How to: Turn signal mirrors
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Thought we had at least one of these?
LED pods were from an 2004 Cadillac DTS.
Mirrors were found on Century/Regal.
LED Pods
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5064.jpg)
I found that the mirrors with straight lines going up and down them were much easier to use/mod the heater than the other zigzag version
Up/Down heater
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5122.jpg)
Zigzag heater
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5152.jpg)
Upon trying to peel the heater in the zigzag, I found that the coating holding it to the mirror would have spots where it no longer covered. Illuminating the LED'* would show the areas where the coating had peeled. It looked bad up close. Looking for a method of making holes w/o lifting the heater, I came across a set of leather punches. They don't actually cut, so I used a torch to heat the end and melt the heater with the end. This gave me perfect circles. Cleaned the goop from the circles and illuminated, perfect.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5125.jpg)
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5117.jpg)
Placed the LED on and gooped in place
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5127.jpg)
Gooped the backing onto the mirror, the final product is ready to be put into the car.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5149.jpg)
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5147.jpg)
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5146.jpg)
LED pods were from an 2004 Cadillac DTS.
Mirrors were found on Century/Regal.
LED Pods
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5064.jpg)
I found that the mirrors with straight lines going up and down them were much easier to use/mod the heater than the other zigzag version
Up/Down heater
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5122.jpg)
Zigzag heater
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5152.jpg)
Upon trying to peel the heater in the zigzag, I found that the coating holding it to the mirror would have spots where it no longer covered. Illuminating the LED'* would show the areas where the coating had peeled. It looked bad up close. Looking for a method of making holes w/o lifting the heater, I came across a set of leather punches. They don't actually cut, so I used a torch to heat the end and melt the heater with the end. This gave me perfect circles. Cleaned the goop from the circles and illuminated, perfect.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5125.jpg)
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5117.jpg)
Placed the LED on and gooped in place
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5127.jpg)
Gooped the backing onto the mirror, the final product is ready to be put into the car.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5149.jpg)
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5147.jpg)
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5146.jpg)
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/mirror/IMG_5144.jpg)
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