DIY SPOON Aero Mirror Installation & Information

Hello guys,

So let me be the first to writeup the installation (or at least my version) of the Spoon Mirror Install for the NSX...

First you will need a set of Spoon Mirrors, which can be purchased from www.s2carbonworks.com (SCW Performance). These not only look great, but reduce the weight by several pounds and increase the aerodynamic efficiency of the NSX.



So here goes:

1. Carefully Remove the inner door panel assembly - A good guide can be found here: http://nsxe-repair.com/DS-removal.html

2. Locate this module and remove the 2 phillips screws holding it in place.


3. Remove the factory mirror assembly, break loose the 2 10mm nuts, then while holding the mirror with one hand remove the nuts by hand carefully not to drop them into the door shell (or your mirror). Also you will see the power connector for the mirror, on the back side there is a tab to press to slide the connector off the door shell (then unplug it) and slide the mirror off the car door. Here's a picture of the connector once you unclip it from the door shell...


4. Here's where it gets interesting.... With the OEM mirror out of the way, you will notice there is no longer a tab to hold the connector / wiring to the door shell, so securing the connector so it doesn't hit the window as you roll up/down becomes a problem...My solution: Use another connector (dummy) off another Honda / Acura. I found these in a scrap yard car and got them for $5 - You can find them on just about any honda - It's just a 3-Pin connector and I cut the wiring off it to make the dummy.



Wiring cut off to make the dummy...


Here it is connected together, wiring secured like OEM, and I didn't have to cut the plugs off my stock mirrors (which should be a no-no)


This is by far the best solution I could come up with to retain the OEM-ness and reversibility in case I ever need to go back to stock mirrors.

5. Next, I'd recommend a coat of your favorite wax to clean the mounting flange on the door and carefully position the Spoon mirror and bolt it in place with the supplied 8mm bolts. Do not over tighten them as you can crack / damage them.




6. Put the door panel back on in the reverse order of removal starting with the 5 connectors and door lock knob on top. Sit back and enjoy!

Nice work... These look great... I looked on the website and didn't see the mirrors for sale

Just in case I can not find a dummy connector. Do you know the part number for the dummy connector?

I just did a mirror swap and had the same problem so I used a carefully placed zip tie to secure the connector and it works well until I get to the scrap yard again and get some proper connectors.

Cheers
nigel

Those connectors are not sold separately by Honda/Acura and Sumitomo only sells them in quantities of 2000. I know someone who has them from a 2000 piece bulk order.
PM me if you want a set.

ALwAyS4SaLe said:

Nice work... These look great... I looked on the website and didn't see the mirrors for sale

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I can testify that these things look AWESOME in person! If they were electric, I would be all over 'em. The compliment the lines of the car very well :smile:

Guys, you should be able to pick up the connectors from any junk yard / auto salvage place for $5 or less, some places will just give then to you if you ask. They can be found in plentiful quantities in jus about every honda car... Civic, accord, prelude, Crx, del sol, odyssey, pilot etc...

yeah common as plug haha

Wasn't able to find these either on the website

They won't be, they are discontinued. SCW only offered these to the people that participated in the Spoon aero mirror Group buy.

K1ng124 said:

They won't be, they are discontinued. SCW only offered these to the people that participated in the Spoon aero mirror Group buy.

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If someone bought a ton of these and stocked them, they'd make a killing. Seems like there is huge demand for them.

Huge demand until it comes time to cough up the payment

MugenNA1 said:

Huge demand until it comes time to cough up the payment

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Lol, this!

MugenNA1 said:

Huge demand until it comes time to cough up the payment

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shouldnt be a problem. some of us paid $1800 for mirrors and those spot were filled fast. but on that same note, people eants these due to low numbers so value would go down as numbers go up. major reason i paid what i did for my carbon6 mirror beside quality craftmanship was only 12 were produced.

Could not find any connector tabs at the local wrecking yard. So I just place a zip tie around the connector left in the door and hooked it on the small shelf where the OEM connector was located. Probably not the best but it worked.

One good thing to mention, night time driving is improved substantially by having the blue tint on the glass, the glare is reduced by half in my opinion...

For those of you who don't want to drive around to junk yards searching for the old mirror connector I've acquired some of these connector bodies. They are new connector bodies without dangling terminal pins.
$20 shipped for a pair (1 for left and 1 for right side.) PM me if you want a set before they're all gone.

Nice!

Great write up! I recently installed these mirrors as well. One suggestion while you have the door panels off - clean off all of the old adhesive and replace your vapour barriers while you're in there. I used butyl rope instead of the gross adhesive that Honda used, and just ordered new barriers from Honda.

Old adhesive coming off... use lacquer thinner.



Butyl rope.



New barrier.


Finished product.

^Awesome.

Jinks said:

^Awesome.

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Cheers! As a heads up to anyone re-doing the barriers - removing the old adhesive is a pain in the butt, and a ton of work. My barriers were tattered and held together with duct tape.

Mirrors look great! Curious to why you didn't go red color-matched? Black with on a black-top coupe is a no-brainer though.

kennyvb said:

Mirrors look great! Curious to why you didn't go red color-matched? Black with on a black-top coupe is a no-brainer though.

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Subjective. Color match is nice, but the dark mirrors with the dark wheels/lip/spoiler also looks great.

synth19 said:

Subjective. Color match is nice, but the dark mirrors with the dark wheels/lip/spoiler also looks great.

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Yeah, thanks. I went back and forth for a while on the mirrors, but eventually decided that black mirrors would look good with the rest of the black and red theme. I've also considered wrapping the top in black... maybe one day.

Mirrors in stock ready to ship!


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