Help With Auto Mirror Replacement

[Mike Goetzke]

Bought my wife a new 2024 Rogue. +$40K car and no HomeLink for the garage door!

Well bought her a new 2016 years ago and had to replace the mirror on that one too to get Homelink but this car seems to be a little different to add this.

I will most likely just buy the mirror with Homelink from the dealer with my discount. I have the PDF installation instructions and looks to me like it just needs two wires - acc power and ground (terminals 11 & 12 on the 12 pin connector). The current mirror is auto-dim with two wires but it has a single row 8 pin connector. I'm thinking just tap the wires from the current connector to the new connector. Here is a link to the instructions (https://www.nissan-techinfo.com/asistgc_1/USENG/diskdocs/1/X/P/1XP28.PDF ). Would appreciate it if someone could confirm I'm reading them correctly. - Thanks

 

[Packard]

And clipping the garage door remote onto your sun visor does not work?

 

[tjbnwi]

Should work with the following caviate(s);

My only concern is key-on/key-off or possibly engine on, configuration. I do know auto dim mirrors lock out the auto dim when the vechicle is in reverse, so transmisson selection may come into play also.

If the auto dim is key-on and you jumper off of those leads the remote will not work unless the key is on as the onboard remote sees no power key-off. This could be a bad thing, I know I hit the remote button before I start my wifes Escape (it has Homelink), I blieve my wife does the same. 

I also question if there is a small battery in the mirror for keep alive memory. I do not know if the Homelink in my wifes Escape looses its code/memory if the vehicle battery is disconnected for some length of time. A capacitor can handle keep alive for a short time, but not for very long.

Make sure you order the AAA jumper that is not included in the kit.

My few cents....

Tom

 

[Mike Goetzke]

Should work with the following caviate(s);

My only concern is key-on/key-off or possibly engine on, configuration. I do know auto dim mirrors lock out the auto dim when the vechicle is in reverse, so transmisson selection may come into play also.

If the auto dim is key-on and you jumper off of those leads the remote will not work unless the key is on as the onboard remote sees no power key-off. This could be a bad thing, I know I hit the remote button before I start my wifes Escape (it has Homelink), I blieve my wife does the same. 

I also question if there is a small battery in the mirror for keep alive memory. I do not know if the Homelink in my wifes Escape looses its code/memory if the vehicle battery is disconnected for some length of time. A capacitor can handle keep alive for a short time, but not for very long.

Make sure you order the AAA jumper that is not included in the kit.

My few cents....

Tom

Yeah - strange the 2016 mirror with Homelink, dimming, and compass uses three wires (constant 12v, acc 12v, and ground), whereas, from this writeup the new auto-dimming with Homelink mirror only uses acc 12v and ground. Just want to verify that this is what the PDF instructions say. I'm OK with the garage door only working when the car is running (maybe a good thing because some times it will get parked outside).

I was also going to purchase the harness. Strange they use a different connector on the mirror it came with.

 

[tjbnwi]

The connector on the supplied loom is the one that connects to the mirror, the AAA connects to the harness connector. My guess is they use the same loom for various accessories and you add the connector necessary for the vehicle loom.

Tom

 

[Packard]

I must be missing something here. 

I have two cars.  A 2019 Chrysler Pacifica with the garage door remote integrated into the sun visor.

And a 2012 Chrysler 300 which did not come with the integrated remote.  Instead, I clipped the remote that came with the garage doors to the sun visor.

They both function exactly the same.

The switchgear is in the same position in both cars.

They both operate either of the two doors.

I don’t understand why you would want to trade out the mirror.  Is there some other function I am not aware of?

 

[tjbnwi]

I must be missing something here. 

I have two cars.  A 2019 Chrysler Pacifica with the garage door remote integrated into the sun visor.

And a 2012 Chrysler 300 which did not come with the integrated remote.  Instead, I clipped the remote that came with the garage doors to the sun visor.

They both function exactly the same.

The switchgear is in the same position in both cars.

They both operate either of the two doors.

I don’t understand why you would want to trade out the mirror.  Is there some other function I am not aware of?

Just because it’s what he/they want. Nothing more would be my guess.

I mentioned my wife’s ‘24 Escape, it did not have the key pad on the drivers door to unlock it. Every other vehicle we’ve owned over the last 30 years has had it. I had the dealer install the pad before we picked the vehicle. It would be frustrating if I walked out to the Escape in my underwear and didn’t have the key fob with me.

Tom

 

[Packard]

I must be missing something here. 

I have two cars.  A 2019 Chrysler Pacifica with the garage door remote integrated into the sun visor.

And a 2012 Chrysler 300 which did not come with the integrated remote.  Instead, I clipped the remote that came with the garage doors to the sun visor.

They both function exactly the same.

The switchgear is in the same position in both cars.

They both operate either of the two doors.

I don’t understand why you would want to trade out the mirror.  Is there some other function I am not aware of?

Just because it’s what he/they want. Nothing more would be my guess.

I mentioned my wife’s ‘24 Escape, it did not have the key pad on the drivers door to unlock it. Every other vehicle we’ve owned over the last 30 years has had it. I had the dealer install the pad before we picked the vehicle. It would be frustrating if I walked out to the Escape in my underwear and didn’t have the key fob with me.

Tom

OK.  Intellectually, I understand it (mostly).

From my practical side, I would just use the factory remote.

 

[tjbnwi]

I must be missing something here. 

I have two cars.  A 2019 Chrysler Pacifica with the garage door remote integrated into the sun visor.

And a 2012 Chrysler 300 which did not come with the integrated remote.  Instead, I clipped the remote that came with the garage doors to the sun visor.

They both function exactly the same.

The switchgear is in the same position in both cars.

They both operate either of the two doors.

I don’t understand why you would want to trade out the mirror.  Is there some other function I am not aware of?

Just because it’s what he/they want. Nothing more would be my guess.

I mentioned my wife’s ‘24 Escape, it did not have the key pad on the drivers door to unlock it. Every other vehicle we’ve owned over the last 30 years has had it. I had the dealer install the pad before we picked the vehicle. It would be frustrating if I walked out to the Escape in my underwear and didn’t have the key fob with me.

Tom

OK.  Intellectually, I understand it (mostly).

From my practical side, I would just use the factory remote.

As I mentioned we’ve owned Fords with the door keypads, after thinking about this back to 1988. Each one I programmed the same code into. 99% of the time the keys and fobs are locked in the vehicle. I walk up, punch in the code and ready to go. I cannot do this with the Escape due to the RFID key. Guess I’m just a lazy guy.

On another key note-last week Robert left his 2006 F-350 with a trailer on it in the lot at the shop. He left and took the keys (only keys for it at the shop). When he got back to the shop later that evening the truck and trailer were parked inside as they would be every night. They’re still baffled how I did it. He bought the truck used and did not get the keypad code with it so while I was at it I retrieved the factory code and programmed the code I’ve always used into it. If his truck was an Excursion like mine it would have been a little harder as the Excursions have PAT’s systems.

Not having to think about where I put my keys at my age is a good thing……

Tom

 

[Packard]

I guess similarly, I attached a house key to my dog’s leash to keep me from getting locked out of my house after a late night walk.

An I have keypad door locks on my house for the same reason.

Whenever possible, I use my childhood phone number for access code.  No one with my name has been associated with the number for 20+ years, when my parents sold their house.  And it is a number I’ll never forget.