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Direct fit. Wiring will be a different story...here's the instructions...very easiy..just time consuming.
If you need to run 2 wires from the engine....in the passanger footwell....look up..there's a grommet with 2 vacuum tubes and 2 holes....those 2 extra holes are where you run the wires.
WIRES:
So, if you’re going to make a wire for wire connection between an existing W202 mirror and a W210 mirror, assuming there are no memory or auto dimming functions on the W202 mirror, the connections would be:
W202 to W210
Black -------------------- Black
Grey --------------------- Grey
White -------------------- White
Brown / Red ------------ Brown / Grey
**White / Red ---------- Black / Red
*To Ground ------------- Brown
*To Turn Signals (R&L)-- Black / White
*Wires that must be connected by installer
** This will appear Black / Red on W202 wiring harness, mirror side
HOW TO INSTALL:
So, for my install, I went with what was easier for me and wired the mirrors to the left and right blinkers using wiretaps. It works well and is really easy.
As for getting the two wires into the engine bay, I routed them through the rubber grommet on the passenger foot well. If you open up the hood and remove the black plastic cover over the firewall on the pax side, down low you will see where a group of wires enter the passenger compartment. It’s very low so it will help if you use a flashlight. I used the coat hanger trick to put the wires thorough. It was much easier to do it from inside the car to the engine bay rather than from the engine. As for the ground for each mirror, I found a convenient bolt under the kick panels on each side.
The hardest part was finding out how to remove the door panels. There is a hidden bolt UNDER the plastic cover behind the chrome door release. I had a hell of a time finding it.
It’s also tricky to get the mirrors on the car. Because the spring is under considerable tension I found the best way to keep the mirrors open was to jam it with the base of a rubber coated screwdriver. If positioned correctly, you’ll be able to screw in one of the three screws needed to mount the mirror. Here’s a great tip: you only need one screw to hold the mirror to the door. When you get one in good and tight it will hold the assembly to the door and you can pull the mirror back and install the other three screws. This saved me TONS of time and worked well…
If you have any other questions, just ask. Good Luck!!!!
If you need to run 2 wires from the engine....in the passanger footwell....look up..there's a grommet with 2 vacuum tubes and 2 holes....those 2 extra holes are where you run the wires.
WIRES:
So, if you’re going to make a wire for wire connection between an existing W202 mirror and a W210 mirror, assuming there are no memory or auto dimming functions on the W202 mirror, the connections would be:
W202 to W210
Black -------------------- Black
Grey --------------------- Grey
White -------------------- White
Brown / Red ------------ Brown / Grey
**White / Red ---------- Black / Red
*To Ground ------------- Brown
*To Turn Signals (R&L)-- Black / White
*Wires that must be connected by installer
** This will appear Black / Red on W202 wiring harness, mirror side
HOW TO INSTALL:
So, for my install, I went with what was easier for me and wired the mirrors to the left and right blinkers using wiretaps. It works well and is really easy.
As for getting the two wires into the engine bay, I routed them through the rubber grommet on the passenger foot well. If you open up the hood and remove the black plastic cover over the firewall on the pax side, down low you will see where a group of wires enter the passenger compartment. It’s very low so it will help if you use a flashlight. I used the coat hanger trick to put the wires thorough. It was much easier to do it from inside the car to the engine bay rather than from the engine. As for the ground for each mirror, I found a convenient bolt under the kick panels on each side.
The hardest part was finding out how to remove the door panels. There is a hidden bolt UNDER the plastic cover behind the chrome door release. I had a hell of a time finding it.
It’s also tricky to get the mirrors on the car. Because the spring is under considerable tension I found the best way to keep the mirrors open was to jam it with the base of a rubber coated screwdriver. If positioned correctly, you’ll be able to screw in one of the three screws needed to mount the mirror. Here’s a great tip: you only need one screw to hold the mirror to the door. When you get one in good and tight it will hold the assembly to the door and you can pull the mirror back and install the other three screws. This saved me TONS of time and worked well…
If you have any other questions, just ask. Good Luck!!!!
02-13-2008, 08:16 AM
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those directions are pretty good, install is very easy and straight forward, anyone can do the install, i did it in my driveway ;p
those directions are pretty good, install is very easy and straight forward, anyone can do the install, i did it in my driveway ;p
