full detail wiring

[irondiezl3]

i need someone to actually take the time to sit here and post to me how to run my gm rearview mirror so the map lights work. it doesnt have to be wired so the lights come on with every other interior light unless its easy. i just want them to work in general. someone who has the time please post in specific clear details how i can do this pictures would be a must. thanks for the help anyone.

[Ryan from Ohio]

Hello.

Im sure its not rocket science.

You need a ground. Where you connect one wire to metal somewhere. Then you need power from a 12V source.

[lonnie]

How about you post how many wires are in that thing, cause I've never seen one. You could have 3 wires for all we know and one could be +12v, ground, and +12 ign.

[irondiezl3]

im sorry its got 5 wires but only 2 need to be hooked up the rest are for temperature and for compass alls i care about is the map lights. so 12v constant where can i find that

[surreal_awakening]

Try this....

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii247/surreal_awakening/1999%20Oldsmobile%20Alero/alerocourteseylampwiring.gif

I don't want to embed the picture because it is large.

[lonnie]

Here's the problem with wiring them to 12volt constant....they will always be on. You are going to have to wire them to a switch as well, but a 12constant can be taken from the battery directly, or in the fuse panel on either side by tapping into the hot side of one of the fuses. I would use a fuse that doesn't have anything critical on it cause you don't know the current draw on those lights and you wouldn't want to blow a critical fuse. If you want it to work with the dome lights then you will have to tap into those wires and they are located at the top of the headliner or down the driver side A pilar I believe.

With five wires I would assume that there is a hot(12v) wire for each light, 1 common ground, and the others are for the temp and compass. Unless they are clearly marked you may want to down load the diagram from powerlibary in the general performance thread for that year and model.

[irondiezl3]

what side is side a for the piller? the piller is the beam between the door and windshield right?

[Cliff8928]

What car did the mirror come out of?

[lonnie]

what side is side a for the piller? the piller is the beam between the door and windshield right?
Yes I think it runs down the driver side A pillar! Doesn't take much to get them off and if it isn't there then taking the other side off would be no problem.

[irondiezl3]

it was a gmc jimmy i believe. alls i care about is map lights i dont need anytihng else so what damage can i do trying each wire out until the lights turn on? im just gunna tap them into the dome light wires. how many are there for the dome light 2?

[Cliff8928]

Do you have the exact year/make/model of the car you got the mirror from? I can get the wiring diagram for it that way.

[irondiezl3]

i emailed the seller waiting for his response. what i know for sure is its got 2 map lights one temp display. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=290202068371

i dont think that will help but thats the one. its got 5 wires im hoping he emails me back. i wanna wire this thing up