twospirits (Signal
Mirrors), Onigoroshi (Non Signal Mirrors)
Part supplier:
TFR Racing
Author, Images:
twospirits
Introduction
/ History
The
Santa Fe has numerous aftermarket parts that are
available for purchase here in the United States. One of these items is a
Hood Mirror. It is a item that will help virtually eliminate the blind spot
that most drivers encounter. These mirrors as the name implies are placed on
the sides of the hood where it meets the fender. There are currently two
types out on the market, one that is just the mirror and one that includes
signal lights for directional signaling. This install guide shows how to
connect the Signal Hood Mirrors that were obtained from TFR Racing. This step by step
instruction is my attempted to replace the original instruction
sheet that is supplied by the manufacturer which is in Korean.
The Signal
Hood Mirror Kit was
shipped and packaged very well and all the items were accounted for.
The kit
consists of the following items...
Item
Qty
01)
Hood Signal Mirror
1
Left
1
Right
02)
2 Wires (1 red, 1 white)
2
Left
2
Right
(Attached to Hood
Mirror)
03)
Instruction Manual
(Korean)
1
These are the Signal Hood
Mirrors out of the box.
Main items
TFR Racing SFE002B Hood Signal Mirror Kit
(see above)
Isopropyl Alcohol
Clean Rag
Optional
Electrical tape in the color
of your vehicle.
4 Blue Butt Connector
Time to install item:
Total time for mod:
30-45
min
Placement and
hooking up the Hood Mirrors.
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With the Hood closed measure from the edge of the hood 7 1/4 inches inward
and mark with a grease pencil.
For those that have a Hyundai Hood
Deflector, measure from the inner part of the deflector 4 inches and mark
with the grease pencil.
Open up the Hood and place the Hood Mirror at the mark you just did with the
grease pencil. Make sure that the wires are not in the way of the screws.
Tighten the screws.
Route the wire Around the Hood hinge/bolt and then along the side of the
fender.
Take electrical tape that is in the color of your Santa Fe and tape the
wires to the hood.
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Do
the same for the wires along side the fender. (Tape it to the sides.)
I
wanted the Hood Mirrors to be directional signals so I would attach the two
wires (red and white) to the Headlights. The headlights have a pig tail
harness which consists of 3 wires. We are only concerned with the Black wire
and the Red with Yellow Stripe Wire.
I hooked them up as follows.
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From Hood Mirror
Connected to
From PigTail harness
Red Wire
Black Wire
White Wire
Red w/ Yellow Stripe Wire
Test
the lights and they should signal.
Additional
Views
Non-Signal Hood
Mirrors Placement
There are some
Hood Mirrors that are sold that do not have signal lights in them. These are
available at Big Boy Toys and Autozone etc. This is what the package looks
like.
Installing
these types of non signal Hood Mirrors is the same procedure as shown above.
You may want
to play around with the distance of the mirror on the hood but 4 inches from
the hood deflector or 7 1/4 without a deflector is the best distance.
This pic
compares the two types of hood mirrors mentioned in this install. The Signal
Hood Mirror is a bit bigger in size than the non-signal ones.
