m3 mirrors?

[illLant98es]

i was wondering would the m3 mirrors off a 95- and up eclipse fit our 7g galant ?

[BLsGalant97]

i dont think so

[seth98esT]

they may fit, depending on the bolt patter, but i think the 95-99 eclipse mirrors are not pointed in the front piece like ours...they are boxed i believe....if that makes sense

like this:http://www.7453217467431.com/products/A50/a50_mirror_9010_blk-01.jpg

[2True]

Those look like they will not fit for sure. I think Accord M3 mirrors might actually be closer... :puzzled1:

[pinoyesv6]

its not gonna be a perfect fit but it shouldn't be too hard to do. uhm chances are ur gonna need to first make some new mounting holes. then make the base nice and pretty with some filler or fiberglass or something. and then for the easy part. the wiring. i haven't teared down either of the cars yet but if the connectors don't match up, a wiring diagram for both cars would be a great thing to have.

[wolfie]

I like that euro look 8) and a nice touch 4 sure!

[sleepagalant]

has anyone found out which ones would work. I want some but i just dont want to buy them with out being sure. Maybe i can ask the dealership if the eclipse would fit. I heard they are just a little off

[sleepagalant]

hello anyone .... damn feel like i am the only one who wants them

[seth98esT]

i want them and am going to order some tonight...my boy has a 95 accord and his lights look like they will fit. so i am going to try to install his stock mirrors today maybe. also i hear the 2g eclipse has the same bolt patter so if the accords do not work i am going to order some 2g eclipse m3 mirrors...

[sleepagalant]

hey if you could let me know i would really appreciate it
i aint got no friend with any mirrors to try so i really dont want to waste the money if i dont have to .... times are hard dog... thanks!

[seth98esT]

ok well i went out today and was about to take off the mirror, but couldnt pull back the door panel enough to get to the bottum bolt...so do we have to almost take off the whole door panel to get to that bottum bolt? i looked at his and he had a 3 bolt patter so i dunno, it was way too cold out to mess around with it. i think i am just going to order some m3 mirrors for the 2g eclipse and see what happens. which me luck

[sleepagalant]

good luck man
i talked to someone else and he had the eclipse ones on his car but he didnt have any pics
he said that you modify it a lil but it worked
hey seth question what about the blinkers on them how would you hook those up to have them working

[QnzMostWanted]

you just gotta run the wires and tap off ur existing blinkers, very easy to do

[Galant Ryder]

any news about which would fit the best??im planning to get the 1's that fit and if anything ill get the eclipse 1 and give that a try. hope someone finds the answer out soon. thanx guys

[Galant Ryder]

The first pic is a pic of a 96 accord drivers side mirror bolt setup. The second is a Drivers side mirror of a 95 Accord. and third is a Passengers side mirrror of a galant. the mountings look like different screw wise but looks like its the same setup. it looks to me that the hold are the same in all pics. you guys tell me..they are alll from power mirrors so i dont know if its the same as manual mirrors. i think its a match and a go definite on these. but if someone can get their hand on a 94-97 accord mirror for fitment that would be excellent. lets get this thing rolling guys.

http://members.aol.com/freddukez/images/accord%20mirror%20bolting.jpg

http://members.aol.com/freddukez/images/accord%20mirror%202.jpg

http://members.aol.com/freddukez/images/galant%20mirror.jpg [/img]

[2True]

94-97 ACcord:
http://www.secureleadercom.com/exstore/images/712010A.JPG

Best I could find...

[Galant Ryder]

can someone get a accord 94-97 mirror and try it on to confirm fitment?? ill try my best but i dont think i can get my hands on one.

[seth98esT]

you didnt hafta take off or pry at your door panel to get your mirrors off? the lower bolt on mine is kinda hiding under the door panel so i hafta either take it all off or just part way. i took out those two screws that were visible, but it would not budge enough. how do you take off the door panel on the mirror side?

BTW i ordered some 2g eclipse power m3 mirrors off of eBay for $89 shipped. should get em in a week, ill post pictures or problems. also, ill try to fit my friends 94-97 accord mirrors on at that time as long as its somewhat warm :?

[seth98esT]

My mirrors came today!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid51/pf803c20d9b4c76ea1d62f25fe9d7b8cf/fca0339a.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid51/pbe83994e63c3961bcc9bc3ffd9eebd84/fca03396.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid51/p079c6c8abf9f3da87e619f54901ebf48/fca0338b.jpg
Might get them in today, but its cold haha! for all u 97/98 owners, how do i get the door panel off...not all the way off, just enough to get to the bottum bolt to the mirrors.

and this is the plate thingy...looks like it has the same 3 bolt, bolt pattern so we will see
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid51/p50b7b19b6d941457df8fc061ac65db9b/fca03081.jpg

[Galant Ryder]

Good luck..and please dont forget to try on the accord mirrors for fitment. i appriciate it. thanx let me know which fits better

[2True]

Seth, you want to know how to remove the inside door panel?

