Muth Mirror Systems Technicians at: REQUIRED TOOLS: 1-800-844-6616 Ratchet with extension or ratcheting screwdriver 8mm socket, 10mm socket Monday through Friday Small Philips screwdriver Between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CST Medium Philips screwdriver Or through the Muth web site Small pry bar www.muthco.com Small utility knife Power drill, 5/16"...
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Door Panel & Mirror Housing Removal 1997-2001 Honda CRV 4. Open door and lower window. 5. Remove screw and plastic grommet on inside corner of door. 6. Remove plastic cover from corner of door. 2002-2003 Honda CRV 1. Open door and lower window. 2.
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Door Panel & Mirror Housing Removal Continued 1997-2001 Honda CRV 4. Disconnect the mirror wire harness. 5. Remove three mirror mounting nuts. 6. Remove mirror housing assembly from door. 2002-2003 Honda CRV 4. Remove door handle plastic cover. 5. Unscrew the (2) screws revealed by the removal of the door handle cover.
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Door Panel & Mirror Housing Removal Continued 1997-2001 Honda CRV This section intentionally left blank. 2002-2003 Honda CRV 7. Remove the (2) screws beneath armrest. 8. Lift up and pull door panel out slightly as shown. Disconnect any wiring connection behind door panel.
While using sturdy gloves, insert a small pry bar underneath the mirror at the bottom edge of the mirror housing. Lift up on the bottom of the mirror to release it from the snaps. ® NOTE: In order to make room for the Signal mirror optics about 1/4"...
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Using the shorter of the two wires from the kit, starting from the inside of the mirror housing, guide the end without the mating connector down alongside the existing factory mirror harness. ® Lay the Signal mirror on a clean, flat surface. ®...
1997-2001 Honda CRV Wire Routing 1. Pull out a portion of the rubber door insulation above the mirror mount. 2. Drill a 5/16" hole leading into the mirror mount area. 3. Remove any debris and insert one of the included rubber grommets into the drilled hole.
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1997-2001 Honda CRV Wire Routing Continued ® 4. Pass the Signal mirror wire harness into the mirror mounting area and up through the rubber grommet. Remove any slack. 5. Bolt the mirror housing on the door using the three mirror mounting nuts. 6.
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1997-2001 Honda CRV Wire Routing Continued 7. Cut a small slit in the rubber door insulation, level with the rubber boot, between the door and door frame. ® 8. Guide the Signal mirror wire harness into the preexisting slit (under the rubber door insulation) above the mirror mount.
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1997-2001 Honda CRV Wire Routing Continued 10. Remove the footrest on the driver side floorboard by removing the two bolts. 11. Remove the plastic This section intentionally grommet in the upper right corner of the plastic trim in the corner of the door. 12.
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1997-2001 Honda CRV Wire Routing Continued 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 trim piece along the door This section intentionally frame.
15. Repeat all of the previous steps to replace the factory mirror on the passenger side door with the new Signal 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.
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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.
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