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Old 09-07-2020, 10:14 AM   #1
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Thumbs up Anyone ever put a newer Homelink mirror in a older GD???

Been trying to find out if a later Homelink Mirror is compatible with my 05 STi that has a autodim/compass mirror in it that was a option of the day.
Before I spend money on the new mirror, I was wanting to see if anyone has successfully done this??? TÍA
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Old 09-07-2020, 05:35 PM   #2
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There’s a guy on eBay named copper_z71 that does conversion cables for these. You let him know what connectors you have, so the install is plug and play. They’re in the $20 range...
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Old 09-07-2020, 07:20 PM   #3
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There’s a guy on eBay named copper_z71 that does conversion cables for these. You let him know what connectors you have, so the install is plug and play. They’re in the $20 range...
Perfect.. thank you
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Old 09-08-2020, 04:12 PM   #4
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I put homelink in my 2004 wrx

bought USED mirror from EBAY

bought a mirror harness
https://www.rallysportdirect.com/par...mirror-harness

bought a camlock adapter for the mounting
https://www.rallysportdirect.com/par...-mount-adapter

bought the wiring trim cover (I had to trim to fit the shorter distance in the WRX)
https://www.rallysportdirect.com/par...ror-wire-cover
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Old 09-08-2020, 04:45 PM   #5
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I put homelink in my 2004 wrx

bought USED mirror from EBAY

bought a mirror harness
https://www.rallysportdirect.com/par...mirror-harness

bought a camlock adapter for the mounting
https://www.rallysportdirect.com/par...-mount-adapter

bought the wiring trim cover (I had to trim to fit the shorter distance in the WRX)
https://www.rallysportdirect.com/par...ror-wire-cover
Even better..What year mirror did you get to be compatible??. thanks, Thats exactly what I was looking for. and since you did on a 2004.. makes it even better.. Appreciate it ..
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Old 09-08-2020, 09:20 PM   #6
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this is the mirror I bought,
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2004-2007-S...72.m2749.l2649


it matched the mirror from this Youtube video…

so it looks like the mirror comes in a variety of cars
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Old 09-09-2020, 07:38 AM   #7
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That’s the one that came stock in my 2007, I don’t think you’ll even need a conversion cable for it
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Old 09-09-2020, 10:10 AM   #8
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the rearview mirror with only the compass takes a different harness than the homelink equiped mirror (the mirror side plug is different). - but they both seem to plug into the chassis harness by the dome light.
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this is the mirror I bought,
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2004-2007-S...72.m2749.l2649

it matched the mirror from this Youtube video…
https://youtu.be/RQ2IEcQ7IlI

so it looks like the mirror comes in a variety of cars
Perfect. Thank you very much..Exactly what I was looking for.. You ROCK

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That’s the one that came stock in my 2007, I don’t think you’ll even need a conversion cable for it
As turbo sol said below...I will need a different cable as mine has the Auto Dimming/Compass feature but with no Homelink..

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the rearview mirror with only the compass takes a different harness than the homelink equiped mirror (the mirror side plug is different). - but they both seem to plug into the chassis harness by the dome light.

Thanks again Kind sir..
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Old 09-09-2020, 10:39 PM   #10
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it's one of those mods no one thinks about… but I wish i did it so many years ago.

I've had the car for about 10 years and just got around to doing this…
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Old 09-11-2020, 03:32 PM   #11
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it's one of those mods no one thinks about… but I wish i did it so many years ago.

I've had the car for about 10 years and just got around to doing this…
Sweeeeet ... mine shows up today but I will be at work. Love this. thanks again.. invaluable resource .. you should check out my Gallery Thread.. you might find it interesting Scooby South's 2005 STi OG
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Old 09-12-2020, 08:42 PM   #12
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Can agree I wish I did this to mine a long time ago. I got the OE optional homelink mirror shown in this post from a wreck. Swap took all of 5 min and was plug and play. 100% recommend
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Old 09-18-2020, 01:31 PM   #13
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I bought a 2003 Bugeye sedan a year and half ago and need to replace the original compass / auto-dimming mirror.

I was considering taking the compass / auto-dimming mirror out of my 2016 STI LTD to do so, and then replace the one from the STI with a newer 'frameless' compass / auto-dimming mirror.

What would I need to do so and of course I would need the PN for each.

Thank you kindly in advance.
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Old 09-19-2020, 03:30 AM   #14
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A 12 wire harness.. and a adaptor plate.. both available at the dealership.. of use the parts listed above from RallySportdirect... They work too
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Old 09-21-2020, 11:43 PM   #15
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Well I got mine in.. Can't get to program tho.. I wonder if my Garage door opener is more advanced than what the mirror can handle.. Garage door opener new as of 2019
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Well I got mine in.. Can't get to program tho.. I wonder if my Garage door opener is more advanced than what the mirror can handle.. Garage door opener new as of 2019
Had original Homelink mirror and bought new garage door opener in 2017 and have not been able to program. Bought adapter and couldn't program. Gave up and have been using App. Unit was 2007 installed in my 2004 STi.
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Old 10-01-2020, 03:28 PM   #17
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Had original Homelink mirror and bought new garage door opener in 2017 and have not been able to program. Bought adapter and couldn't program. Gave up and have been using App. Unit was 2007 installed in my 2004 STi.
I have an 03 wrx that has a Homelink mirror installed in it around 10 years ago. It does not work with a garage door opener from 2016 ish. Wife has a 16 forester that does work with the garage door opener. Her Homelink mirror came with the car from the dealer.
So after doing a little looking i have found this

