5th Generation Maxima (2000-2003) Learn more about the 5th Generation Maxima, including the VQ30DE-K and VQ35DE engines.

Upgraded my rear view mirror with cool features

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 11-10-2005, 06:36 AM
  #1  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
 
MIXXMAX's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 2,170
Upgraded my rear view mirror with cool features

Not too much of a big mod, but I decided to replace my old rear view mirror which had temp. and compass, with a much better one. The one I replaced looks more sleeker. The readout is on the bottom with a blue flourescent readout. The mirrir dims with a cool blue tint, rather than the usual smoke. Another cool feature it has, other than the temp. and compass, is the "UV" feature. It has a UV display bar built into the mirror which measures the strength of the UV rays in the atmosphere via a sensor. If anyone is interested or thinking about upgrading their rear view mirror, I highly recommend this is the way to go. Let me know what you guys think.

MIXXMAX is offline  
Old 11-10-2005, 07:07 AM
  #2  
大陆弟弟
iTrader: (36)
 
n3985's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Edgewater, NJ
Posts: 4,037
Looks nice, almost the samething as the factory one with compass readout.
n3985 is offline  
Old 11-10-2005, 07:20 AM
  #3  
Senior Member
iTrader: (1)
 
ornery1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 377
mixxmax, your car is a 2000 right? how do you do the retro to that type of mirror with temp and auto dimming, compass? 2k dont come factory with these. do you have a write up?
ornery1 is offline  
Old 11-10-2005, 07:24 AM
  #4  
Senior Member
iTrader: (14)
 
bladerunr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 919
Great mod, but you need to tell us where you got the mirror. It's all in the details.
bladerunr is offline  
Old 11-10-2005, 07:26 AM
  #5  
Supporting Maxima.org Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Bborges's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: CT
Posts: 546
Originally Posted by ornery1
mixxmax, your car is a 2000 right? how do you do the retro to that type of mirror with temp and auto dimming, compass? 2k dont come factory with these. do you have a write up?

same question here.

any more details on this??

cheers
Bborges is offline  
Old 11-10-2005, 07:32 AM
  #6  
Senior Member
iTrader: (19)
 
OOmaxSE's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Amherst, MA
Posts: 1,914
looks really nice, more details?
OOmaxSE is offline  
Old 11-10-2005, 08:50 AM
  #7  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
 
MIXXMAX's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 2,170
Thanks for the compliments. Yeah, I have a 2000 SE, and for some reason Nissan doesn't put factory mirrors with compass AND temp. in our Max's. Instead, they use auto-dim only, auto-dim and compass, and plain old regular. (They put the temp. display in the '02-'03+ in the guage cluster.) The hookup is really simple. Since I had already pre-wired everything from my previous set up, installation went rather quick, except for the temp. sensor. From my last one, for the temp. display, I had tapped into the "ambient" wire since my car has auto A/C and the temp. probe sensor is already mounted in front of the car. But, for some reason, this didn't work for my new mirror. So, I had to mount and install the new sensor it came with. Now for the UV sensor, the sensor is in a mounting bolt for license plates. You must remove one mounting bolt from the license plate in front of the car and replace it with this sensor to monitor the UV rays. (This sensor was an added option, but I decided not to purchase it at this time, but probably will later). For the rest of the wiring, two power wires 12V+ (switched with ignition) and ground are needed. For power, I just tapped into the cigarette lighter. Rather really simple, huh?
MIXXMAX is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
JRod28
7th Generation Maxima (2009-2015)
14
02-04-2016 11:07 AM
Huttig2009
5th Generation Classifieds (2000-2003)
8
09-25-2015 03:31 PM
Maxilano
7th Generation Maxima (2009-2015)
1
08-31-2015 07:33 PM
Quickgtp
8th Generation Maxima (2016-)
13
08-27-2015 02:13 PM
BobMax
4th Generation Maxima (1995-1999)
5
08-19-2015 04:39 PM



Quick Reply: Upgraded my rear view mirror with cool features



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 04:15 AM.