How to: JDM Power Folding Mirrors Rewire [Archive]

Cali

11-22-2005, 11:50 AM

this is assuming you have the jdm switch AND plug with wires coming out of it...

JDM Folding Power Mirrors:

Use the existing plug from the OEM mirrors. (The one that connects to the door…its obvious) cut all wires there but leave enough wire to splice JDM harness.

JDM Mirror harness OEM Plug harness
Blue <------> White
Yellow <------> Green
White <------> Blue

The other two wires out of the JDM mirror harness are for the folding function. You must run two new wires to switch.

JDM Mirror Harness NEW WIRE JDM Switch Harness
Green ------------ Brown
Orange ------------ Sky Blue

JDM Mirror Switch
Cut the wires from the OEM switch…leave enough to work with and splice as follows, starting from the OEM wires.

OEM Wires JDM Switch Harness
N/A <------> Green/white
N/A <------> Black/yellow
Black/silver stripe <------> Black/silver stripe
Blue/yellow <------> Orange/blue
Green/black <------> Orange/black
Orange/blue <------> Blue/yellow
Orange/black <------> Green/black
Orange/yellow <------> Red/yellow
Blue <------> Blue/silver stripe

Some corrections:

Mirror Switch wiring :

Green/white and Black/Yellow from the JDM switch are actually for Illumination. It works and lights up the switch. It uses the same color wires that are left on the oem wiring.

Dominicano

11-22-2005, 12:07 PM

what happens if you got the module also? would it not be easier to use the module.

Cali

11-22-2005, 12:36 PM

what do you mean by module?

Dominicano

11-22-2005, 12:49 PM

I got the switch and the module that is under the dash from the JDM car they took it off. I will take some pics when i get home.

Since you don't have the module, I believe it give you the option to when you want your mirror to open and use what ever trigger, like when the car turns on, or when you disarm your alarm like that. So you don't have to do it manually all the time.

GreyGoose01

11-22-2005, 01:01 PM

i need that module, where i get it from?

Dominicano

11-22-2005, 01:05 PM

I got it with the one you posted and i bought it real quick remember it just came in there.

GreyGoose01

11-22-2005, 01:15 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Dominicano)</div><div class='quotemain'>I got it with the one you posted and i bought it real quick remember it just came in there.</div>

mine just came with the JDM switch but no harness so i bought one from TriggerMauve

ao what doe sthe module look like/do?

pinoyesv6

11-22-2005, 01:29 PM

you should be able to use the relay module from a toyota or hondas since those are easier to find than mitsubishis. the honda one i believe is the most common, you just have to make sure you have the wiring diagram so that you know what to hook up where.

peanotation

11-22-2005, 01:49 PM

i'm going to see if this is close at all to the 7G jdm folding mirrors.......

Dominicano

11-22-2005, 01:49 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(pinoyesv6)</div><div class='quotemain'>relay module.</div>

Thats the name I was looking for

GreyGoose01

11-22-2005, 02:03 PM

so eBay has these relay modules?

ok so eBay does have relay modules, but different kinds!
which one to get?

pinoyesv6

11-22-2005, 02:14 PM

hey cali. do you have a pin diagram for the switch?

the reason i say that is that the 8g jdm mirror switch
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5817/dsc000096gs.jpg
looks like the 7g jdm mirror switch
http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/4336/mirrorsswitch9if.jpg
and the 6g jdm mirror switch
http://i12.ebayimg.com/02/i/05/78/2b/fe_1.JPG

so if the pin layouts are the same then they might just be the same exact switch which would make wiring the 7g and 6g cars almost as easy.

Cali

12-01-2005, 12:20 PM

i might have pinout...i'll look for it today and get back.

Kalamidad

12-14-2005, 05:53 PM

what's the model number for the 8g jdm power folding mirrors?

peanotation

12-14-2005, 06:08 PM

i checked the 8G JDM wiring against my jdm mirrors, and not one wire matches up (color wise at least), so i guess it's completely different. if you have a pinout for the 8g that'd be awesome

Bezzle

07-24-2006, 08:48 AM

i love dusting off old topics...i just figured out how to wire the 8G switch to a pair of 7G mirrors.ill draw out a wire layout diagram for it later.but heres a pic of the 8G relay module for further noob reference...

