Are your homebrew electric mirrors documented anywhere? I'd be very interested in some myself. (11/99)

I'm planning to do a write up for Simon Dewey's site, but will happily discuss stuff and send some of the material I used as reference. I only know about MK1. Pre 93 (ish) mirrors were not an option and the doors only have a small hole behind the manual mirror. This means an aluminium tube needs to be cut from the power mirrors with a Dremel. This takes about an hour. You then run wires through the doors and connect up to a switch.

The best switch is the US-style rectangular one the fits next to the steering wheel - $55 from Roebuck Mazda in the US. I moved my heated window switch to the centre console to make room. The whole job takes only 2-3 hours. You *must* buy RHD mirrors. Mazda UK charge (from memory) about 130 quid each for these. They are the same in dollars in the US. I bought some US ones and they didn't fit. :-( :-( Oh well, I have made more expensive mistakes!

If you and your partner are very different heights this upgrade makes lots of sense as the mirrors are always right. I also find I change the left hand mirror setting when moving from motorway to city driving. (11/99)
In my Berkeley I have two little switches under my stereo. One is a LED in the middle of a blanking plate for the alarm and one is rotary switch that adjusts the angle of the popup headlights. If I go to electric mirrors, what's the deal with the switch - could I put it to the right of the steering wheel (two free slots - only one used for rear fog) or would I have to switch things round?! (2/00)
Neither sound useful as the E-Mirrors need 4 way positioning not two as per headlight adjustment. MK2 adjuster is square and goes to the LEFT of the wheel in a square hole/blanking plate. Switch in middle selects left/right mirror then sort of joypad arrangement to move the selected mirror up/down/left/right. Hopefully you have some sort of blanking space there too that can be used. (2/00)

The UK switch is square and goes in the "clock hole" (I have an SE :-) under the radio. The US switch fits to the right of the steering wheel on a UK car. I have the US switch ($55 from Roebuck Mazda) and it fits just fine and the wiring is very easy. More advice and wiring diagrams on request if you go the US switch route.

Do you have the loom and the larger holes in the door panels? No matter if you don't, it only adds a couple of extra jobs to the install. (2/00)
Jay Ng has the answer ... you need a Roadster mirror control .. this is the same size as the foglight etc switch and hence goes in any of those 3 slots... it has a select L-R button and a joystick.. only the UK cars get that 'THING' which escaped from a '70s remote control tank into the UK cars.. that and the square clock in a round car were Mazda UK's contributions to the dash .. they have style!!! (2/00)
I did this for my mk2 1.8 to put it up to 1.8 s spec (Racing green manual mirrors going spare if anyone wants them) Mirrors were 90 each from dealer, switch was 30 (after discount) Come painted correct colour. All the wiring is already there so that helps. The effort to fit them is minimal, you just need a no1 and no2 philips screwdriver. Same rule for US mirror applies, they are different so don't het them. Oh. something else I noticed - the loom into the door also has connections for mirror heaters, although UK mirrors don't have these fitted. If you went to a dealer in say Sweden, for example, then you could get these. (2/00)
Where do the switches/controls go for electric mirrors? Although I must admit, I've possibly adjusted my mirrors maybe 3 or 4 times in the (almost) 2 years I've had the car, so it seems a bit extravagant...! (2/00)
The switch would be under the stereo on the left hand side of the panel, with the right hand side having the headlight leveling switch. At least I think so as I havnt got these either :) (2/00)
I do it a lot, like every time I reverse I move the nearside mirror down so I can see the kerb and avoid wrecking my rims. (2/00)

If you went to a dealer in say Sweden, for example, then you could get these.

Same problem as US ones surely? They might be heated, but they won't fit. You need somewhere cold with RHD cars - ???? (2/00)

Ahh, but you just get the mirror part which is replacable and the same for LHD and RHD - it's the cases that are different.

Actually, come to think of it, get the US mirrors, and the motor gubbins would swap over onto your original manual mirrors. On the mk2 at least, the manual mirrors have a "motor gubbin unit" that is just the plastic casing, minus internal working bits, so they just swap over. (2/00)
The Electric Mirror switch on MK2 is to left of steering wheel and a square thing with a centre switch. ( RHD ) (2/00)
Can anybody tell me where I could get an electric mirror switch for my '5? It must be the small one that can be fitted under the steering wheel where I have two blank switches. At the moment I have the big square switch under the radio but I would like to move it (as I would like to fit a cubby hole). I've seen one of these smaller switches in a Miata but I don't know if they where fitted to european MX-5's or Roadsters. (9/00)
I got mine from Roebuck Mazda in the states. ISTR it was about $55. I have the wiring diagrams for it if you need. I connected to mine using small spade terminals and it works fine. (9/00)
Someone in the US might be so good as to grab you one from a scrapyard. Try asking on the US list. Of maybe Jay Ng gets these? I don't know if the wiring is different as I haven't see the wiring on the UK car. You'll certainly need to extend the cable. If you go the scrappy route get someone to cut off the connector too. Either way the wiring will only take 30 minutes. I was done in an hour even with having to get the cable through into the doors. (9/00)
I was thinking about moving the (square) switch next to the glove box. As my MX-5 has the interior light on the windshield I have a nice blanking plate next to the glove box where the interior light used to be on earlier versions. The switch would fit in nicely, even the cables seem to be long enough. It would be my second choice (if I would not find a second hand miata switch, 55 dollars for a miata switch is a bit steep I must say). (9/00)
Some information on Mk1 vs Mk2 electric door mirrors - based on fitting Mk1 mirrors to a Mk2 because the original Japanese owner had fitted some cute almost useless conical manual ones instead. Both types have the same mounting hole spacing and footprint. Mk 2 mirrors are more "swept back" than Mk1s. The quarter light support obscures part of the mirror view. Despite this, it's a major improvement over the mirrors I had. The easiest and cleanest way to get at the wiring harness connector is to remove the loudspeaker. There is no need to disturb the waterproof and associated gunk. The wiring connector has a built in clip which attaches to a hole in the door The wiring connectors for Mk 1 and Mk 2 mirrors are _completely_ different. Each contains 3 wires though the Mk 2 has 3 unused connections ie 6 ways altogether. (5/01)