Topic: My X-Factor Folding Mirrors (Read 1357 times)

tatsujo · « **on:** January 23, 2009, 08:56:58 PM »

The bad:
Took me two days to install. WHOLE days. 8am to 8pm. No breaks or lunches.

The good:
It will take you 1 day or less because I will answer all questions.

Video below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZWiRdOuqJ8
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frank · « **Reply #1 on:** January 23, 2009, 10:21:40 PM »

those look bad a*. how was the wiring?

KennyJai · « **Reply #2 on:** January 23, 2009, 10:23:32 PM »

why is there a big gap where the light is?

tatsujo · « **Reply #3 on:** January 23, 2009, 10:33:01 PM »

That was taken when I didn't have everything put back yet. My door panels and everything were still off. This was just to make sure everything was working.

khaos · « **Reply #4 on:** January 23, 2009, 11:41:33 PM »

hey you going to rrm tomorrow???

i wouldlove to see these in person

tatsujo · « **Reply #5 on:** January 23, 2009, 11:52:08 PM »

Quote from: khaos on January 23, 2009, 11:41:33 PM

hey you going to rrm tomorrow???

i wouldlove to see these in person

Who me? Unfortunately, no. Sorry khaos.

beyonddc · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2009, 12:17:03 AM »

whoa! so nice...

9gL · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2009, 02:41:42 AM »

Very nice, I like it!

Has anyone else in the states done it yet? 2 days is offly a lot of work!

dcobeo7931 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:21:09 AM »

Quote from: 9gL on January 24, 2009, 02:41:42 AM

Very nice, I like it!

Has anyone else in the states done it yet? 2 days is offly a lot of work!

yea yea i just got up im on my way to get this started.....tats i will pm you my number please call when you get a chance its 829 now i should be taking the door panels off at 900

roger8984 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 24, 2009, 10:48:15 AM »

ok man im here working on this and im wondering about these wires....they dont match...im not sure which goes to what.....

TheArtofRalli · « **Reply #10 on:** January 24, 2009, 10:59:45 AM »

Looks good dude!

ofey · « **Reply #11 on:** January 24, 2009, 02:30:02 PM »

Quote from: KennyJai on January 23, 2009, 10:23:32 PM

why is there a big gap where the light is?

I have these installed on mine as well. You sure you didn't forget the soft plastic isolator?? Hope you put that in else the rain will see to your mirrors.

pmatosrodriguez · « **Reply #12 on:** January 24, 2009, 02:41:26 PM »

maybe this question has been asked a lot...but where u get them how much??? thx

9gL · « **Reply #13 on:** January 24, 2009, 04:25:38 PM »

^^
He said they are before he put everything back.

^
Check the X-Factor sponsor section.

dcobeo7931 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 24, 2009, 04:57:40 PM »

We just fininshed and i am home now...i left the car at roger's crib casue we didnt finish putting the doors and other things together....PLUS we gonna do the halos tommorrow anyway so....its nighttime but i took a couple vids for ya anyway and will repost in daylight.................


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9gL · « **Reply #15 on:** January 24, 2009, 04:59:09 PM »

Sweet, looks good. Did you have troubles like tatsujo? I want to get them too but after tatsujo has told me, I'm not sure.

dcobeo7931 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 24, 2009, 05:14:49 PM »

nah no troubles.....tats made it easier....i was a little worried about all the pictures but its pretty straight forward....the most time consuming parts were the running of the wires...the whole connecting of the wires on the mirrors to the harnesses and that was it....it was simple to do after we reread tats instructions that he emailed to me.....so where do you get tatsujo from peng????what does tatsujo mean?

9gL · « **Reply #17 on:** January 24, 2009, 05:21:52 PM »

Quote from: dcobeo7931 on January 24, 2009, 05:14:49 PM

so where do you get tatsujo from peng????what does tatsujo mean?