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/5012/galantfoldingmirror07zp0.jpg

GreyGoose01

07-24-2006, 08:16 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bezzle)</div><div class='quotemain'>
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/5012/galantfoldingmirror07zp0.jpg</div>

so i need this module? or do i have it already. this topic is confusing me. Fuck my mirrors...who wants them? :roll:

FrankMB

07-24-2006, 08:24 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GreyGoose'01)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bezzle)</div><div class='quotemain'>
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/5012/galantfoldingmirror07zp0.jpg</div>

so i need this module? or do i have it already. this topic is confusing me. Fuck my mirrors...who wants them? :roll:</div>

I didn't use that module.

pvu_rida

07-24-2006, 08:36 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FrankMB)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GreyGoose'01)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bezzle)</div><div class='quotemain'>
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/5012/galantfoldingmirror07zp0.jpg</div>

so i need this module? or do i have it already. this topic is confusing me. Fuck my mirrors...who wants them? :roll:</div>

I didn't use that module.</div>

me neither.... I just hooked em up and went my merry way

02galant

07-24-2006, 08:38 PM

Hey GreyGoose I'll take your mirrors. https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

rhd24

07-24-2006, 08:48 PM

woohoo! Mines has been sitting on my desk collecting dust since march https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif can't wait to see what you have done

Dominicano

07-25-2006, 06:28 AM

The require is not that bad, I actually wired them up with out being in the car and it work perfectly once i put 12 volts through it. you have to run 2 extra. but i just plan to run all the wires i need to keep the stock piece intact.

gtx

07-25-2006, 06:47 AM

I didn't use the module, the mirror stops when it's folded/opened. That's good enough for me.

On a sidenote since I'm writing here anyway lol... If you hook up the mirrors rigth, you can just colormatch the wires at the switch for the JDM one.

GreyGoose01

07-25-2006, 09:07 PM

Hey GreyGoose I'll take your mirrors. https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

Jokey joke https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

I didn't use the module, the mirror stops when it's folded/opened. That's good enough for me.

On a sidenote since I'm writing here anyway lol... If you hook up the mirrors rigth, you can just colormatch the wires at the switch for the JDM one.

Ok so i have the JDM switch with the harness (Courtesy of Trigger).
So all i NEED to do is color match and i'm good, RIGHT? No module for the motor, or nothing? they should open & close on command with the JDM switch. i'll get to work when i pull back in from sea.

gtx

07-26-2006, 06:36 AM

Yes, that's how I did it and it works.

For the mirrors (either with the JDM or USDM switch):

LH

JDM Yellow -> USDM Blue
JDM Blue -> USDM White
JDM White -> USDM Green

RH

JDM Yellow -> USDM Blue
JDM Blue -> USD White
JDM White -> USDM Yellow

For the JDM switch, just colormatch evrything, plus the two extra wires routed from the mirror:

Green -> JDM switch Brown
Orange -> JDM switch Sky Blue

Blue Ice

07-27-2006, 07:01 PM

I have my 7g jdm mirrors hooked up with the regular wireharness for my usdm power mirrors, everything works fine except the folding part.

Has anyone figured out the wiring scheme for the 7g JDM control to USDM wiring?

Bezzle

07-27-2006, 07:53 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Blue Ice)</div><div class='quotemain'>I have my 7g jdm mirrors hooked up with the regular wireharness for my usdm power mirrors, everything works fine except the folding part.

Has anyone figured out the wiring scheme for the 7g JDM control to USDM wiring?</div>
i think it was proto who told me this but... someone had JDM mirrors and used their normal usdm switch to control the glass and wired a store bought switch to the wires that control the folding action.

gtx

07-27-2006, 08:22 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bezzle)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Blue Ice)</div><div class='quotemain'>I have my 7g jdm mirrors hooked up with the regular wireharness for my usdm power mirrors, everything works fine except the folding part.

