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Old 03-12-2015, 07:59 PM   #1
dibbage
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Today I installed JDM power folding mirrors on my 2015 WRX Limited.

Good news for those of you that were thinking of doing this mod, both doors are wired for this mod.

Bad news: You have to swap (re-pin) the harness and you have to dremel a hole for the power fold switch.

Not a big deal for either but I'll explain.

I purchased the "POWER FOLDING MIRROR SET PAINTED VERSION" from Japanparts. I have a Galaxy Blue Pearl WRX but I went with Galaxy Blue Silica.

You also need the "83061 SWITCH, REMOTE CONTROL MIRROR" from japanparts.

I also bought the "DOOR MIRROR AUTO SYSTEM" but didn't install this as I haven't found instructions for it. It appears you connect it inline to the switch but I'm not sure of the other connections. Here's a pic:



First, remove the door panel from the driver's side and remove the factory USDM mirror.

For a good tutorial on this, see this youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp9YxVGqbi0

The JDM mirrors come with a 12 pin harness. The USDM mirrors (at least on my limited) have a 10 pin harness. Inside the door where the harness connects is of course for a 10 pin harness. So you need to remove the pins from both harnesses and re-pin the JDM mirror to the 10 pin harness.

Here is the JDM harness:



The new JDM mirror will add turn signals and power folding so there will be a total of 9 wires.

To remove a pin from the harness, release the locking tabs from the top and bottom and then I just used a safety pin as follows:



Push the safety pin under the pin in the harness and pull out.

You will be re-pinning the 10 pin harness just as it was wired for the 12 pin JDM harness. The last 2 pins on the 12 pin harness were blank (no wires were attached).

I took comparison pictures so you can see where the wires are supposed to go and in what order:

Top of driver's side mirror harness JDM vs USDM:



Bottom of driver's side mirror harness:



Once it has been re-pinned to the 10 pin harness, hook the mirror up to the driver's side and connect the switch (leave the door panel off for now). The switch folding functions and the mirror adjustments should work. Also test the turn signal.

Now do the passenger's side the same way.

Top of passenger side mirror harness JDM vs USDM:



And bottom of passenger side harnesses:



Once re-pinned, test the mirror as before. One quick note, before testing I would make sure the other mirror is in the same position (folded or unfolded). I'm not sure it matters but just to be safe. So if you want to test your passenger mirror and it's folded currently, before connecting it, connect the switch and driver mirror and make sure the driver's side mirror is folded. Then connect the passenger side and test unfolding both mirrors at once. Just a recommendation.

Once tested, bolt both mirrors back up and route and connect the harness in the door. Reattach the door panel on the passenger side (make sure you attach the door handle and door lock cables along with the power window and lock switches).

On the driver side door panel, we now have to cut a hole for the folding switch to pop through. You can remove the whole switch panel from the door panel. There are 2 screws holding it in place in the back of the door panel. Then release the locking tabs and push it up through. You can now remove the USDM mirror switch by releasing the locking tabs.

Using the JDM folding switch as a template, mark off where you will be cutting the hole. Measure twice, cut once:



Push the new JDM switch in to lock it into place. Now lock the entire switch panel back into the



Admittedly I did a terrible job cutting the hole and will probably take a dremel buffer wheel or something to it. There may be better options here (European market switch panel?) so any recommendations would be appreciated.

Now connect all the wiring to the door panel and reconnect the lock cable and door handle cable. Reattach the door panel and you're all set.

Any questions for me, please let me know. Also, if you know how to wire the auto close module, that would be greatly appreciated.

Outside shot:



Here's the mirror in action:

Last edited by dibbage; 03-13-2015 at 04:08 PM. Reason: Added video
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