2007 Vitz JDM folding mirrors

[TommyWasabi]

Does anyone have any experience installing JDM side folding mirrors? I did a search and could not find anything useful.

I was mostly looking for wiring instructions. My 2007 Yaris LB has the manual windows so no power anything. Before I purchase I just want to make sure I can even get them to work. Thanks in advance!

[sh0rtlife]

pop the kick panel and have a look to see if you have the power hookup at all, if not youl be in for a bit o wiring shold be a bulkhead back there that makes everything plug n play..some have it.......some dont

[mitch9521]

Unless the gen 2s are all pre-wired for power mirrors like the gen 3s are, I hope you like wiring. lol

[WeeYari]

It's too bad the MicroImage site went tits up. We had a member in Guelph who did it to his 2010. There had been an excellent write-up on the project. It was a significant challenge is all I can remember.

[sh0rtlife]

let me preface this by saying i have no idea what those mirrors are or how they are wired

with that said

i have added power mirrors, door locks and even power windows to cars that never came with them and were never wired for them

the biggest issue with mirrors(and this is a generalization) is that you need to have a semi matching switch...IE if its a 5 wire setup then you need a 5 wire switch...ive seen some weird units where they have mmulti pole motors and alot more wiring involved

your typical mirror works in 2 motor setup 4 wires in total there is no "ground" the switch is your ground and you run all 4 wires from the motor back to the switch, and you power and ground the switch and then draw power from a fuse and chassis the ground...teh switch itself powers one wire and grounds the matching wire, this can all be figured out in short order with a multi meter

so long as your comfortable running wires its not useualy a big deal

worst one i ever did was power windows into an 86 civic from an accord....that was a brutal one..the holes in the doors wernt even the same

[TommyWasabi]

To give you all an idea of what I am talking about.

[sh0rtlife]

if you pop off the painted cover to expose the wiring at the individual parts figureing it out should be a breeze

is the light a single turn signal or is it a combo marker/signal?

[mannycheckers]

I don't have experience with the JDM power folding mirrors. However, I can confirm that adding replica power mirrors to a USDM 2009 yaris is as simple as buying mirrors *with the motor pre-installed* and an OEM power mirror switch and installing them. My car was pre-wired between the mirrors and the switch which is located under the driver side AC vent.

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[TommyWasabi]

Originally Posted by sh0rtlife

if you pop off the painted cover to expose the wiring at the individual parts figureing it out should be a breeze

is the light a single turn signal or is it a combo marker/signal?

Good question, I know they are signal, but not sure about marker. I'd have to do some digging. From a cursory look, they were only released to the Asian market, most of these I've seen have come out of Thailand.

[TommyWasabi]

Originally Posted by mannycheckers

I don't have experience with the JDM power folding mirrors. However, I can confirm that adding replica power mirrors to a USDM 2009 yaris is as simple as buying mirrors *with the motor pre-installed* and an OEM power mirror switch and installing them. My car was pre-wired between the mirrors and the switch which is located under the driver side AC vent.

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I'll need to check to see if my Yaris is pre-wired. Keep in mind I haven't bought them yet, the pics above are from the sales listing.

[Harkane]

Did you ever end up giving this a go? I'm looking at doing the same with my 07 Yaris hatch, it has powered mirrors for adjusting but I want the power folding.