Mirror replacement issue. Need some assistance Please!
Sorry for the Long post but trying to explain everything!!Thanks in Advance.
1996 Damon Intruder 34.5 ft. Ford chassis.
Crazy me hit a tree limb while pulling out of a spot it was parked in. The mirror case and lower mirror destroyed beyond repair.
I finall found a used mirror with exact size and mirror configuration but the wiring has me confused. I think this mirror may have had the heated mirror which mine didn't so it has 5 wires instead if the 3 wires mine had to operate it.
Now for the good part.
Motor home has 3 wires coming out to mirror. A red, Black and Green.
Used mirror has 5 wires Black,white, yellow and 2 reds.
I hooked up a volt meter to my 3 wires from the motorhome while wife operated switch for me. Testing the Red and Green wire when moving switch on the dash showed 12v when the switch was moved up or down. this seems all good. No voltage shows when switch is move left to right.
Now I check Black and Green and I get the Left and right voltage at 12v. Nothing on up and down.
So I pretty much Think Green is negative.
It's gets harder now for me.
I take the used mirror to garage for ease of testing and here are my findings.
Connecting black wire to negative Battery and White to Positive I get the mirror to go Up.
Connecting the black to positive and the white to negative the mirror moves down.
Now I connect the Black to negative and the yellow to positive and the mirror goes Left.
Then I connected the Black to positive and the Yellow to negative and the mirror goes Right.
So here is the real question. does the swith change the polarity from negative to positive???
And how do I connect the Black, White and Yellow wires on the mirror to the Red, black and Green wires on the coach???
PS: I notice nothing works on the 2 Red wires when I try to test them other that I have continuity between those 2.
So sorry for the long post but I am not very well 12v wiring.
Thanks so much in advance for your help!!!!
Dad
1996 Damon Intruder 34.5 ft. Ford chassis.
Crazy me hit a tree limb while pulling out of a spot it was parked in. The mirror case and lower mirror destroyed beyond repair.
I finall found a used mirror with exact size and mirror configuration but the wiring has me confused. I think this mirror may have had the heated mirror which mine didn't so it has 5 wires instead if the 3 wires mine had to operate it.
Now for the good part.
Motor home has 3 wires coming out to mirror. A red, Black and Green.
Used mirror has 5 wires Black,white, yellow and 2 reds.
I hooked up a volt meter to my 3 wires from the motorhome while wife operated switch for me. Testing the Red and Green wire when moving switch on the dash showed 12v when the switch was moved up or down. this seems all good. No voltage shows when switch is move left to right.
Now I check Black and Green and I get the Left and right voltage at 12v. Nothing on up and down.
So I pretty much Think Green is negative.
It's gets harder now for me.
I take the used mirror to garage for ease of testing and here are my findings.
Connecting black wire to negative Battery and White to Positive I get the mirror to go Up.
Connecting the black to positive and the white to negative the mirror moves down.
Now I connect the Black to negative and the yellow to positive and the mirror goes Left.
Then I connected the Black to positive and the Yellow to negative and the mirror goes Right.
So here is the real question. does the swith change the polarity from negative to positive???
And how do I connect the Black, White and Yellow wires on the mirror to the Red, black and Green wires on the coach???
PS: I notice nothing works on the 2 Red wires when I try to test them other that I have continuity between those 2.
So sorry for the long post but I am not very well 12v wiring.
Thanks so much in advance for your help!!!!
Dad
