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#1 Frank R

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Posted 23 July 2012 - 07:08 PM

I ordered a Homelink mirror for my 1998 Firebird. I've hooked these up before and they require 1 hot, 1 switched and 1 ground.

Would the wire coming into my existing mirror with lamps supply that? Any idea what color wire is what?

If not, where have you tapped in?

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 12:29 AM

If by "switched" you mean a circuit that is hot in run only, you won't find it in the existing lamp wiring. There should be a black wire (ground), orange wire (always hot), and a white wire that provides a ground when certain conditions are met, typically when a door is open.

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