w204 Vixen<3

Hi guys im a newb
I just purcahsed my first mercedes today (yay!) but when i got home i noticed i didnt get the P1 package so that means no garage door opener for me.. Does anyone know of where i can get one, ive tried looking at a couple sites and even ebay, but ive had no luck

Thanks

C300Sport

You can find tons of salvage parts on car-parts.com. I was looking this morning and found one I like but I have a question for the group.
Is the plug for the base mirror the same as the plug for the autodim and home link mirror. Basically, I don't want to buy the Homelink/autodim mirror and plug it in only to realize the pins are not powered in my base car.
Has anyone done this? I know it has been discussed in the past but my thread search didn't turn up anything.

BTW Vixen...don't steal my mirror from me before I have a chance to buy it...lol...actually they have about 10-15 on there now.

bnam

I just bought one yesterday from there. Should have it by early next week and will post pics on the install if no one has done so before that.

C300Sport

Thats awesome bnam!
I have spoken to a couple of the dealers here in ATL and they are all pretty well like "uh, ummm, uh, duh, no probably won't work". Only one came up with a plausible reasoning that MB may be using distict wiring harnesses for each car's specific package. I am no automotive engineer, six sigma black belt or logistics specialist, but it would seem a he!! of a lot cheaper, simpler and straightforward to use one wiring harness and let the things you attach to it dictate what the car can do...I will keep my fingers crossed for you/us.

Sportstick

A single wiring harness may be easier to design at the outset, but not cost/quality effective in the long run. Multiple wiring harnesses are used for a few reasons:
- Cost of giving away circuits which do not result in the offsetting option price revenue
- Unused "pig tails" become NVH issues unless additional cost/weight is added to restrain them.
- Unused connectors at the pig tail need to be sealed off to prevent intrusion contamination.

We in Product Planning/Marketing would often get requests from Engineering to bundle options to reduce wire harness complexity, as the display in the plant could wind up looking like octopus mating season. However, unless each circuit had a purpose, the policy was not to leave one simply "tied off" if at all possible. BTW, this was not MB....another car company.

w204 Vixen<3

Haha i wouldnt steal it!! thanks for the info by the way!!

C300Sport

Understood. My hope is that there is a single power circuit for the map lights (which are standard in all cars) the Auto dim and the Homelink. I am hoping that the Autodim and Homelink features are housed entirely in the mirror body and that powering them is a simple matter....I guess bnam will let us know shortly...

C300Sport

Ok, so the big question is: Is your avatar actually you? If so, I wouldn't mind so much if you take it...lol, how pathetic am I...

w204 Vixen<3

umm yeah thats meeeee
and you wouldnt mind if i take it.. what?!

JimPap

C300Sport,

Don't feel so bad. I would have bought it for her and shipped it express. We're sluggs. lol

C300Sport

lol...the mirror of course...

Very nice pic btw...artistic, appealing and classy.

w204 Vixen<3

LOL ohh the mirror! hahahaaa didnt catch that! wow and im not blonde..

w204 Vixen<3

Awww! Thanks, thanks! Ive been doing this modeling thing for awhile now haha

bnam

Got the mirror today. Are there any pics on removing the central overhead light console?

bnam

Mirror was plug and play. Took pics, but can't upload right now.

I pried out the plastic surrounding the mirror stem with a credit card. Once that was loose, I pulled down on the mirror and it popped off.

Then I removed the console and as posted elsewhere the easy way is to insert a Credit card at the center of the back edge and the console will swing down.

Disconnect the 2 plugs and remove the mirror. Install by plugging in the new mirror plugs. I then installed the mirror. (had to do it twice as the first time I had the plastic trim hanging backwards and could not orient it correctly).

I then reinstalled the console and then finally reinserted the mirror trim.

Lights on the mirror work. I've programmed the homelink. I covered the front ambient light sensor with my hand and then shone a light in front of the mirror. It darkened. So, it all works. Yay!

BN

C300Sport

Thanks for the upadate and good news Bnam. If the mirror has auto dim, will it also have, homelink and teleaid or are all of these seperate options. Basically, how many different version mirrors might be out there?

bnam

Mine did not hv teleaid. I've seen euro ones on eBay with auto dim but no homelink.

cyberglk350

I did this exact same thing in my first 2010 GLK. It did not come with a homelink / dimming mirror. So I bought one from EBay.

I noticed that when in reverse it was dimming (its not supposed to dim in reverse or with the map lights on).

So I took it to the dealer. The set an option in the computer system called "Dimming Mirror Present".

That fixed everything. So the next time your in for service ask them to set this option for you.

C300Sport

Got an autodim/homelink mirror for $95 and installed it this morning. It took about 30 mins and other than having a tough time getting the spring loaded pins to let go of the stock mirror, it was pretty straightforward. I think I could do it again in about 5-10 mins.
Anyhow, the door opener and auto dim work great so anyone with a non "P Package" shouldn't be afraid to tackle this as a simple, cheap upgrade.

Wazu

Hey c300Sport can you post a link to where you got the mirror; I would like to get one.

Thanks!

PilotAlan

Thanks!
I just ordered a mirror from a place in Alabama for $100.
The lack of Homelink and auto-dim were the two things I didn't like about my new car.

C300Sport

Just go to car-parts.com and search for rear view mirrors. It is a salvage site that has listings from multiple salvage yards across the US.
Just find one in "A" condition with the correct color. Depending on who listed it at the yard, it will say things like "three button", "homelink", etc but since you have to call them to buy it, just confirm everything when you are on the phone.
If you don't see any, just try again in a few days as the listings change constantly.
I should have posted a DIY as a few of the steps are a little touch and go the first time around.
Just slip a trim tool or plastic putty knife, etc up between the back end of the light cluster and the headliner to release the latch and swing the entire light/control assembly down. Once you swing the light cluster down (it has simple hinges on the front/windshield side) and get a look at everything, it is pretty straight forward.
Once I disconnected the two electric connectors, I just pulled the whole thing down and set it on the floorboard until I had the mirrors swapped out.
The actual mirror mounting has two pins that press out using a coill spring between them. Those pins engage the mount on the windshield. I had a hell of a time getting them to let go. I finally inserted a flat head screwdriver into an opening in the mirror side mount and inside the coiled spring to allow me to use it like a lever and release a little pressure on the pin on one side…hard to explain but you will know what I am talking about when you see it.
Good luck on the search and the install.

Wazu

Ditto PilotAlan thanks Sporty.

rb23lb

HI there....

My '08 Came with auto dim and home link... however... I have always wanted the DIGITAL COMPASS that started with model year '09!

Are the mirrors you guys are adding coming with the digital compass and does it work properly once plugged in!?

Thanks in aDVANCE!

rb

jl9j

Hey there.

I followed the advice here and got a mirror from car-parts.com. I originally did not have auto dimming/homelink/compass. Now I have all three! It works. Just make sure when you order the parts the mirror has the compass.