Are you talking to me?

dcobeo7931 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 24, 2009, 05:30:26 PM »

you or tatsujo.....he emailed me and i guess thats his real name i was like just wondering is all.....i know you two are friends

ha haok im gonna start anew thread

revolver · « **Reply #19 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:53:30 PM »

brothers.. they look good. better pics im waiting for dcobeo.

dcobeo7931 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:56:31 PM »

Quote from: revolver on January 24, 2009, 07:53:30 PM

brothers.. they look good. better pics im waiting for dcobeo.

i started eraly and finished late so tommorrow i will take better pics....

revolver · « **Reply #21 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:57:56 PM »

i know bro, thats what i mean. just waiting for it

dcobeo7931 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:17:56 PM »

Quote from: revolver on January 24, 2009, 07:57:56 PM

i know bro, thats what i mean. just waiting for it

if it wasnt raining i wouldve taken the car to our weekly car meet no door panels and all....just to lock and unlock the doors lolololol.......

tatsujo · « **Reply #23 on:** January 24, 2009, 09:25:22 PM »

Glad everything worked out Dominick. I will be posting up the new installation guide when I can into the X-Factor installation area. Will discuss over there later with tips and everything.

Ozie · « **Reply #24 on:** January 24, 2009, 11:51:37 PM »

Quote from: dcobeo7931 on January 24, 2009, 04:57:40 PM

We just fininshed and i am home now...i left the car at roger's crib casue we didnt finish putting the doors and other things together....PLUS we gonna do the halos tommorrow anyway so....its nighttime but i took a couple vids for ya anyway and will repost in daylight.................

looks awesome

mr.sandman · « **Reply #25 on:** January 28, 2009, 11:31:45 PM »

these things are sweet. one question. do they work with no power locks

tatsujo · « **Reply #26 on:** January 28, 2009, 11:36:06 PM »

Quote from: mr.sandman on January 28, 2009, 11:31:45 PM

these things are sweet. one question. do they work with no power locks

You know.. good question! If it doesn't, I'm sure you can get a cheap alarm system and just use the power lock feature.

kiliam30 · « **Reply #27 on:** February 12, 2009, 04:49:00 PM »

Quote from: pmatosrodriguez on January 24, 2009, 02:41:26 PM

maybe this question has been asked a lot...but where u get them how much??? thx

I'm wondering the same thing, haha.

kiliam30 · « **Reply #28 on:** February 12, 2009, 05:26:00 PM »

Sooooooooo, are you selling those mirrors too? I would like to buy some.

9gL · « **Reply #29 on:** February 12, 2009, 07:25:40 PM »

It's X-Factor guys.

Check our site sponsor for X-Factor.

nelsondevicenci · « **Reply #30 on:** February 13, 2009, 02:27:06 AM »

nice look can you post a close pic of the black part close to the window looks like is bigger or something.

Thanks

tatsujo · « **Reply #31 on:** February 13, 2009, 10:04:12 PM »

Quote from: nelsondevicenci on February 13, 2009, 02:27:06 AM

nice look can you post a close pic of the black part close to the window looks like is bigger or something.

Thanks

I will be getting my camera repaired next week hopefully *Monday and will try to get pics then.

skullpr · « **Reply #32 on:** February 18, 2009, 12:28:36 PM »

ok everyone i finally finished my installation and it was a bit of a PITA because our cars dont have the exact same wiring they have at singapore...so the wire that had to be spliced in order for the mirrors to actually fold took me 2 days to find it...the installation was a piece of cake, on the other hand finding that wire wasnt...so here i post this so that all of you who are planning on getting these, and I strongly suggest you do, wont have to go through all the s*** I went through...in the following picture you can see I outlined the brown with 2 silver dots, this is the wire you need to connect the brown wire from the X-Factor harness...id post a picture but I forgot to do so after making the connection...I will do so if anyone requests it...

hope this helps all of you who have already ordered these and started the install and encountered this temporary stop...

