Ush
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Hi all,
my latest little project on my D2 is retrofitting Powerfold mirrors.. bought a used set of mirrors, ECU and the switch only to find my car doesn't have the loom. With some help from this forum, I've managed to make my own and plumb it all in, bit fiddly actually making the plug for the ecu.. but finally a total success, working as if a factory install. As is my custom, I like to push my luck and decided to try and get them to work with the central locking.. I was pointed in the direction of a good write-up on the freelander forum https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/powerfold-mirror-with-pics.252207/.. which, given the powerfold systems look to be the same, I believe I should be able to wire a relay, as described using the superlock and unlock to trigger the mirrors, so I've been into the rave manual to find the relevant wires as the colour obviously differ from that of the freelander loom. Problem is, I'm colour blind and even with others trying to help to identify the right 2 wires, I'm not having much luck. Thought I had the right 2, but tried to connect it all and CL didn't work, just beeped the horn like a door was open.
I don't know if anyone out there who is more literate with the wiring diagrams can just tell me which are the 2 wires I'm looking for from the headers behind the drivers footwell? there's 3 blocks/plugs, from left to right a really large one with maybe 15 wires in it and the 2 smaller ones, if someone was able to say something like "lefthand plug, 4 in from left in the bottom".. that would be amazing! (I'd upload a picture of the header I'm talking about.. but not sure how?)
As always, thanks to the generous bods on this forum so willing to share their knowledge!
my latest little project on my D2 is retrofitting Powerfold mirrors.. bought a used set of mirrors, ECU and the switch only to find my car doesn't have the loom. With some help from this forum, I've managed to make my own and plumb it all in, bit fiddly actually making the plug for the ecu.. but finally a total success, working as if a factory install. As is my custom, I like to push my luck and decided to try and get them to work with the central locking.. I was pointed in the direction of a good write-up on the freelander forum https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/powerfold-mirror-with-pics.252207/.. which, given the powerfold systems look to be the same, I believe I should be able to wire a relay, as described using the superlock and unlock to trigger the mirrors, so I've been into the rave manual to find the relevant wires as the colour obviously differ from that of the freelander loom. Problem is, I'm colour blind and even with others trying to help to identify the right 2 wires, I'm not having much luck. Thought I had the right 2, but tried to connect it all and CL didn't work, just beeped the horn like a door was open.
I don't know if anyone out there who is more literate with the wiring diagrams can just tell me which are the 2 wires I'm looking for from the headers behind the drivers footwell? there's 3 blocks/plugs, from left to right a really large one with maybe 15 wires in it and the 2 smaller ones, if someone was able to say something like "lefthand plug, 4 in from left in the bottom".. that would be amazing! (I'd upload a picture of the header I'm talking about.. but not sure how?)
As always, thanks to the generous bods on this forum so willing to share their knowledge!
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