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I have a 2008 Subaru Legacy SE. When i bought the car it came with just your plain old rear view mirror. Since i have owned the car, i have always wanted a auto dim mirror. I finally came across one, but am curious, since i do not already have a powered mirror, will all i need is the 12 inch harness? Has anyone tried this install before. I know Subaru can do it, i just do not want to pay them an arm and a leg to install a mirror if it is really not that difficult.

 

 

Thanks in Advance!

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You'll need the mirror, harness, and the little plastic cover to hide the harness. I switched out my auto-dimming mirror for a homelink one and it less than thirty minutes with pictures taken along the way. Installation would be practically the same if I had a plain mirror.
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Super easy. The car is pre wired for it, you just replace the mirror, take down the map lights, locate the harness up there, plug in the cable from the mirror to the harness, then put the wire cover between the mirror and the headliner so it looks nicer, test mirror, put map lights back up. :)
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Thanks guys, I figured it could not be to hard, but wanted to make sure since the car is still under warranty. I have the mirror and I ordered the harness, but i do not have the little plastic cover......do you know where i can find one, or can it be oredered through Subaru?
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so no one knows where to find a tiny plastic piece? I guess i will have to call Subaru and ask them what they think....if not i will have to go to junk yards in the spring!

 

Try contacting FredBeansParts here on the forums. IIRC, there was a part number for it, but I'd have to check the installation instructions to see what the number was.

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  • 2 weeks later...
You can order just the harness, and you can order just the plastic piece, or at least i could from my local dealer. Oh and the mirror took all of 5 mins to replace....plugin for the harness was right above map lights once removed. THANKS GUYS! Any one know if side mirrors with blinkers can be swaped into a 2.5i SE with no modification?
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You can order just the harness, and you can order just the plastic piece, or at least i could from my local dealer. Oh and the mirror took all of 5 mins to replace....plugin for the harness was right above map lights once removed. THANKS GUYS! Any one know if side mirrors with blinkers can be swaped into a 2.5i SE with no modification?

 

How much was it?

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harness was $12.00, plastic wire cover was $2.00 or $2.50.. Thats it, and i only paid like $30.00 for the mirror....it was nice, now i want to install heate seats, fog lights, side mirrors with blinkers and two OEM subs. I just need to know of the things i want to do, which can i do in my 08 2.5i SE!
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harness was $12.00, plastic wire cover was $2.00 or $2.50.. Thats it, and i only paid like $30.00 for the mirror....it was nice, now i want to install heate seats, fog lights, side mirrors with blinkers and two OEM subs. I just need to know of the things i want to do, which can i do in my 08 2.5i SE!

 

Hi, thanks for your reply. I just called my local dealer and first of all he said I must get the whole package with the mirror because as an accessory it is not sold separately.

After I have mentioned that I knew someone who bought the harness and cover separately he found something for $44 harness and $4 cover.

Do you think it's possible for you find out the part # of harness and cover? I would appreciate it. I bought this mirror on eBay for $40, and now realize I'm going to spend $100 just to install it :(

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Hi, thanks for your reply. I just called my local dealer and first of all he said I must get the whole package with the mirror because as an accessory it is not sold separately.

After I have mentioned that I knew someone who bought the harness and cover separately he found something for $44 harness and $4 cover.

Do you think it's possible for you find out the part # of harness and cover? I would appreciate it. I bought this mirror on eBay for $40, and now realize I'm going to spend $100 just to install it :(

 

Is the mirror a Subaru part? A lot of the mirrors are 3rd party and you might be able to cut out the middle man and get it direct from the company. Just an idea

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i went to the dealer....the mirror i got was from a junk yard with the original harness chopped. I got the harness and the plastic piece seperate. Here is the part number for the harness for a Compass mirror with auto dim mirror (NOT HOMELINK)= H501SXA120. The plastic piece has yet to arrive...will let u know when it does! Harness was $12.50, plastic piece was $2.00!
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