I always wanted to do this mod on my old A3 but never got round to it so going to do it on the new one.
I start by removing the plug off the end and pulling the wiring out the back
Pop the mirror off the bracket some force required here
Cut off the ball part off the auto mirror bracket
Get a manual mirror bracket and shave off some of the metal on the ball part i used some pliers for this
tap on the auto mirror ball on to the manual bracket, i attempted to drill through it to add a pin so it would never come off but it was on nice and tight anyways.
you should have something like this.
Drill a hole through the middle then a hole at the top pull the wires through
Pop the new modified bracket on the auto dimming mirror
This is what it looks like right now.
Next i'll be shrink wrapping the wires then and just touching up with black paint, i'll be wiring it into the center lights.
In the next update i'll show you all how i'm hiding the wires
I start by removing the plug off the end and pulling the wiring out the back
Pop the mirror off the bracket some force required here
Cut off the ball part off the auto mirror bracket
Get a manual mirror bracket and shave off some of the metal on the ball part i used some pliers for this
tap on the auto mirror ball on to the manual bracket, i attempted to drill through it to add a pin so it would never come off but it was on nice and tight anyways.
you should have something like this.
Drill a hole through the middle then a hole at the top pull the wires through
Pop the new modified bracket on the auto dimming mirror
This is what it looks like right now.
Next i'll be shrink wrapping the wires then and just touching up with black paint, i'll be wiring it into the center lights.
In the next update i'll show you all how i'm hiding the wires