Has anyone figured out the wiring scheme for the 7g JDM control to USDM wiring?</div>
i think it was proto who told me this but... someone had JDM mirrors and used their normal usdm switch to control the glass and wired a store bought switch to the wires that control the folding action.</div>

https://www.thegalantcenter.org/viewt...ght=dpdt+switch ('https://www.thegalantcenter.org/viewtopic.php?t=41272&highlight=dpdt+switch')

But I think if you can find out how to match it to the 7g wires, the JDM switch will look better. Funny thing is, I found a Mirage on the junkyard the other day that was appearently prewired for the JDM switch as well... maybe I should've take the connector for comparison of the wirecolors, I dunno

Blue Ice

08-13-2006, 11:11 PM

ok so i just took me 6 hours to figure out how to splice my jdm mirror control to my usdm wiring for 7g Galant. let me go ahead and specify 94. As the coloring may be different on different years.

some hints:
the strip on the oem wires denote side of car right miror or left mirror.

but of course it wasn't so easy. when i looked at the male piggy tail for the driverside mirror (wires on the door), it has brown, yellow and green wires all with a red stripe, and the passenger side had the same all with a blue stripe.

when i went to test those same colors from the back of the oem control out of the dash ie brown, yellow, and green with red stripe the passenger side moved, and vice versus...

Any way long story short, this is what i got.

OEM colors -------------- Jdm Wires
(dash)-------------------(harness)

Blue/ orange stripe---- blue (12v)

black ---- black (ground for whole system)

yellow/ red stripe---- orange/blk strp (left and right passenger side)

green/red strp----- green/blk strp (up down, passenger)

yellow/ blue strp----- Blue/ yellow strp (left right, driverside)*

green/blue strp------ orange/ blue strp (up down driverside)*

brown/ blue strp----- red/yellow strp (switched + for both mirrors)

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/MrHighC/Blue%20Ice/0813062226a.jpg

the controls for the folding part are the same as everyone else has stated
sky blue to orange, and brown to green.

To make it a little cleaner, I got a donor power mirror male piggy harness from 92 diamonte LS. took out the blk and blk/red strp. and put them into my stock piggy tail, now i have a 5 prong piggy instead of 2, just need to run the wires.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/MrHighC/Blue%20Ice/0813062233a.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/MrHighC/Blue%20Ice/0813062231.jpg

peanotation

08-13-2006, 11:33 PM

AWESOME. you need to start a new thread with that post...i can't wait to go out and finally wire my jdm switch now :wink: :wink: :wink:

many, many thanks blue ice

Armageddon Sunset

10-13-2007, 09:22 PM

Just reading this to figure out how to wire my mirrors...and I just looked at my switch and relay, and all my wires have different colors then whats posted......

here are my wire colors....idk its on old looking switch, is it from a 6G?

JDM mirror switch
green.....might be a faded blue
white.....might be white-yellow stripe hard to tell
black
yellow-blue stripe
yellow-red stripe
green-white stripe
green-red stripe
brown-blue stripe
brown-white stripe
blue-yellow stripe
black-yellow stripe

JDM relay
black
brown
brown-white strips
brown-blue stripe
brown-black stripe
red-black stripe

Blue Ice

10-14-2007, 12:01 PM

ok so i just took me 6 hours to figure out how to splice my jdm mirror control to my usdm wiring for 7g Galant. let me go ahead and specify 94. As the coloring may be different on different years.

the one i wrote was for a 7g, the one Cali wrote was for an 8g... and you havea 6g. You'll probalby have to play with wires for your set up. I'm not sure what the differences is from your switch and relay.

lucap100is

02-18-2008, 08:53 PM

Armageddon Sunset

02-18-2008, 09:33 PM

I havent had the time to figure out this switch, from what I can tell it is a switch off of a 6G. I did figure out the wiring to use my USDM switch. I think Im just going to try to find JDM switch for the 8G to make this easier to do.

Blue Ice

02-19-2008, 10:15 PM

or you could wire a toggle switch for the folding part, that may be cheaper and easier than tracking down juat a jdm switch

Armageddon Sunset

02-20-2008, 06:32 PM

true, but I kinda want the switch, it would look better then a toggle switch.

djflex167

02-21-2008, 03:12 AM

so whats the point of this module if you can use the switch to do make them function?

Blue Ice

02-21-2008, 08:19 AM

so whats the point of this module if you can use the switch to do make them function?

so it looks stock

Bustedsm

03-28-2008, 12:15 AM

Armageddon Sunset

03-28-2008, 01:15 PM

Bustedsm

03-28-2008, 01:17 PM

X10! on a translation of this, this would help me out as well. Just looking at this kinda helps me see what I have and what goes to where.

If you get it figured out, let me know :)

Armageddon Sunset

03-30-2008, 05:17 PM

Don't mean to bring up such an old thread but I bought two good condition 6th gen JDM VR4 mirrors with harness, switch (harnessed), and relay (harnessed) and was wondering if anyone could help me out with translation or how to wire these damn things up? Here are the two links I'm currently working with!

http://www.galantvr4.org/img.php?id=38274&width=800

http://www.galantvr4.org/img.php?id=38275&width=800

TIA

just to make sure do your wire colors match mine?

