map light rear view mirror

[bronco italiano]

Does anyone have the wiring layout on the 3 wire map light rear mirror. It is from a ford and has 2 switches for the map light (a right/left switch). I know that 2 wires go together to power and one to ground I just do not know which color goes where. Thanks, BI
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[72_EB]

I'd like to know too. I've got one waiting to put in. I figured one lead was +, one was -, and one was out to a switch on an open door. That's as far as I've gotten. Haven't hooked mine up yet. I'll be checking back to see if someone knows later.

 

[rjlougee]

What are the wire colors?

 

[bronco italiano]

If I recall correctly the wires are black/white/yellow.

 

[admin]

I'd like to know too. I've got one waiting to put in. I figured one lead was +, one was -, and one was out to a switch on an open door.

That's typically how they are. I don't know what make/model mine is from (says "Donnelly" on it) but it has 3 wires.

Black = ground
Black w/ orange stripe = hot
Black w/ white stripe = hot when door open

Just touch the wires to your battery to find out which is which. Unless you have a door switch you'll probably just leave the "hot when door open" wire not hooked up.

 

[Waverous]

I have one from an S10 I believe. It is a 2 wire setup - hot and ground. No door switch - I just flip the switch on the mirror

 

[Unregistered]

I would guess that yellow would be non switched hot

Black negative???

Then that would leave white to be... open door hot?

but its just a guess based on yellow often being non switched hot... think stereos

 

[wsturtle]

I've got one wired into where the dome light on the wiper cover should be. Unfortunately I don't know what the mirror is out of but it works great.

Black-Ground
Orange-Swtiched hot
White-Not used

Works with the dome switch as long as one mirror switch is left on.

 

[Unregistered]

Is the orange wire the orange with a white stripe?

 

[msweb]

I've been trying to rig a dome light on mine and thought of a lighted mirror. Will most mirrors work with the factory shoe already glued to the windshield?

I have a plug which I believe was the hook-up for a wiper otor cover mounted dome light (it's behind the wiper linkage on the drivers side) but I can't get juice to it. All the fuses are good and the headlight switch works for all lights. I turn the switch to the left, feel a positive "lock" but neither prong on plug is hot. I've found no breaks in the wiring. Any ideas?

 

[Unregistered]

You must have 12v at the wire from the light switch. If you do you may have a burnt bulb in the map light.

 

[msweb]

no burned out bulb, no bulb at all. I'm checking the leads with a LED test light

 

[bronco italiano]

How are your wires from the map light rigged to the system?

 

[msweb]

All wiring is factory from the switch all the way to the two prong plug that would connect directly to the dome light.

At this point, I suspect that the switch itself is the culprit. If I can determine which terminals/wires do what, I should be able to isolate the problem.

thanks for the help!

MS

 

[Unregistered]

The map light has a
1- solid white
2-solid black
3-orange with a white stripe

The harness is the centech so the white wire is my hot from switch. Just need to know the wire hookup to hot and ground. Thanks