Side Signal Mirrors

Me. I can kind of give you a step by step, but the mirrors come with instructions in Japanese, but the pics are very, very good. The only hard part is where to tap into the wires. in the car (easy once you know where).

The other hard part is running wires through the doors. You have to follow the exisiting wiring route in order to avoid interference with the window. It's tedious, but not difficult from a technical perspective.

Nate

 

I did this with a friend and it wasn't too much trouble. The only issue has been that I haven't been able to get either mirror to fold up properly. Sigma was not very helpful when I mentioned it to them. However the signals and the mirrors work and look great.

 

Did you get the auto-fold kit? Mine just fold manually.

Nate

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(naterprius @ Jun 15 2006, 08:46 PM) [snapback]272012[/snapback]</div>

Heck with the signals! I want auto-fold!

 

They are not the autofold (I don't think anyone makes those for the Prius). The passenger one folds in and snaps in place normally (as in when you fold a side mirror in for a tight parking space), but its final folded-in position is a millimeter or two too close to the car and it hits the window. On the driver side it folds in but not completely parallel with the car and never snaps into a final position. The reality is I rarely if ever need to fold in the mirrors, but it's still annoying that they don't work right.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(car @ Jun 16 2006, 09:12 PM) [snapback]272504[/snapback]</div>

http://toyota.jp/prius/dop/function/

 

THAT's what I'm looking for!

 

Sigma might be able to import the folding mirrors.

Seems like this is slowly going off topic.

I remember seeing install instruction or at least some pictures somewhere. Don't know if it was here or on a different site but I do remember seeing them. I just cant find them now.

 

The signal mirrors are by far my favorite mod. Absolutely the best mod ever. They really make a difference at night; NOBODY can claim they didn't see the signal.

Nate

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(naterprius @ Jun 27 2006, 11:32 PM) [snapback]277857[/snapback]</div>

DO you have any pictures of the install or what they look like, where did you buy them and how much ?

 

I would love to get those power folding mirrors! That's the reason I'm doing the signal mirror upgrade now. If I had the power folding mirrors maybe I'd still have a passenger side mirror...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DocVijay @ Oct 2 2006, 05:35 AM) [snapback]326790[/snapback]</div>

Or, instead of breaking just a mirror off, you would've scraped your bumper or side body-panels.. Some ways, just the mirror was a blessing.

They use the folding mirrors in Japan for parking because of the automated garages (your car on a vertical rotating loader that you thought only existed in newsreels of the 1930s), and tightly packed spaces.

Friend of mine hangs "markers" from the ceiling in his garage to help his wife line up when parking, for instance ...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(NuShrike @ Oct 6 2006, 04:46 PM) [snapback]329149[/snapback]</div>

That's true. Actually I doubt it would have been that bad though. I just misjudged the distance I had between the car and the wall. I wasn't so far off that I would have scraped the side!

Anyhow, my mirrors should be arriving either today or Monday (damn that no weekend delivery!). If it arrives today that would be great, as I could do the work this weekend, but it's not likely.

I'll post pics in my mod thread once they arrive.

 

I once sent inquery to SigmaAuto about the Auto-fold side mirrors.
The cost of the mirrors (new ones) plus the two motors needed are very high. (>$1000).
Not to mention the installation process would be much harder than simple signal mirrors.
I gave up on that idea. Also, SigmaAuto discouraged me from pursuing that, I remember.
They can import it for you, but it would cost you $$$$$$$$$.