Power fold mirror retrofit on Sunday

Keith · 10th November 2006, 09:07

Raistlin295 is coming around on Sunday we are going to have a go at fitting the Power Fold mirrors he bought.

If anyone wants to come and help watch or heckle in that order you are welcome, 10.00 onwards.

As before PM me for address etc

eVoHicks · 10th November 2006, 22:01

Hi, I will try and make this, but I got alot on........this looks like an interesting retrofit, if I can't make it, good luck and lets have the pics for the 'how to'

Andy

PS: At least John won't be around sticking the key in his ear again lol, he has Power Fold mirrors.

Keith · 10th November 2006, 22:31

Oh yes he will!
He is coming to see the Black thing!

JP53 · 11th November 2006, 16:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keith

Oh yes he will!
He is coming to see the Black thing!

And to stick the key in my ear again

Zeb · 11th November 2006, 21:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Phillips

And to stick the key in my ear again

No wonder he keeps losing them....

JohnDotCom · 12th November 2006, 08:19

Hi A "How To" could be in order with Photo's if possible for thoose interested but cant make it.

Raistlin · 12th November 2006, 18:12

I'd just like to say a HUGE thank you to Keith and John for their work on my car today

Oh, and thanks for turning it into a milk float

If anybody else is contemplating the same retrofit, if you haven't already got the cables pre-installed then think very carefully

This job took the 3 of us working more or less constantly, from 10:00am until 4:30 PM to complete and involved taking BOTH front doors off along with sundry other stripping out of the interior.

I personally am as pleased as punch with the results

but it's not a job to be taken on lightly I think.

As a bonus, the terminals used on the parking heater mod can be attached to the additional wiring and fit perfectly in the switch block connector so the wiring up is certainly the easiest part of the job.

Thanks once again to Karen for her hospitality. We were treated to lunch and were never without a coffee. She is a star

From something Keith said, I suspect a new caption competition may be in the offing

Ti Rich · 12th November 2006, 19:13

Another retro fit, well done guys!

How can you tell if the wiring IS there to amke the job simpler?

Keith · 12th November 2006, 20:11

Rich
Pull the master switch out and look at the larger of the two connectors if it is fully populated then the cables are there

This job was a pig due mainly to the fact some more daylight would have been useful to have allowed more time for running the cable from one door to the other.

We were lucky everything worked first time as by the time we were finished the light was going.

Keith · 12th November 2006, 20:23

Don't do it

OK do it like this

Remove door cards
Remove Speaker
Remove water shields
Remove existing mirrors
Remove Doors (cant get at multi plug whilst fitted)
Remove dash trim sufficient to extract huge grommets and door multi plugs
Run 2 cables from and through one grommet to the other with loads of spare at each end
Feed spare through door conduit into doors
Refit doors (need several hands)
Wire up mirrors to switch
Test
Reassemble everything
Test

Go for drive in V8 to get de stressed

Send everyone home!

10th November 2006, 09:07	#1
Keith This is my second home ZT400 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ellesmere Posts: 5,948 Thanks: 0 Thanked 43 Times in 29 Posts	Power fold mirror retrofit on Sunday Raistlin295 is coming around on Sunday we are going to have a go at fitting the Power Fold mirrors he bought. If anyone wants to come and help watch or heckle in that order you are welcome, 10.00 onwards. As before PM me for address etc

12th November 2006, 19:13	#8
Ti Rich Gets stuck in Audi A6 TDi 175 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dudley Posts: 572 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Another retro fit, well done guys! How can you tell if the wiring IS there to amke the job simpler? __________________ CD(Ti Rich) Audi A6 C7 TDI - zzzzzzzzzzzzzz, so boring!! BMW 330d M-Sport - Gone and missed ZT CDTi, gone but not forgotten!

12th November 2006, 20:23	#10
Keith This is my second home ZT400 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ellesmere Posts: 5,948 Thanks: 0 Thanked 43 Times in 29 Posts	Quick How To Don't do it OK do it like this Remove door cards Remove Speaker Remove water shields Remove existing mirrors Remove Doors (cant get at multi plug whilst fitted) Remove dash trim sufficient to extract huge grommets and door multi plugs Run 2 cables from and through one grommet to the other with loads of spare at each end Feed spare through door conduit into doors Refit doors (need several hands) Wire up mirrors to switch Test Reassemble everything Test Go for drive in V8 to get de stressed Send everyone home!

10th November 2006, 22:01	#2
eVoHicks Regular poster MG ZT CDTI Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oswestry Posts: 61 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi, I will try and make this, but I got alot on........this looks like an interesting retrofit, if I can't make it, good luck and lets have the pics for the 'how to' Andy PS: At least John won't be around sticking the key in his ear again lol, he has Power Fold mirrors.

10th November 2006, 22:31	#3
Keith This is my second home ZT400 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ellesmere Posts: 5,948 Thanks: 0 Thanked 43 Times in 29 Posts	Oh yes he will! He is coming to see the Black thing!

12th November 2006, 08:19	#6
JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Hi A "How To" could be in order with Photo's if possible for thoose interested but cant make it.

12th November 2006, 18:12	#7
Raistlin Banned 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Auto Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 8,450 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	I'd just like to say a HUGE thank you to Keith and John for their work on my car today Oh, and thanks for turning it into a milk float If anybody else is contemplating the same retrofit, if you haven't already got the cables pre-installed then think very carefully This job took the 3 of us working more or less constantly, from 10:00am until 4:30 PM to complete and involved taking BOTH front doors off along with sundry other stripping out of the interior. I personally am as pleased as punch with the results but it's not a job to be taken on lightly I think. As a bonus, the terminals used on the parking heater mod can be attached to the additional wiring and fit perfectly in the switch block connector so the wiring up is certainly the easiest part of the job. Thanks once again to Karen for her hospitality. We were treated to lunch and were never without a coffee. She is a star From something Keith said, I suspect a new caption competition may be in the offing

12th November 2006, 20:11	#9
Keith This is my second home ZT400 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ellesmere Posts: 5,948 Thanks: 0 Thanked 43 Times in 29 Posts	Rich Pull the master switch out and look at the larger of the two connectors if it is fully populated then the cables are there This job was a pig due mainly to the fact some more daylight would have been useful to have allowed more time for running the cable from one door to the other. We were lucky everything worked first time as by the time we were finished the light was going.