Difference between revisions of "Powerfold Mirrors With Puddle Lights Retro-fit"

Revision as of 12:44, 8 June 2009

Required parts

Facelift

• Mirrors with powerfold & puddle lights.
• Powerfold relay.
• Adjustment switch with powerfold position.

Pre-facelift

As above plus:

• Both front door wiring looms from a facelift mondeo.
• Interior front door plug from a scrapped mondeo for wires & connectors.

Check below the glovebox fusebox for the brown relay holder. If no brown relay holder is in place then you will need the following too:

• Brown relay holder with wires.
• Fusebox plug & wiring.
• An additional 5 wires & connectors for the door plug.

Fitting

Facelift

1. Remove door card
2. Remove old mirror switch from wiring & plastic surround
3. Refit new switch to plastic cover & plug into the door loom
4. Unplug mirror wiring
5. Remove 3 Torx screws for the mirror (remember to support the mirror on the outside when removing the last screw or risk seven years' bad luck)
6. Fit new mirror unit
7. Refit door card
8. Repeat for the other door
9. Remove glovebox
10. Insert the relay
11. Refit the glovebox

Pre-facelift

1. Remove door card
2. Partially remove the foam weather seal
3. Uncouple door loom from car
4. Uncouple door lock mechanism & window motor.
5. Remove wiring from the door
6. Refit facelift door loom into the door
7. Plug window motor & door lock unit back in
8. Refit (re-seal if required) the inner weather seal
9. Remove old mirror switch from wiring & plastic surround
10. Fit new switch to plastic cover & plug into the door loom
11. Unplug mirror wiring
12. Remove 3 Torx screws for the mirror (remember to support the mirror on the outside when removing the last screw or risk seven years' bad luck)
13. Fit new mirror unit
14. Refit door card
15. Repeat for the other door
16. Remove glovebox
17. Insert the relay
18. Refit the glovebox
19. Add puddle light wiring to the interior of the door plug in the pin locations found below.

If you need to wire in the powerfold relay holder then you will need the following info:

Connector locations

C54 = drivers side upper door plug.
C52 = passenger side door plug.
C506 = on the rear of the fusebox, top plug nearest the door on the back.

Powerfold relay holder

• Pin 1 - C54 pin 6 & C52 pin 10 (powerfold)
• Pin 2 - C54 pin 10 (switch)
• Pin 3 - C54 pin 7 & C52 pin 1 (powerfold)
• Pin 4 - C506 pin 12 (power feed)
• Pin 5 - ground

Puddle light wiring

Feeds taken from the front footwell lights are easiest, to:

• Driver's side = C54 pin 12 & pin 13
• Passenger side = C52 pin 6 & pin 7

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