Philips CRV 1997-2003 manual

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  • Page 1

    Signa l ® Mirror Installation Instructions Honda CRV 1997-2003 THE safety accessory of the 21 st Century. ™ P/N 210-0032-0 Rev B2 (6-26-04), GG © 2003 Muth Mirror Systems, LLC. ®[...]

  • Page 2

    INCLUDED ITEMS: 1 left and 1 right Signal ® mirror 1 left and 1 right wire harness 2 rubber tubes 2 rubber grommet s 2 wire taps 1 ring connector 1 instruction manual REQUIRED TOOLS: Ratchet with extension or ratcheting screwdriver 8mm socket, 10mm socket Small Philips screwdriver Medium Philips screwdriver Small pry bar Small utility knife Power [...]

  • Page 3

    1 2 3 4. Open door and low er window. 5. Remove screw and plastic grommet o n inside corner of door. 6. Remove plastic cover from corner of door. 1 3 2 1. Open door and low er window. 2. Remove plastic cover from corner of door. 3. Pop-out and rem ove plastic inserts. 1997-2001 Honda CRV 2002-2003 Honda CRV D oor Panel & Mirror Housing Removal[...]

  • Page 4

    D oor Panel & M irror H ousing R emoval Continued 4. Disconnect the m irror wire harness. 5. Remove three mirror mounti ng n ut s . 6. Remove m irror housi ng assembly from door. 4 5 6 - 2 - 1997-2001 Honda CRV 2002-2003 Honda CRV 4. Remove do or han dl e pl ast i c cover. 5. Unscrew the (2) screws revealed by the removal of the door handle cov[...]

  • Page 5

    This section intentionally left blank. D oor Panel & Mirror Housing Removal Continued 1997-2001 Honda CRV 2002-2003 Honda CRV 7. Remove the (2) screws beneath arm rest. 8. Lift up and pull door pan e l out slightly as show n. Disconnect any wiring connection behind door panel. Rem ove door panel from doo r. 9. Unscrew the (3) nuts holding the m[...]

  • Page 6

    M irror R eplacement While using st urdy glo ves, insert a sm all pry bar underneath t he mirror at t he bottom edge of the mirror housing. Lift up on the bo ttom of the mirror to release it from the snaps. Pivot the m irror upward on its top edge a nd lift t he mirror out of the mirror h ousing. Carefully remove the foam insulation from the mirror[...]

  • Page 7

    Using the sho rter of the tw o wires from the kit, starting from the inside of the mirro r housing, g uide the end without the mating connector down alongside the ex istin g factory mirror harness. Leave about 7 inches of wi re exposed i n the mirror housing. Guide the wire harness through the mirror bracket and re move any slac k. Replace the thre[...]

  • Page 8

    - 4 - Wire Routing 1. Pull out a portion of the rubber door insu latio n above the mirror m ount. 2. Drill a 5/16" hole leading into the m irror mount area. 3. Remove a ny debris a nd insert one of the included rubber grommets into the drilled hole. 1997-2001 Honda CRV 2002-2003 Honda CRV 1. Mount the mirror hou sing back onto the door frame u[...]

  • Page 9

    Wire Routing Continued 4. Pass the Si gnal ® m irror wire harness into the mirror mounting a rea and up through the rub ber gromm et. Remove any slack. 5. Bolt the m irror housi ng on the door using the three mirror m ounting nuts. 6. Reconnect the factory mirror wire ha rness. 1997-2001 Honda CRV 2002-2003 Honda CRV 4 5 6 3 4 5 3. Remove the foot[...]

  • Page 10

    7 8 9 7. Cut a small slit in the rubber door insulation, level with the rubber boot, between th e door and door frame. 8. Guide the Si gnal ® mi rror wire harness into the preexisting slit (u nd er the rubber door insulation) above the mi rror mount. 9. Pass the wire harness down through the rubber door insulation and ou t of the hole created in s[...]

  • Page 11

    10 11 12 10. Rem ove the footrest on the driver side floo rboar d by removing t he two bolts. 11. Rem ove the plastic grommet in the upper right corner of the plastic trim in the corner of the door. 12. Dislo dge the plasti c grommet from the center of the plastic trim and remove the trim from the corner of the door. Wire Routing Continued 1997-200[...]

  • Page 12

    - 6 - 13 14 13. Slide the provi ded rubber tubing over th e w ire harness and gu ide 1 inch of tubing into the rubber door insulation. 14. There is a sm all hole in the top corne r of the plasti c trim piece along the door frame. Guide the wire harness and ru bber tubi ng into the hole an d pass the wire harness into the vehicle. Wire Routing Conti[...]

  • Page 13

    6 16 3 Wi r e Identification 15. Repeat all of the previous steps to replace the factory mirror on the passenger side door with the n ew Signal ® mirror. The vehicle's electrical wiring is located underneath the dash behind the fuse block assembly. Guide the new wire harnesses fr om both sides of the vehicle to the electrical wiring. Locate t[...]

  • Page 14

    - 7 - USE THE INCLUDED WIRE TAP S AND FO LLOW THE FOUR STEPS ABOVE TO SPLICE INTO THE TURN INDICATOR WIRES 7. Make sure the harnesses are routed securely under neath the dash and enough sl ack is left for splicing. 8. Splice the RED wire from the driver side harness into the green with red stripe and single gray ring wire previously labeled ‘driv[...]