. The previous mirror I had with map lights was wired to come on as well with the ground switch so I'm curious as to why this one didn't work the same way when wiring up just the light portion.
I've wondered about the draw as well. The diagram I have shows the main power is to be tied to a switched source, but also has another wire going to a fused positive line.
Just tap the trigger to ground, then see if it goes out....
Pulled out the front seatbelt mounts to get some dynamat onto the rear quarter panels, then cut some wood pieces to make a cover for the air ride pod so that you can only see the tank instead of all the wires
You can use a time delay relay out of a 90's Chrysler product tied to the always on power to replicate the sleep circuit.
Otherwise, you can tie the two power wires together and put them both on accessory power. The only disadvantage to doing it this way is that the dome and map lights won't turn on until the keys are on.
Yeah that relay might be something I look in to. I have T-tops so I do want the map lights to come on when I open the door because of how minimal lighting is in the car as it is.
Long time, no talk peeps. I just took the battery out of the Bu' and put in on a trickle charge in the basement. It's that time of year again. 🥶
Drove it halfway to work this morning....rode in the rollback cab the rest of the way 🙁 Lotta miles and cold weather...guess the trans decided it was done
Finally got around to installing the rear shocks I bought about 4 months ago. The old ones came out surprisingly easy. They were also surprisingly junk. Wore slap out. Found that when Jegs heated the springs to lower the car the passenger side spring is about 2 inches taller than the driver side. The PS shock lower bold would not line up completely true. I got it about 95% but it wouldn't go 100. I'm going to drive it a few miles to see if it changes. Didn't see any defects or damage to shock or mount? The old shock was flush. The rear is about 2 inches taller now and I'm really hoping that it settles. Feels like I'm driving downhill. Because of the crooked bolt I didn't check my G-Body shuffle for improvement. The car definitely rides better. The control arm bushings show some rot. I'll try to get those replaced when I fix the bolt. May as well since the car will be in the air anyway. Top pic is the offending bolt.
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