Has anyone wired an auto dimming mirror with compass and temperature into their 90's, maybe early 2000's vehicle?
I put an auto dimming compass mirror into our G8 a few weeks ago and I love it so much I want to get one for our 97 Silverado. However, the G8 and the 97 are totally different styles of mirror, the G8 has the buttons for OnStar etc, the 97 would be just compass and temp.
If you have done this, I'd like to know what vehicle you used to donate the mirror and temperature sensor. I know I want a mirror with the 7 pin connector, not the 16 pin connector but beyond that, I would like to know what wrecks to search in.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
GMT-800's.... (new style '99 to old style '07) Put one in my '91 T-Jimmy back in the early 2000's.... Have another to go in my '98 GMT-400 (new style '88 to old style '99) one of these days...
-- Edited by 67Poncho on Sunday 13th of December 2015 01:11:19 AM
I hope you don't mind if I piggyback on your thread Carl.
My mirror in my 2006 Sierra has the "mirror finish" dulling and corroding from the inside, and I want to switch it out. I'd like to know if the mirror that Carl has pictured would work also. I have a factory "manual" mirror with just the airbag display right now.
I'd also like to know if anyone, or if it is possible to, put another GM model's (car's) mirror in it's place.
Thanks, Darryl.
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
The more the merrier Darryl, glad to give you a piggyback ride!
The wiring is actually quite easy. I just need to find out what vehicles have the 7 pin auto dim with compass and temp. From my reading online I've found it's all either Gentex or Donnely in all the vehicles out there and I know I prefer the style of the Gentex.
I just need to get to a U-Pick wrecker to find the right car/truck that has the right mirror and temp sensor in it still.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Hmmm, this is an interesting idea Carl, i could do this conversion in my dads 91 silverado too. Thanks, now i have more stuff to look for at he junkyard?
How do you wire the compass? and where is the sensor, is there a wire harness to unplug under the dash, and is the sensor outside the vehicle?
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MY BEAUMONT HAS 4 STUDDED TIRES AND 2 BLOCKHEATERS......AND LOTS OF OIL UNDERNEATH. The other one has a longer roof.
I hope you don't mind if I piggyback on your thread Carl.
My mirror in my 2006 Sierra has the "mirror finish" dulling and corroding from the inside, and I want to switch it out. I'd like to know if the mirror that Carl has pictured would work also. I have a factory "manual" mirror with just the airbag display right now.
I'd also like to know if anyone, or if it is possible to, put another GM model's (car's) mirror in it's place.
Thanks, Darryl.
No.... You have to get the same, at least with the PPS (Passenger Presence System air bag) type.... They work hand in hand... There is an RPO on the mirrors as well....
Yes, the compass just needs to be calibrated. I had to read online how to do it on the G8 when I put the Trailblazer mirror in it. You get it to show "CAL", then drive in slow circles until it works, pretty simple!
Dave, if you do happen to get over to Buck's before I do, can you let me know if you see some like in the picture? That is exactly the one I want.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Will do. So just to confirm, i grab the mirror and cut off as much length of harness as i can easily get at, then go under the hood and find the temp sensor around the rad area, again cut off as much wire as possible with the pigtail. Then i can make up a harness once im back home. Any other pieces required?
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Beaumontguru
MY BEAUMONT HAS 4 STUDDED TIRES AND 2 BLOCKHEATERS......AND LOTS OF OIL UNDERNEATH. The other one has a longer roof.
I love the auto dim. And I miss the outdoor temp in the truck. I put an aftermarket thermometer in my other 97 but it looks so nice if it's in the mirror.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
I hope you don't mind if I piggyback on your thread Carl.
My mirror in my 2006 Sierra has the "mirror finish" dulling and corroding from the inside, and I want to switch it out. I'd like to know if the mirror that Carl has pictured would work also. I have a factory "manual" mirror with just the airbag display right now.
I'd also like to know if anyone, or if it is possible to, put another GM model's (car's) mirror in it's place.
Thanks, Darryl.
No.... You have to get the same, at least with the PPS (Passenger Presence System air bag) type.... They work hand in hand... There is an RPO on the mirrors as well....
Thanks Vince. I looked at mirrors like mine on eBay .... no deal$ there. I'll have to source out a wrecked truck sometime.
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
That's Cool in the radio for sure. I saw some neat stuff at Sema , there was a Chinese outfit there with all kinds of mirrors where they do all this stuff ,temp, clocks, signal lites in the door mirrors all that for vintage and muscle cars ...
My truck has the overhead console with map lights in it but if your truck has no map lights Dave you may want to see if there's a mirror that has them and put that style in. I'm pretty sure some of the car mirrors have them.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
I believe that for the GM units, one wire is connected to the VSS (vehicle speed sensor) Not sure why, but if you have speed compensated volume on the radio, can connect it there - it was green wire on my 2001 Silverado.
As you can see in both those GM schematics, the LT/GREEN is connected to voltage via the back up switch....as stated, to disable the auto dimming feature while in reverse... there is no provision in the mirror for SCV...
-- Edited by 67Poncho on Monday 21st of December 2015 09:50:58 AM
Thanks Vince. I looked at mirrors like mine on eBay .... no deal$ there. I'll have to source out a wrecked truck sometime.