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Signal Mirror Installation Instructions
Honda CRV 1997-2003
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THE safety accessory of the 21 Century.™
P/N 210-0032-0 Rev B2 (6-26-04), GG © 2003 Muth Mirror Systems, LLC.
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Note: Professional Installation Recommended Warranty does not cover damage to the vehicle or mirror housing due to improper installation. The following installation instructions are to be considered as a guide only. Door removal procedures, indicator wire color and location may have changed since publication of these instructions. The installer is responsible for any damage that may occur during installation. INCLUDED ITEMS: ® 1 left and 1 right Signal mirror Please read instructions pr
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Door Panel & Mirror Housing Removal 1997-2001 Honda CRV 2002-2003 Honda CRV 2 1 1 2 3 3 4. Open door and lower window. 1. Open door and lower window. 5. Remove screw and plastic grommet on inside corner of door. 2. Remove plastic cover from corner of door. 6. Remove plastic cover from corner of door. 3. Pop-out and remove plastic inserts.
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Door Panel & Mirror Housing Removal Continued 1997-2001 Honda CRV 2002-2003 Honda CRV 4 4 5 5 4. Remove door handle plastic cover. 4. Disconnect the mirror wire harness. 5. Unscrew the (2) screws revealed by the removal of 5. Remove three mirror the door handle cover. mounting nuts. 6. Pry out door handle as 6. Remove mirror housing shown. Disengage latch assembly from door. behind door handle and remove door handle. 6 6 - 2 -
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Door Panel & Mirror Housing Removal Continued 1997-2001 Honda CRV 2002-2003 Honda CRV 7 7. Remove the (2) screws beneath armrest. 8 8. Lift up and pull door panel This section intentionally out slightly as shown. Disconnect any wiring left blank. connection behind door panel. Remove door panel from door. 9. Unscrew the (3) nuts holding the mirror housing to the door. Remove mirror housing from door. 9
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Mirror Replacement 1997-2003 Honda CRV 1 2 3 While using sturdy gloves, insert a small pry bar Pivot the mirror upward on its top edge and lift the Carefully remove the foam insulation from the underneath the mirror at the bottom edge of the mirror out of the mirror housing. mirror housing sail. mirror housing. Lift up on the bottom of the mirror to release it from the snaps. 4 5 6 ® NOTE: In order to make room for the Signal Continue cutting down alongside the left e
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Mirror Replacement Continued 1997-2003 Honda CRV 8 9 7 Using the shorter of the two wires from the kit, Leave about 7 inches of wire exposed in the mirror Replace the three screws and screw covers on the starting from the inside of the mirror housing, guide housing. Guide the wire harness through the mirror bottom of the mirror bracket. Guide the wire harness the end without the mating connector down bracket and remove any slack. through the foam insulat
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Wire Routing 1997-2001 Honda CRV 2002-2003 Honda CRV 1 1 2 1. Pull out a portion of the rubber door insulation above the mirror mount. 1. Mount the mirror housing 2 2. Drill a 5/16" hole leading back onto the door frame into the mirror mount area. using the (3) mirror mounting nuts. Remove 3. Remove any debris and door frame plastic cover insert one of the included partly. Re-connect all OEM rubber grommets into the wiring harnesses. drilled hole. ® 2. Gu
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Wire Routing Continued 1997-2001 Honda CRV 2002-2003 Honda CRV 4 3 3. Remove the footrest on the driver side floorboard by removing the two bolts. ® 4. Pass the Signal mirror wire 4 5 harness into the mirror 4. Remove the plastic mounting area and up grommet in the upper right through the rubber corner of the plastic trim in grommet. Remove any the corner of the door. slack. 5. Dislodge the plastic 5. Bolt the mirror housing on grommet from the center the
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Wire Routing Continued 1997-2001 Honda CRV 2002-2003 Honda CRV 7 7. Cut a small slit in the rubber door insulation, level with the rubber boot, between the door and door 8 frame. ® 8. Guide the Signal mirror wire harness into the This section intentionally preexisting slit (under the rubber door insulation) above the mirror mount. left blank. 9. Pass the wire harness down through the rubber door insulation and out of the hole created in step 7. 9 - 5 -
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Wire Routing Continued 1997-2001 Honda CRV 2002-2003 Honda CRV 10 10. Remove the footrest on the driver side floorboard by removing the two bolts. 11 11. Remove the plastic grommet in the upper right This section intentionally corner of the plastic trim in the corner of the door. left blank. 12. Dislodge the plastic grommet from the center of the plastic trim and remove the trim from the corner of the door. 12
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Wire Routing Continued 1997-2001 Honda CRV 2002-2003 Honda CRV 13 13. Slide the provided rubber tubing over the wire harness and guide 1 inch of tubing into the rubber door insulation. 14. There is a small hole in the top corner of the plastic 14 trim piece along the door frame. Guide the wire This section intentionally harness and rubber tubing into the hole and pass the left blank. wire harness into the vehicle. - 6 -
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Wire Identification 1997-2003 Honda CRV 16 6 3 ® 15. Repeat all of the previous steps to replace the factory mirror on the passenger side door with the new Signal mirror. The vehicle's electrical wiring is located underneath the dash behind the fuse block assembly. Guide the new wire harnesses from both sides of the vehicle to the electrical wiring. Locate the GREEN WITH RED STRIPE and SINGLE GRAY RINGED wire from within the wire bundle. Turn the ignition key so that electric
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1 2 3 4 USE THE INCLUDED WIRE TAPS AND FOLLOW THE FOUR STEPS ABOVE TO SPLICE INTO THE TURN INDICATOR WIRES 7. Make sure the harnesses are routed securely underneath the dash and enough slack 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 ‘driver side turn’. 9. Splice the RED wire from the passenger side harness into the green with yellow stripe and single gray ring wire pre