Easy:
Take the screws out around the door and the one on the little dip tray in the window/lock controls. Pull that out and unhooh the wire harness
There might be a screw in the door handle, can't remember..

Pull the bottom of the door lightly until the plactic clips unhook (POP!)

Pull the door upwards and out, there are clips holding it to the window sill.

I think that's it https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif

[2True]

Get those mirrors in TODAY!!

If it's cold... put a jacket on you girl :laughing:

[BuZZeDCooKieS]

what yr range is the 2g eclipse? 95-99?

[2True]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BuZZeDCooKieS)</div><div class='quotemain'>what yr range is the 2g eclipse? 95-99?</div>

Affirmative. Wes-Out!

[BEAST]

Hey Seth how about those Cyclones last night. https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif We tore you guys up.
But yea get those mirrors on asap so we can start ordering those things.

[seth98esT]

Heheh Cyclones? who are they? :lauging:

I just got back from running a buch of errands, getting some new bolts cause the stock ones dont fit in the m3s, buying some tools I forgot to bring from home, ect... I might get em in tonight if they fit, or I could be lazy and do it tomorrow, but I think Ill get em in tonight :wink:

[BuZZeDCooKieS]

TAKE LOTS OF PICS!!!!!!!!

[seth98esT]

thats what my free digicam is for hehe I took a few before pictures too so you can see the damage to my driverside mirror haha

hmmm i should go outside now and work...

[seth98esT]

ok i got my old mirror off and test fit the m3s, but it is not a direct bolt on, sorry guys. BUT i wil get them to fit. I either hafta file down the base plaste cause it it too big and use the existing holes, or file down the base plate a tad and drill new holes(which will probably work the best)

but either way they will work with some modification. they looked nice though when i had them on(only held on by one bolt and plenty of gaps)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid51/p3c19987cf2d19d1ae9df1a43299891e0/fc9fb88b.jpg
Stock mirror base:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid51/pb6aa97c3b5b0e636b672ffde1a82ebf9/fc9fbc4a.jpg
M3 Mirror base:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid51/p6e6fc800e56e4774eb82adfa36d25860/fc9fbc4e.jpg
haha and here is why i needed new mirrors :wink:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid51/p55877cb739efbdf466e27a987b46a2c8/fc9fbc55.jpg

[JiP]

Is the distance between the 3 holes the same on both mirrors?

[seth98esT]

not sure, they are both in the car, im going to bring them in tonight and work on them though so ill do some measuring.

[JiP]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(seth)</div><div class='quotemain'>not sure, they are both in the car, im going to bring them in tonight and work on them though so ill do some measuring.</div>

Dont skimp on the pics of your work! https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif

[BlackBeauty]

I emailed Jean at ozeparts.com.au and asked the same question a few weeks ago (will any of the M3 mirrors fit on my Galant?) and her answer was a clear 'no'....

[seth98esT]

yes, but these will fit! i am destined to make them fit!

[seth98esT]

-=*Update*=-

took apart the driverside headlight assembly and heres what i found out:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid51/p1109936e36aaf2054b20f0a29dbfa243/fc9f6f7b.jpg
i could care less about all those pieces except for this one
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid51/pd75512b82b9fe6118f8d3b68c1534cf9/fc9f6f77.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid51/p6bc62e4fe1ea439902b642c8268fc0f5/fc9f6f76.jpg
looks to me like i should cut this piece up and use the metal piece that orignally connected the stock mirrors as my mounting bracket. not sure if that would work or not as that piece is kinda of thick

anybody want to buy some power mirror motors?

[Galant Ryder]

did u get a chance to try on the accord mirrors you have??

[seth98esT]

im thinking i will try them tomorrow, i hafta take em off of my boys car haha...but from looking at that mounting piece from the oem mirrors, they dont look much better mounting wise.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid51/pd75512b82b9fe6118f8d3b68c1534cf9/fc9f6f77.jpg
http://members.aol.com/freddukez/images/accord%20mirror%20bolting.jpg

[JiP]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BlackBeauty)</div><div class='quotemain'>I emailed Jean at ozeparts.com.au and asked the same question a few weeks ago (will any of the M3 mirrors fit on my Galant?) and her answer was a clear 'no'....</div>

You can get anything to fit if your a lil creative and good with duct tape! :laughing:

[Jesse]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid51/p6bc62e4fe1ea439902b642c8268fc0f5/fc9f6f76.jpg


Way to keep those finger nails from getting dirty

[seth98esT]

haha well i dunno how they got so dirty, but the inside of the mirrors were all greasy and full of junk, but im cleaned em https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif

just went out and took another look at em today and it looks like with a mit of sanding on the baseplate and some new holes they will fit yay!