T4Lancer09 · « **Reply #33 on:** February 19, 2009, 09:29:46 PM »

I feel as though that will be very helpful.

Ordered mine today.

Extra couple of weeks for Rotor Glow color but great to deal with so far.

There are not any instruction on the site yet. Are there any floating around?

Ozie · « **Reply #34 on:** February 19, 2009, 10:11:14 PM »

Quote from: T4Lancer09 on February 19, 2009, 09:29:46 PM

I feel as though that will be very helpful.

Ordered mine today.

Extra couple of weeks for Rotor Glow color but great to deal with so far.

There are not any instruction on the site yet. Are there any floating around?

YES... Tats posted them, Click here http://9glancers.com/index.php/topic,2227.0.html

EML · « **Reply #35 on:** February 21, 2009, 05:07:20 PM »

Quote from: frank on January 23, 2009, 10:21:40 PM

those look bad a*. how was the wiring?

Hello whats the cost ? and freight to Hidalgo Tx 78557

9gL · « **Reply #36 on:** February 21, 2009, 05:09:20 PM »

Quote from: EML on February 21, 2009, 05:07:20 PM

Hello whats the cost ? and freight to Hidalgo Tx 78557

Check the X-Factor Section.

kiliam30 · « **Reply #37 on:** February 24, 2009, 01:17:00 AM »

Quote from: tatsujo on January 23, 2009, 08:56:58 PM

The bad:
Took me two days to install. WHOLE days. 8am to 8pm. No breaks or lunches.

The good:
It will take you 1 day or less because I will answer all questions.

Do you think it could be done in a shorter amount of time? I'm thinking about taking it to a professional shop to install these. Any big details I need to know that you had trouble with?

Ozie · « **Reply #38 on:** February 24, 2009, 06:34:32 AM »

yeah you need to take your time,
but once you do the wiring it all comes together nice.

if you get an auto electrician to do it just have the Instructions printed for them, ready to use.

skullpr · « **Reply #39 on:** February 24, 2009, 09:11:18 PM »

Quote from: kiliam30 on February 24, 2009, 01:17:00 AM

Do you think it could be done in a shorter amount of time? I'm thinking about taking it to a professional shop to install these. Any big details I need to know that you had trouble with?

dude, i wouldnt go to a "professional" at all...the installation is fairly easy and just takes from 4 to 6 hours...the biggest issue for me was finding the wire that sends the signal to the mirrors to fold/unfold, and i posted a picture showing which wire it is, so that none of the left-hand-driven lancer users have to go through what i did having to email back and forth with Shadows so we could find the wire...all the other wires (7 if im not mistaken) are very simple to find...and another thing, take it to a shop and see how much they'r gonna charge you...i can guaranty you it will be more that $100...i mean, if $$ is not an issue for you by all means do it, but for some of us (i include myself) its not...like Ozie said, dont rush your self and be patient, you wont need much, its very easy to understand...i read the instructions the night before i installed them and the first 3 or 4 pages just say what you need to remove and how its done, thats a piece of cake, and then i used the instructions to do everything else...good luck whatever you decide to do

SixFeetDeep · « **Reply #40 on:** February 25, 2009, 07:50:43 AM »

Thanks man that is good to know. I was pretty scared to try and attempt my installation.....but you know what.....I think that I am going to do it.
I already got my mirrors yesterday. I just need to check them out when I have time. I'll post pics when I can.

kiliam30 · « **Reply #41 on:** February 25, 2009, 04:18:15 PM »

YAY!!! I got mine in yesterday, going to have my friend help me put them on Sunday.

skullpr · « **Reply #42 on:** February 25, 2009, 10:47:43 PM »

good to know hope both installations go nice and smooth...dont forget to take lots of pics!!

kiliam30 · « **Reply #43 on:** March 01, 2009, 12:37:14 AM »

Quote from: skullpr on February 18, 2009, 12:28:36 PM

ok everyone i finally finished my installation and it was a bit of a PITA because our cars dont have the exact same wiring they have at singapore...so the wire that had to be spliced in order for the mirrors to actually fold took me 2 days to find it...the installation was a piece of cake, on the other hand finding that wire wasnt...so here i post this so that all of you who are planning on getting these, and I strongly suggest you do, wont have to go through all the s*** I went through...in the following picture you can see I outlined the brown with 2 silver dots, this is the wire you need to connect the brown wire from the X-Factor harness...id post a picture but I forgot to do so after making the connection...I will do so if anyone requests it...

hope this helps all of you who have already ordered these and started the install and encountered this temporary stop...

