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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 09:52 PM
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Trip to the junkyard, How to install a 4th Gen Rear view mirror with map lights?

Went for a bumper,but they were too expensive.I just got a rear view mirror with the map lights and the auto dimmer. Confused on how to hook it up. Anyone help? It has a black wire,orange,and a white. Im guessing the white is for the auto dimmer? Orange for power,and black for ground? help would be great. Also took some pictures of the Thirdgens just recently added to the yard. And i got some emblems :P Hey im 16,what can i say! Lol. I got a 25th anniversary RS emblem off a camaro that im proud of. So heres some pics of the wires and everything else.
TThat red One on the right is the one i always hit up. Body is MINT other than the front bumper, im taking the rear bumper cover off next time

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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 10:04 PM
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Re: Trip to the junkyard, How to install a 4th Gen Rear view mirror with map lights?

Crap sorry guys! just found a thread on it
It says i have to connect the white wire to the door pin switch wire, where is that located?
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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 10:26 PM
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Re: Trip to the junkyard, How to install a 4th Gen Rear view mirror with map lights?

If you have a dome light you have the white wire running up your driverside A pilar to the dome light.
A GM service manual is worth the 100bux or whatever they cost these days.
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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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Re: Trip to the junkyard, How to install a 4th Gen Rear view mirror with map lights?

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If you have a dome light you have the white wire running up your driverside A pilar to the dome light.
A GM service manual is worth the 100bux or whatever they cost these days.
Oh! thanks so much man! And aha ill keep that in mind!
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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 12:38 AM
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Thanks Ttop350! got the mirror installed and it works great! Heres a few pictures

sorry for the dirty glass

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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 12:39 AM
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Re: Trip to the junkyard, How to install a 4th Gen Rear view mirror with map lights?

Oh and yes,there is newspaper on the windshield.
You'll be surprised to know it makes driving very difficult
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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 06:57 AM
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Re: Trip to the junkyard, How to install a 4th Gen Rear view mirror with map lights?

Man I wish we had yards here with thirdgens everywhere.
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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 07:05 AM
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Re: Trip to the junkyard, How to install a 4th Gen Rear view mirror with map lights?

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Man I wish we had yards here with thirdgens everywhere.
i was thinking th same thing, you better have a hot tip if one does show up cause it seems like they get stripped in seconds lol...i was only able to get parts like twice from the local junk yards.....twice in like 7 years lol
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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 86T/A_Ram_Air
i was thinking th same thing, you better have a hot tip if one does show up cause it seems like they get stripped in seconds lol...i was only able to get parts like twice from the local junk yards.....twice in like 7 years lol
There generally 2 or 3 in the local yards, but my needs thing that everyone needs, so it's usually gone before I get there.
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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 01:13 PM
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Re: Trip to the junkyard, How to install a 4th Gen Rear view mirror with map lights?

Nice! I wanna put a new mirror in mine preferably 4th gen, I dont even have a rear view mirror on mine due to how f**king bumpy the roads are out here.
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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 05:15 PM
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Re: Trip to the junkyard, How to install a 4th Gen Rear view mirror with map lights?

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Nice! I wanna put a new mirror in mine preferably 4th gen, I dont even have a rear view mirror on mine due to how f**king bumpy the roads are out here.
haha yeah man its sweet! And gosh its the same thing out here! no one cares about the roads. So when my TA is on the road, the mirror shakes too make to even make it worth looking in,and the stereo shakes too bad for any CD to play
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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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Re: Trip to the junkyard, How to install a 4th Gen Rear view mirror with map lights?

Originally Posted by RubberDucky
There generally 2 or 3 in the local yards, but my needs thing that everyone needs, so it's usually gone before I get there.
Haha yeah guys,this yard is in the boonies, but the cars still get hit up after a good week of them sitting there. Ive asked people stripping them before,they say "oh i dont even own one of these,i just think these cars are cool looking" And they say that while taking out headliner and thermostat housing and stupid crap Lol. Whats funny is,the thirdgens are MUCH more stripped than any of the fourth gens
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Old Jun 18, 2011 | 09:11 AM
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Re: Trip to the junkyard, How to install a 4th Gen Rear view mirror with map lights?

Originally Posted by RubberDucky
Man I wish we had yards here with thirdgens everywhere.
Me to...just went to my wrecker and its all junk...nothing left
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