Vendor Suma Blind Spot Side Mirrors

[SumaPerformance]

Just installed them. Will give it a try tmr am on my car mmute to work. One thing I have a question about. If I press on the bottom corner it kinda pops off it's clamp. Is this normal? I did it on both driver and passengers side and both are easily pop off the bracket when I push the corner.

SumaPerformance, A moment ago
NewBecause our mirrors are convex, the surface area is larger than that of OEM mirror. As a result, Suma mirrors do not have as much clearance such that when they are push against the mirror housing, they will make that sound. The shouldn't easily pop off.

 

[SumaPerformance]

Just installed them. Will give it a try tmr am on my car mmute to work. One thing I have a question about. If I press on the bottom corner it kinda pops off it's clamp. Is this normal? I did it on both driver and passengers side and both are easily pop off the bracket when I push the corner.

Because our mirrors are convex, the surface area is larger than that of OEM mirror. As a result, Suma mirrors do not have as much clearance such that when they are push against the mirror housing, they will make that sound. They shouldn't easily pop off.

 

[jkoya]

If I press on the bottom corner it kinda pops off it's clamp. Is this normal? I did it on both driver and passengers side and both are easily pop off the bracket when I push the corner.

I'll try that on mine later today. I did notice they are a lot easier to remove than the factory ones.....

 

[SumaPerformance]

2 more days

 

[Perscitus]

Some after photos. Sorry dont have any before/after comparisons.

The mirrors are great, just like on the other family fleet cars equipped with these. No more blindspots and no more inconsistent and ill-timed auto dim.

 

[jkoya]

Some after photos. Sorry dont have any before/after comparisons.

Nice !! I see you wrapped your dash also. I have the white interior and finally wrapped the dash with a matrix black to get rid of the reflection in the side view mirror.

 

[Perscitus]

Yes. Matrix black center console, dash, door buttons, charging port area. I like the texture and look as well as its plasticity vs other film.

Back on-topic Suma mirrors have done a great job on the highway and in city driving last few days. No issues and great antiglare function at night and in garages.

Earlier posts re their slightly larger surface area are correct and they cant extend/angle as far out as the stock units (maybe a 2-5% difference in range) but
a. the full range is no longer needed given the optics
b. they fit great in the housing regardless
c. they are a fair bit lighter... probably as a function of the missing dimmer circuitry and overall slightly lesser thickness

The natural blue hue is very subtle (even more subtle in person vs photos). Great crisp mirror surface.

 

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[TomT]

Update: So I looked more closely and the extra wires and connector are for the auto-dimming which, of course, is not used or needed on the new mirrors. So, I just tucked the connect and wire behind the mounting plate and ignored it. Mirrors installed easily and look and work great, so I'm a happy camper!

So, I ran in to an issue when attempting to do the mirror install. My OEM mirror (I only attempted the left side at this point) has some additional wiring and a connector that Suma's does not have… The Suma mirror just has a defroster connector...

How do I handle this? I have the 3 LR RWD with the Premium Interior and FSD, built March of 2019. I've attached a picture of the OEM mirror.

 

[tracksyde]

Update: So I looked more closely and the extra wires and connector are for the auto-dimming which, of course, is not used or needed on the new mirrors. So, I just tucked the connect and wire behind the mounting plate and ignored it. Mirrors installed easily and look and work great, so I'm a happy camper!

So, I ran in to an issue when attempting to do the mirror install. My OEM mirror (I only attempted the left side at this point) has some additional wiring and a connector that Suma's does not have… The Suma mirror just has a defroster connector...

How do I handle this? I have the 3 LR RWD with the Premium Interior and FSD, built March of 2019. I've attached a picture of the OEM mirror.

I'm pretty sure the wiring you thought was for auto-dimming is for mirror heating and the "extra OEM wiring" you're referring to is for auto-dimming. So what to do with the "extra OEM wiring" is to not do anything. And then use the extra connector from Suma to connect the stock wiring to the new mirror so you retain the heated mirror feature.

 

[TomT]

No, the connectors are very different. The two separate spade lugs are heat and the single multipole connector is dimming. I ignored the latter.

I'm pretty sure the wiring you thought was for auto-dimming is for mirror heating and the "extra OEM wiring" you're referring to is for auto-dimming.

 

[SumaPerformance]

back in stock and ready to ship!

 

[Charlan83]

the installation video doesn't even show the turn signal part, I'm out.

 

[SumaPerformance]

the installation video doesn't even show the turn signal part, I'm out.

Most people get only with defroster feature (we have two options). The turn signal feature is optional.

 

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[jaboki]

I just had mine installed. These are awesome. Thanks!

 

[SumaPerformance]

I just had mine installed. These are awesome. Thanks!

Great that you are enjoying them!

 

[Charlan83]

Most people get only with defroster feature (we have two options). The turn signal feature is optional.

then why not show the installation for it?

 

[dmd2005]

Finally got a chance to change out the mirrors once I got the extension wires for the defrost. Took 5 mins to change out both mirrors and they are much better than stock. Pic of the difference side by side.

I’ll reuse my little circular convex mirrors as well since I disable my autotilt.

 

[SumaPerformance]

then why not show the installation for it?

The installation is the same because the video actually didn't install the turn signal feature.