DIY - Sun Visor with illuminated vanity install (For FRS or BRZ Premium)

[Chaetagnath]

Ok, so I upgraded my passenger side sun visor vanity to the BRZ limited version which has illumination because my wife kept turning the dome light on when doing her makeup in the car which was distracting.

So, this is just to show you what I did, I am not responsible for anything you do to your car.

Part number: 92011CA200VH Right hand side

92011CA210VH Left hand side

I got mine from the subaru section of parts.com http://www.parts.com/parts/2013/SUBA...agramCallOut=3

This is what it looks like, has a connector for the power to the light.



I looked, and the corresponding male harness for the connector is not in the FRS, so I spliced power from elswhere. There are probably a lot of ways you could get power to it, this is how I did it.

First, if you pull on the connector, the wires actually have a little slack. The yellow is positive, and the black is the ground.



I pulled the wires out gently as far as they would go, then clipped the connector off and attached crimp connectors.



Then I attached some 16 gauge wires to the other end of those connectors.


First, it is always a good idea to disconnect the negative terminal of the battery prior to doing any electrical work. Next, remove the existing vanity by removing these two screws (save the screws)




It is important to run the wires through the hole in the frame above.





Then run the wires out of the hole adjacent to that one, so that you can connect these to the power supply and the ground. That's an airbag there, so be careful.



I chose to bring the power in from the light green wire which runs a positive current to the dome light. You can pretty much tap it anywhere, I tapped it at the right side pillar. Carefully remove the pillar cover, and the electrical tape wrapping around the wires here.



You can pretty much attach the ground to anywhere to any bolt on the chassis, or you can tap the black ground wire which runs to the dome light. Hook it up, hide the wires, put everything back in place, and install the new vanity with the same screws you removed.

And there ya go, illuminated vanity mirror.

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[Simply_the_best]

Didn't think there was a DIY on this yet. I just did mine yesterday. Nicely done!

[kingnba6]

Thanks for the write up!

[wbradley]

Just did mine tonight. Tapped from the connector into the dome light.

Thanks for the writeup/ inspiration!

[Chad86]

Can the power not be tapped directly at the dome light as shown by @zahrtman2006
If this is not possible, do you end up hooking both lighted mirrors to the power on the right a pillar or from both sides of the car for each mirror?

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22915

Originally Posted by zahrtman2006

Did you ever figure this problem out HotSauce?

As for the pictures, i took this after the fact so, there is electrical tape covering the connector.

Pry from the rear forward, it will come out very easily, i disconnected the dome light to allow more room with less interference, then like Doc said, reach around the dome light well for that unused connector, he used U-shaped connectors, i just tapped into the wire and added quick disconnects ( i dont plan on ever needing that harness anyway).

NOTE: I would HIGHLY recommend feeding the wire through the gap at the windshield BEFORE wiring, i did not and had quite a time trying to force the thicker end of the wire (where the adapter is) through that gap.

Thanks to Doc for the DIY, that how i did mine

[Chaetagnath]

Originally Posted by Chad86

Can the power not be tapped directly at the dome light as shown by @zahrtman2006
If this is not possible, do you end up hooking both lighted mirrors to the power on the right a pillar or from both sides of the car for each mirror?

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22915

You can tap the green wire anywhere, right at the dome light, at the pillar, doesn't matter. I only wired the right side, so right pillar was easiest. However, if you are looking to do both sides, probably tapping at the dome light and splitting it to both mirrors is the way to go.