I liked the look of the new Mirror Switch available from DMC-Houston, however the price was a little high for an unneeded upgrade. I know it’s made from a mirror switch used in a Saturn, so decided to try and make my own. I went to a salvage yard, and found one. Next I made a plastic plate to hold the switch:
I found the wiring connector online at britishwiring.com. I also found wiring diagrams online to help me figure out all the connections.
I didn’t like how the DMC-Houston switch looked upside-down:
I could see the polarity of the mirror motors was opposite of what the switch was. Up was down, Right was left, and so on. The options I had were:
- Do what DMC-Houston did: flip the switch upside–down, and swap the right and left mirror wires
- Reverse the wiring in my cars wiring harness.
I choose option 2. I pried the wire connections out of the mirror connectors, and reversed them. If the cars next owner ever tries to install an original switch, they’re going to hate what I did!
Original mirror switches have been going for a good price on ebay, so I decided to sell mine.
Since I bought my car in 2007, my passenger mirror hasn’t had up and down functionality. I was happy to find out during testing that it was a dirty/bad connection.
I actually finished the switch in mid-2013, however I wasn’t able to finally install it until now due to my door panels being removed. Here it is, finally installed:
From the pictures, it looks like the interior is still kind of dusty. Time for a complete detailing.
Costs:
(It’s not too often I make money!)
Item | Vendor | Cost |
Mirror Switch Sale | Ebay |
$ 105.00 |
Ebay fees | Ebay |
$ (14.50) |
Paypal fee | Paypal |
$ (3.50) |
Shipping | FedEx |
$ (12.96) |
9-Way 3mm Pin & Socket Connector | BritishWiring.com |
$ (16.50) |
Saturn Mirror Switch | Salvage Yard |
$ (6.00) |
Black Plastic | On Hand |
$ – |
SEM Black Landau Color Coat | On Hand |
$ – |
Profit |
$ 51.54 |
Can you tell me which colors of wire on the new switch were connected to which wire on the Delorean plug
I can’t quite remember, but i have wiring diagrams. send me your email address privately.