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289 viewsThis is the back side (duh) of the HEATED, WIDE-ANGLE mirror for the left side-view mirror. This fits the North American vehicles perfectly! Remember to push the electrical connectors on/off several times so they make metal-to-metal contact and coat with a dielectric grease to slow corrosion.
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287 viewsWhatever plug you may have, simply push the connectors into the gap on the inward side of the light housing as this has a good gap to hold it out of the way.
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287 viewsQuick video of how to place the mounting hardware.
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287 viewsClose-up of the pieces of plywood.
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286 viewsFirst layer under right front carpet, foam padding like the rear but bonded to a protective rubber(?) sheet.
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Right side286 viewsThis is the side I started on and passed the harness through the hard cover as recommended by a shop that does the procedure. What a MAJOR pain in the butt! Ideally, it would be best to REMOVE the airbox in order to get enough space to maneuver around; a much bigger task than I cared to do after 3 hours of work involved already! I have long thin fingers and trying to get the bulb in the socket, as well as the gasket into the hard cover, was quite difficult. Anyone with thicker and/or shorter fingers would likely have an even more difficult time as the space is just too cramped around that area.
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286 viewsSheet of plywood with carpet glued to it removed. Exposed are additional plywood pieces that everything is screwed into. Note that these pieces of plywood are screwed to the Bus floor. I really don't think it's necessary but luckily only a couple screws were used.
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286 viewsThe red wire in the background is the turn signal tap while the white wire in the foreground is the feed to the DRL array.
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285 viewsHow it looks with the plug in place and the gasket ready for the hard cover.
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285 viewsWith low beams on. Very visible from the sides.
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284 viewsSecond layer under right front carpet. Each cell is filled with sand. Pad is not bonded to the pan, it's simply laying there.
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284 viewsCable passed through hole, ready for the gasket.
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284 viewsLow beams on.
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283 viewsThe female part of the sliding switch for the high/low beam switch. The long pad is the common power and the right pad is low beam, the left pad is high beam (as pictured here).
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282 viewsThe round disc simply pulls off the accelerator pedal stop. Carpet can then be lifted over the stop.
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282 viewsThe cover back in place with room to spare. Keeps the engine bay looking tidy.
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282 viewsWhat the interior looks like. I set the mirror so it was centered in the housing. I started at the 11 o'clock position and worked my way anti-clockwise (aka counter-clockwise), gently prying the mirror clips away from the ring mount.
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282 viewsMeh. Fuzzy picture of the mirror out and the plastic (nylon?) upholstery pry bar tool I used to remove the mirror. Came in a $5 kit from Harbor Freight. Since the mirror was cracked I could've used a steel clawed hammer to remove it.
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281 viewsAll wood removed, exposing the bare Bus floor. Thank goodness rust was very, very minimal!
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