Hi guys & girls,

As per promised, I have taken some pictures of my auto-dimming rearview mirror that I installed yesterday at Don Docksteader Volvo in Vancouver, BC. The installation did cost more than expected, but it was worth it.

Check out my re-designed website:

http://www.geocities.com/suvrules/Volvo.html

Enjoy,

Kenny
2001 Nissan Pathfinder SE
1998 Volvo S70 GLE

Cool pictures, enginge bay is cleaner than my dining room table. Just one question. I have tires simular to yours. On one of the pics, (front turning) it's as though tire should be mounted other way around? Ie velocity/rain groove v-shape should go v-shape or head first as it rotates to the ground dispersing the rain away, no?
Cheers...

OOOpps, my mistake (I thought the pic farthest to the right was shot from driverside front..)

Hi Kenny,

Since you had the mirror installed by dealer and you have a digital camera, can you take some pictures under the dash for people who want to install the mirror themselves ?
Can you remove the driver side plastic kick panel and then take a couple pictures about the "yellow" big connector from the driver side foot well pointing up. There are 3 big connectors with lots of wires going into them. The yellow one is the one in the middle (I believe in S70). One of the 3 wires (Blue) of the mirror goes into this yellow connector Pin 1. Then looks for a small 8 pins connector near the A-pillar area which only has 2 wire on one end and 8 (or less) wires on the other end. That is another connector which the other 2 mirror wires (Black and Brown/Orange) go into.
If you can find them and take pictures of them, that will definitely help people who want to install the mirror themselves without asking their dealer to do it.

Thanks,

Ching-Ho Cheng
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1995 855 NA, Bilstein Shocks, K&N Filter, E-Code Lens, Apline CD-Changer

Kenny,
I'd love to have a rear view like that for my 2000XC.
What is the part #? I think I'll have better luck if I am armed with that number when I arrive at the parts counter.
Thanks, looks great!
Kele'

Kele',

I am not sure whether it would fit your '00 XC because on the box, it only states that it is for '98 to '00 S70 & V70 only. If the XC interior is the same as the '00 V70, at least around the rearview mirror area, then I guessed
it won't be a problem.

Here is the part number : 9464006

Good Luck !

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Kenny
2001 Nissan Pathfinder SE
1998 Volvo S70 GLE

Kenny,
Thanks, I'm on the way to the dealer!
Kele'

I installed one of these on my 2000 XC a few months ago. It was a pretty easy installation, except for having to stand on your head under the driver's dash. The mirror works well, except it took me a bit to get used to, because it is very dark when it dims. It sure beats the glare in your eyes though!

Chip,

I just took off the overhead cover on my 2000XC. I don't see where the mirror electrics would plug in. How did you get power to your mirror?

Thanks for your help.
Kele'

The power cables run across the headliner, down the A-piller, and then under the dash. As for which line does what, I'm not sure. I'll have to check the installation sheet to see, but I don't think they identify which line is which.

Let me know if you need any more info.

Chip

I believe that you get the power under the dash. The mirror comes with a long cable (3 wires) allows you to route it thru the driver side visor then down the A-pillar and then to the terminal connectors for power and control.

Ching-Ho Cheng
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1995 855 NA, Bilstein Shocks, K&N Filter, E-Code Lens, Apline CD-Changer

Hi,

Since you had installed one yourself in a XC 2000, do you know the name/purpose of those 3 wires : Blue, Brown/Orange and Black ? I would like to install this mirror in a 850 and need to figure which wire connects to where ?

Thanks,

Ching-Ho Cheng
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1995 855 NA, Bilstein Shocks, K&N Filter, E-Code Lens, Apline CD-Changer