Adding electric mirrors?

[reserves]

Has anyone added electric mirrors to their Golf?

I have an 8v without e/m and was wondering if these was an easy enough conversion.

Does anyone know what parts I would need except the mirror and the switch? I'm assuming I could get these from a breakers if I was lucky!

[pipworks]

Never tried it myself, but if you can find a donor car at a scrapyard, I can't imagine it being massively difficult

Try this:

http://www.gtiworld.fsnet.co.uk/e_w_m.htm

Let us know how you get on, and prices too!!

P

[reserves]

After reading this it looks like I would have to try to find a door card that previously has electric mirrors for it to look standard.

A nice idea but maybe I will leave it.

If anyone has any pics of the layout of an original electric mirror interior card I would be interested to see them.

[golfvr6]

Sounds a pain in the arse to me, but i am sh!t with electrics  

[Slim Shady]

it's a piece of piss to fit leccy mirrors.

Go buy some leccy mirrors from a VW scrappy - <150 quid nowadays.

You put a leccy window gromet on the N/side - and the mirror controller fits PERFECTLY thru the gap on the O/Side.

The wiring is simple - Mk2's had this as an option.

If you search the web - someone has posted a 'how to'

 

[modulater]

If you need any help with wiring let me know as I have leccy mirrors on my car.

As far as I know the loom just plugs into the fuse box, you have, as said above, a gromet on the passenger side and a switch on the drivers side.

I did see the mirrors and loom complete on ebay recently so check that out.

[pork_pie]

dragging this up from the past, but, im gonna do the same.  just won a set from Ebay, with the loom and switching.  can anyone tell me where the switch placement is?  and where do i plug the loom into?  pics would be lovly   

cheers

PP

[Mr Blue]

pork pie

the switch goes in the same hole that your manual adjuster goes.

If the loom is uncut then i think you can plug it straight in the back of the fuse box. The brown wire goes on one of the earth sockets under the drivers dash tray area.

I just tapped the red wire into an ignition live (red/black) I think it was?

IIRC the yellow and black go to the rear window demister switch.

its been a while since ive fitted mine so im abit

[DubDave]

If a pic is needed still let me know cos mine came with them as standard

[pork_pie]

a pic would really help to be honest, would it be to much to ask if you could take one for me?  i dont have a red wire with my set up, i have green/white with a round plug, and one plug cut off, a yellow/black wire with two plugs, 1 male and 1 female. and i have the brown earth, which has been cut....