Thread: How to: LED turn signal mirrors

LED pods were from an 2004 Cadillac DTS.
Mirrors were found on Century/Regal.
LED Pods

I found that the mirrors with straight lines going up and down them were much easier to use/mod the heater than the other zigzag version
Up/Down heater

Zigzag heater

Upon trying to peel the heater in the zigzag, I found that the coating holding it to the mirror would have spots where it no longer covered. Illuminating the LED's would show the areas where the coating had peeled. It looked bad up close. Looking for a method of making holes w/o lifting the heater, I came across a set of leather punches. They don't actually cut, so I used a torch to heat the end and melt the heater with the end. This gave me perfect circles. Cleaned the goop from the circles and illuminated, perfect.


Placed the LED on and gooped in place

Gooped the backing onto the mirror, the final product is ready to be put into the car.

NICE work!

I may have to do this

Grey goose, good choice!! Those look awesome, a perfect little touch.

i been thinking about doing something like this

That is sweet! Have you installed them yet? Photos? How did you wire them?

Just realized that's Jean Luc Picard holding the camera.
Also, Vodka & Cream = White Russian
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sweet! are you going to wire the heated mirrors into the rear defroster? another idea would be wiring them into the switch for the heated seat.

Regals came with heated mirrors, therefore they are on the defrost circuit from the factory. Here's the one good on car pic I have.

Love them Bill... now make me a set LOL j/k

This may be a stupid question, but I'm assuming you ran the LED turn signals to the indicator stalk? Which begs the question if that is easy to do for someone of moderate experience working on a GP, but who has never opened a steering column before.

I was so close to getting a set from that guy (one of the guys atleast) on the GMForum; but he sold out a couple days before I emailed him. So I am still searching for a set. Looking forward to doing this mod my self one day this year I hope.

You don't have to go into the column. The wires I believe come out and show there face in the footwell of the drivers side.

Yeah thats a good idea Bill. Thanks for the info!

those would probably work better, the ones bills uses are really are to find. i found them using his guys but he doubled the price on me.

bill, i have a question regarding dis-assembly of the side view regal mirror.

my stock mirror got hit and the glass broke. my housing is black. i picked up a junk yard replacement but its blue, now ive taken the black one apart as its dead and i like to tear into stuff when i have a idea, and well the guts are trash anyways, but i figured out how to pull it all apart, but was wondering if you had any tips or ways you would go about popping the glass off the power mirror motor with out breaking the glass, and then removing the glass off the plastic part with out breaking it. and what is goop? is that a name brand you used to glue stuff in with?

and it would seem upon re assembly, you need to snap the plastic part that the glass is glued to on to the motor, then screw the motor in, then glue the glass on. correct me if im wrong on this one.

thanks for your time.

To replace only a mirror and not the housing. You get your fingers around the black backing of the mirror and pull quick to pop the clips that hold the mirror/backing to the motor. You have a chance of breaking it. You line up the backing with the motor to reassemble and push until it clicks and holds on both axis's and the center pivot point. There is a chance to break the glass, try and be careful.

I pushed the glass gently through the couple of holes in teh backing to get the glass off the backing. Then yes.. used one of the "Goop" products to hold it together when done.