So basically, it is going to be brown to brown?

skullpr · « **Reply #44 on:** March 01, 2009, 12:51:22 AM »

yup!!

lancermike · « **Reply #45 on:** March 02, 2009, 08:04:33 AM »

what if you have a de do these still work bcause i dont have pawr locks

skullpr · « **Reply #46 on:** March 02, 2009, 08:58:40 AM »

thats a very good question...but i really doubt it, unless you get some P/L actuator from ebay or something...i know my cousin got some universal actuators for his yaris and they warent expensive...

kiliam30 · « **Reply #47 on:** March 08, 2009, 02:11:28 PM »

Ok, just installed my mirrors. Only having two problems that I know of. First, I can't lock my driver door while driving without the mirror folding. Did I mess up the wiring? Second, not sure if the heaters work on it yet. Turned on the defroster but the mirrors did not heat up. Wondering if anyone else is having problems?

skullpr · « **Reply #48 on:** March 08, 2009, 02:19:50 PM »

can you take a picture of the wires you used the easy connectors?? so that we can see your set up...

SixFeetDeep · « **Reply #49 on:** March 08, 2009, 02:22:48 PM »

When I tested the heater part of the mirrors, I hit the button & let it do it's thing for about 45 seconds & then I felt the back window 1st....check...... & then the mirrors & they did feel noticeably warm. Not hot....but def. enough to get rid of any ice.

kiliam30 · « **Reply #50 on:** March 08, 2009, 02:25:21 PM »

Well the only thing that was different than the instructions was the part about the blue wire being brown on our cars. So I just hooked brown to brown, but all the other wires are the same.

kiliam30 · « **Reply #51 on:** March 08, 2009, 02:27:29 PM »

Quote from: skullpr on March 08, 2009, 02:19:50 PM

can you take a picture of the wires you used the easy connectors?? so that we can see your set up...

My friend was the one that connected the stuff, but he put them in the way the directions read. The connection pieces did fall off so he had to sauder them back on. YOu have pics of the connection pieces on the U.S models? On how it is supposed to look.

skullpr · « **Reply #52 on:** March 08, 2009, 02:29:57 PM »

no sry...i didnt think of that while installing them...but ill get some for tonight...im about to go out for some pics and ill remove that part so i can take a pic or two...

kiliam30 · « **Reply #53 on:** March 08, 2009, 03:08:46 PM »

Quote from: skullpr on March 08, 2009, 02:29:57 PM

no sry...i didnt think of that while installing them...but ill get some for tonight...im about to go out for some pics and ill remove that part so i can take a pic or two...

Alright, thanks!

skullpr · « **Reply #54 on:** March 08, 2009, 11:07:43 PM »

couldnt get to the pics today...damn traffic jam...there was something going on where my cousin and i went to take pics...ill take them in the morning...

kiliam30 · « **Reply #55 on:** March 11, 2009, 01:58:35 PM »

Ok, now i'm getting worried. My mirror on my driver side doesn't close as quick as the passenger side. Starting to think we connected something wrong, haha. Does anyone have the U.S version of instructions?

tatsujo · « **Reply #56 on:** March 11, 2009, 07:54:38 PM »

We have too many threads on these mirrors. Please focus on this thread:

http://9glancers.com/index.php/topic,2227.0.html

All other threads are cerrently locked. To answer your question kiliam, it's normal.

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