JDM mirror switch
green.....might be a faded blue
white.....might be white-yellow stripe hard to tell
black
yellow-blue stripe
yellow-red stripe
green-white stripe
green-red stripe
brown-blue stripe
brown-white stripe
blue-yellow stripe
black-yellow stripe

JDM relay
black
brown
brown-white strips
brown-blue stripe
brown-black stripe
red-black stripe

nyjets985

06-30-2009, 12:16 AM

double post **

nyjets985

07-25-2009, 08:39 PM

does anybody know how to wire these up so they will fold when you lock the doors with your remote ??

Galante

07-25-2009, 10:49 PM

Why would you like to do that? The mirrors angle is not gonna be proper.

RedGalant2k1

07-26-2009, 07:48 AM

does anybody know how to wire these up so they will fold when you lock the doors with your remote ??

You need the remote relay to make it work.

Why would you like to do that? The mirrors angle is not gonna be proper.

That is only because the RHD mirror, but that is solved with cutting LHD mirrors.

02redgalant

07-26-2009, 12:57 PM

You need the remote relay to make it work.

That is only because the RHD mirror, but that is solved with cutting LHD mirrors.

...or using mirage glass

nyjets985

07-26-2009, 03:13 PM

Why would you like to do that? The mirrors angle is not gonna be proper.

so when i park my car they will fold automatically when i lock the car ... wat is the rremote relay you talk about i didnt see any type of info on that while searching

dknight3

09-04-2011, 07:37 PM

can somebody do me a favor really quick.
i lost my oem mirror harnesses i think i threw them away so i am wiring the mirrors directly into the wires in the doors, but the colors dont match up, can sombody tell me what colors on the oem harness and coresponding colors after the pulg in the door.

i hope that makes sense.. the colors in my doors are
blue yellow
red yellow
green red
black
orange blue

and im supposed to have a white green and blue..? im a little confused..

dknight3

09-04-2011, 09:49 PM

okay i got it figured out but im still a little confused because my jdm mirror has 2 black wires coming out of it also, that dont seem to do anything, and there is no mention of them anywhere in this thread...

maybe they are for heating? i dont know, they are both black so maybe they are both grounds? but the mirrors still work without them plugged in so i dont know.

what did you guys do with the 2 extra black wires coming out of the mirrors?

gtx

09-05-2011, 01:00 AM

You are correct, the 2 extra black wires are for heat, you got heated mirrors now. See if your car is prewired for them, my gtz had heated mirrors.

dknight3

09-05-2011, 02:13 AM

yea there are 2 extra wires on the harness too, one is black and the other is red and green i bleieve but i cant really remember.

does it matter which goes to which?

gtx

09-07-2011, 09:19 AM

It's been years since I did my mirrors, but I don't think it matters anyway.

Dominicano

08-05-2012, 10:00 PM

so i got an issue, i no longer have the pig tail that connected to the USDM mirrors. i needed to know which corresponding colors connect to what on the male connector. currently the colors on the male connector are:
Driver: Orange/Blue, Blue/Yellow, Red/Yellow and the
Pass: Red/Yellow, Light Green/Blue, Orange Blue

CHICAGO_ONE

08-30-2012, 04:25 PM

Luckily, I can use the following diagram to figure out the JDM function for the wire harness.
My issue is that I need to also find the function diagram for the USDM wires (which colors do what).
I have a 2003 ES, did this install according to Cali's wiring and everything powers up/folds/operates, except UP is LEFT, DOWN is RIGHT, etc.

Does anyone have the USDM diagram that tells what function the wires do? anyone else have this issue? Any help is much appreciated!

This was for a 7G:

OEM colors -------------- Jdm Wires
(dash)-------------------(harness)

Blue/ orange stripe---- blue (12v)

black ---- black (ground for whole system)

yellow/ red stripe---- orange/blk strp (left and right passenger side)

green/red strp----- green/blk strp (up down, passenger)

yellow/ blue strp----- Blue/ yellow strp (left right, driverside)*

green/blue strp------ orange/ blue strp (up down driverside)*

brown/ blue strp----- red/yellow strp (switched + for both mirrors)