[BuZZeDCooKieS]

would mirage m3 mirrors fit?

[seth98esT]

hmmmm my sister has a Mirage lol maybe this weekend...but i am shooting for those test fit of the accord mirrors tonight and then maybe finishing up both my mirrors...good luck to me :biggrin:

[IllestGalant]

good luck seth, your like our guinea pig, just joking thanks for all the info
now get back to work, just joking again

[seth98esT]

well tried the accord mirrors tonight and the base is a lot larger(even bigger than the 2g base) so this Sat i am going to mod the base of the 2g mirrors to make em fit. untill then!

[seth98esT]

good news guys i was messin around with the mirrors and screwed the bottum left side into the original hole and everything lined up! (not the other holes, just the outside https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I have drill 2 new holes for the top and far right and do just a little bit of sanding cause the base is a tad too long but they will fit!

im going to install them tomorrow and then do some sanding and fine tuning this weekend but thats about it...

[seth98esT]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/p928f1df0d43a62ca124d636474aa9f58/fc9be225.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/p0ef0cc41ce39b86d0cfdf61ec27ffcb0/fc9be223.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/pe6d5d655e04fcb65a44d033df0919f7d/fc9be222.jpg
Up top where the base is kind of curved, i am going to sand that down so it is straight and it will flow with the trim
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/p4241d6d73cef604aa01581df81f41ab2/fc9be221.jpg
I am going to sand down the base here so the mirrors fit on flat

and finally i am going to sand a tad where the base and the window meet cause towards the bottum the base gets longer than what it is at the top

other than the sanding, some weather stripping and the wiring, they are done :wink: i am planning on having them both sanded and wired by Sat or Sun...

[MidNightRacing]

When your fully done ( bolt them on and get them hooked up to the power window) give us every step including pic!! For thoes that want to do this (me me me me!!!! https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif )

[seth98esT]

i got the wiring for the mirrors done kidna just not the LEDs...only problem is i cant get the mirror to move left to right, i only can get it to move up and down. o well ill figure it out this weekend. I hooked the LED lights up for a few seconds and they were pretty bright and Blue! hehe they will look good at night :wink:

[2True]

Excellent work Seth :thumbsup:

[BEAST]

Aww excellent. Can't wait to see the final product.

[tightgalant]

so what ended up fitting, the accord ones??

[seth98esT]

2g eclipse ones...tried to fit on the accord ones, but the 2g ones will take less modding. alls i had to do was a little sanding on the base and drill 2 holes per mirror. i have them both on now, only thing left to do is weather strip em so they dont leak, walmart was out of weather stripping otherwise that would be done too. more pictures up tomorrow...

[seth98esT]

well they are on, nothing left to do except weather strip and wire em but its too cold again :cry:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/pa56356714450a34eeb753eb27ccf682c/fc96c455.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/pd31913825ea24820669d015a527af34f/fc96c451.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/p6e5f43e334d730bfe510cf12563222be/fc96c444.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/p702a1bcccaeab7214f4fa02cc669df89/fc96c442.jpg
ill get some better pics tomorrow my camera was being retarded and took small pics. FIY i washed my car yesterday, but it snowed for about 2 hours on my trip back up to my dorm, go figure

[laxattack2001]

not bad seth good work

[BEAST]

Nice bend in your license plate. Is that custom? https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif The mirrors look great!

[seth98esT]

haha thanks...the bend is custom had a shop do it for about $150 i couldnt afford the otherside, too expensive :wink: supposed to add about 50hp from aerodynamics

i dont know how that happened i tried bending it back with my foot, but it didnt work :lauging:

[IllestGalant]

dude, just take the bitch off and bend it :wink:

[seth98esT]

haha too much work for how cold it is here :cry:

[o0 XeRO G 0o]

the mirrors look great seth, dont forget the tutorial :wink: :wink:

[seth98esT]

dont worry a tutorial is to come...even though its easy enough you dont need one https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif

[2True]

I was looking really closely at the pics there, because my life is sad and I have nothing else to stare at...

But is it just me or do those mirrors stick out really far?! Not sure if it's just the angle or the camera or the lighting, but dayam.. looks like you gained about 3 inches on either side Seth. Look again:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/p6e5f43e334d730bfe510cf12563222be/fc96c444.jpg

There is that section between the base plate and the actual mirror that looks huge. https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

[Khopari]

haha thanks...the bend is custom had a shop do it for about $150 i couldnt afford the otherside, too expensive :wink: supposed to add about 50hp from aerodynamics

i dont know how that happened i tried bending it back with my foot, but it didnt work :lauging:

seth i think i know what happenn, that happen to me too, the DAMN SNOW, bent it the lic palte #,, and it reduce the HP not ADD more

[seth98esT]

they are not that long, ill compare the length of these to the stock ones today. ill also start taking pics for the tutorial :wink:

the actual mirror part is very small, a lot less visibility compared to stock, but i am used to it already :biggrin:

[tightgalant]

what years are the 2g eclipses

[2True]

what years are the 2g eclipses

95-99 :orangeyes:

[MidNightRacing]

Hey guys was next on the list to try out with seths car?? https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif j/k unless you want to be our official guinea pig :idea: ?? Well nice work. I wanna try it to. How much thoes mirrors run for $$$??

