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Topic: power mirror motor

Posted By: riggz
Subject: power mirror motor
Date Posted: September 30, 2007 at 4:23 PM

I installed some newer style power mirrors on my truck and it appears the left/right adjustment motor is reversed compared to my original mirrors. When I try to adjust the mirror to the left, it moves right, when I try to adjust it to the right, it moves to the left. I'm stumped on how I can reverse this so that the mirror switch operates correctly.

Both sides have a yellow wire and 2 different colored wires each. Here's how one mirror's wire work with the switch:

Wire Colors: Y=Yellow P=Purple G=Green

UP: Y(-) P(+) G( )

DOWN: Y(+) P(-) G( )

LEFT: Y(-) P( ) G(+)

RIGHT: Y(+) P( ) G(-)

I've searched and have been unable to come up with a definative answer. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks!



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-=riggz



Replies:

Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: September 30, 2007 at 5:52 PM

Can you get to the 2 wires that connect to the left/right motor?   If so, you will need to reverse the wires there. 





Posted By: riggz
Date Posted: September 30, 2007 at 7:17 PM
i am an idiot wrote:

Can you get to the 2 wires that connect to the left/right motor?   If so, you will need to reverse the wires there. 


Not possible. The mirror is sealed and I don't want to risk breaking it by trying to pry it apart. I know someone who  tried to do this very thing and broke the mirror into pieces trying to get at the motors.



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-=riggz




Posted By: riggz
Date Posted: October 25, 2007 at 12:44 AM

Just in case anyone reads this and might be able to help out, here's the equation I need to solve:

If Y=(-) and G=(+) make Y=(+) and G=(-)

and

If Y=(+) and G=(-) make Y=(-) and G=(+)



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-=riggz




Posted By: riggz
Date Posted: October 25, 2007 at 12:53 AM
Oh and just to clarify, the polarity can only be reversed when the Green (G) wire is either + or -. If it is neither then the polarity needs to stay the same.

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-=riggz





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