14-16 forester pn: H501SSG101
15-16 wrx and 13-16 brz pn: H501SCA101

17 -20 wrx pn: H501SVA301
18-21 forester and impreza pn: H501SSG304

it appears the 14-16 stuff is a 12 pin plug on the mirror and the 17-21 stuff looks like it has a 5 pin dongle attached to the mirror. This has been very difficult to verify as no one seems to take pictures of the back of the mirror.
I will also make assumptions on homelink version on these mirrors. I would guess 17-21 to be homelink V5 and that 14-16 be one of the V4's. I have found no way to verify this though.
I haven't decided to do it yet, but my plan would be to purchase the 14-16 forester mirror and the wire adapter from Rallysport linked in this thread. I assume this is the same part in the wife's subaru and that it will also work with my opener. The 13-16 BRZ mirror appears to be about $30 cheaper, but as i can't verify what version of Homlink any mirror is running I don't know if it will work with my opener.
another note: current price at a local dealer for me.
H501SSG101 $197
H501SCA101 $165

I also have not been able to find if the part numbers mean anything. I don't know the difference between SSG vs SCA in those two part numbers.
feel free to add any information or correct me.
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Old 10-01-2020, 11:42 PM   #18
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I have an 03 wrx that has a Homelink mirror installed in it around 10 years ago. It does not work with a garage door opener from 2016 ish. Wife has a 16 forester that does work with the garage door opener. Her Homelink mirror came with the car from the dealer.
So after doing a little looking i have found this

14-16 forester pn: H501SSG101
15-16 wrx and 13-16 brz pn: H501SCA101

17 -20 wrx pn: H501SVA301
18-21 forester and impreza pn: H501SSG304

it appears the 14-16 stuff is a 12 pin plug on the mirror and the 17-21 stuff looks like it has a 5 pin dongle attached to the mirror. This has been very difficult to verify as no one seems to take pictures of the back of the mirror.
I will also make assumptions on homelink version on these mirrors. I would guess 17-21 to be homelink V5 and that 14-16 be one of the V4's. I have found no way to verify this though.
I haven't decided to do it yet, but my plan would be to purchase the 14-16 forester mirror and the wire adapter from Rallysport linked in this thread. I assume this is the same part in the wife's subaru and that it will also work with my opener. The 13-16 BRZ mirror appears to be about $30 cheaper, but as i can't verify what version of Homlink any mirror is running I don't know if it will work with my opener.
another note: current price at a local dealer for me.
H501SSG101 $197
H501SCA101 $165

I also have not been able to find if the part numbers mean anything. I don't know the difference between SSG vs SCA in those two part numbers.
feel free to add any information or correct me.

Great Info... I think the other part I want to research is the Garage door opener itself... maybe there is a way to 'teach' my mirror what to do??? I have a website bookmarked for the company that 'makes' Home-link with some youtube vids on how to program... I am at work right now.. but I will try to remember to do it when I get home.. ..Thanks again for info.. maybe we can have a collaborative effort to solve the mystery of this..

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Old 10-06-2020, 11:18 PM   #19
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If your opener has a yellow "learn" button, you will need a mirror compatible with Security+ 2.0, which I believe came out 2016 or so.
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Old 10-12-2020, 09:42 PM   #20
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If your opener has a yellow "learn" button, you will need a mirror compatible with Security+ 2.0, which I believe came out 2016 or so.
I learned something .. if you are trying to pair with a Liftmaster opener then you will need a Homelink repeater...


https://www.liftmaster.com/homelink-.../HOMELINK+RPTR

the interesting thing is the opener works with my 2017 Impreza Sport equipped with homelink and the wifes 2017 Nissan Rogue

sooo my current mirror that I have on the GD. doesn't support the 2.0 Security.. and the Bridge is a way to defeat it.

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Old 10-13-2020, 10:14 AM   #21
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From my experience, any year "Subaru" auto-dim compass mirror will work with any year Subaru.

All the mounting points for the mirror are the same and Subaru offers the adapter kit for the Homelink ones.

Any Subaru that has the factory option to add an auto-dim will have the 3 wires necessary under the map light.

Ground, Power and Reverse Signal.

The newer auto-dim mirrors have 5 wires, the 2 additional wires are for the exterior auto-dim option, left and right signal.

I have a 2020 Auto-dim w/ Compass and Homelink in my 07 Forester and it works perfect. I get that not many people want to cut up their new mirror harness but you can easily take out the pins and buy some terminals and save the connector if you want to ever take it out.
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Old 10-13-2020, 01:46 PM   #22
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Aren't the newer cars all wedge mount, vs the older camlock mounts? Or is that the adapter you mentioned?

I'm looking to put a newer frameless mirror in my 04, and it appears the new mirrors need a mount adapter.
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Yeah Subaru makes the adapter part #H501SSA041
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