[jluv97]

*wakes up*
Holy chit! That's fuggin cool bro!

-I guess I must've been sleeping while this topic developed.

[seth98esT]

got the mirrors off of eBay for $89 shipped. They are the powered version, the manual version goes for $49.95. I should have gotten the manual ones cause theres really no point in powered ones cause you only move em once then they are set :biggrin:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/p667d0735aa9db39d899ba232abc6eae9/fc95c510.jpg
Notice how the mirrors now fit flat onto the car. i still hafta decide if i am going to fix the top part...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/p0c364886563a0f1533ee7d49a72f9090/fc95c515.jpg
This is the top bolt to the mirror, i had to drill a hole for. I am going to have the bold recessed into the door so its flush, then paint it black
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/p884a571c999b859ec5a3afbb07552a19/fc95c51d.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/pec26ae229942f7f097ce838afa0f09ab/fc95c514.jpg
the m3 mirrors are actually a couple inches smaller than the stock mirrors
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/p797f1a0a706e57c6fb86bf2016b7a21a/fc95c50b.jpg
Ah so pretty!

and yes my car is still dirty, too cold to wash it :biggrin:

[2True]

OK, I see you had to run out in the cold and take pics just to prove me wrong... that's kewl :laughing:

Those are the new hottness man!!

[Khopari]

OK, I see you had to run out in the cold and take pics just to prove me wrong... that's kewl :laughing:

Those are the new hottness man!!

damn he really did that too,, now that dedicated TGC memeber good job seth,,,, if they are small than y they look so big from the side,, i think they are pointy

[seth98esT]

Thanks guys. Here is a pic of the mounting from the inside:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/pb2c90e613273ee80c4e61faf9e867e6e/fc95c053.jpg
I have not figured out the wiring. Both the m3 and the stock mirrors had 3 wires. I have figured out which one is ground on both, and i am guessing the other to wires are for vertical and horizontal adjustments. ive tried both wires in all possible ways in the connector but i have only been able to get the mirrors to go up and down. but i only tried for like 5 minutes haha it needs to warm up...

so what do you guys have lined up for me next? :lauging:

[MidNightRacing]

This is the top bolt to the mirror, i had to drill a hole for. I am going to have the bold recessed into the door so its flush, then paint it black
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/p884a571c999b859ec5a3afbb07552a19/fc95c51d.jpg
Hey whats with the civic in the back (Green car)??? I thought u were a DSM'er seth! j/k When 2true said they look a little longer then the stock ones I was thinking that aint good but you proved him wrong and then some ( couple of inches) but I think i'll go with the manuel ones. My automatic ones are sort of broken They only work if you push the thing in real hard for like a min. and they move slow.

[o0 XeRO G 0o]

again, that looks great! i think i might try them as well. good job being a guinea pig for us seth https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif :thumbsup:

[sleepagalant]

seth which brand did you buy is there one better than the others.... i have been looking at them forever but never bought any ... weather is getting nice now so i think it is time now

[seth98esT]

hmmm not sure on the brand, i forget
i bought from this guy, same mirrors too
ClickHere ('http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6763&item=2406984796')

ill make a tutorial sometime next week during spring break :wink:

[sleepagalant]

ok thanks those are the ones i was looking at bidding on
yeah i will need that so i can get them on before the next meet and i am not the smartest guy in the world when it comes to cars so thanks

[seth98esT]

finally "ghetto rigged" the lights haha, i did it in like 10min. tomorrow i am going to re-arrange the wires so its no longer ghetto haha
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid55/p8563a494106dd3844d6297c61245b8a3/fc7fa349.jpg
they are very bright, i wired em up to a switch though, if i wired them to my blinkers i would get pulled over for sure. i switch them on and off and i look like a cop :lauging: they also illuminate like a halo around the actual mirror, its rather neat.

if i had a nice digicam the pics would be better :wink:

[sleepagalant]

with the switch do they just stay on or does it just give you control turn the turn signals on or off .... just asking cuz in virginia everything is pretty much illegal and with fairfax and prince william they find every excuse to pull you over and dont need any more tickets for my tint.. :wink:

[seth98esT]

you can hook em up any way you want. theres two different wires for the light, 1 for blinkers and 1 for parking. but i just wired them both directly to a switch so they both turn on and off at the same time. you can wire em in whatever way fits your needs, or just dont wrie them at all...