M3 indicator wiring

[Steveocee]

OK been looking at M3's and my b.day is coming up, SRi's are too pricey so i am looking into M3's. I've seen them with the indicator on but need some help understanding the wiring, i'd want the indicator to work but at the same time keep my current side indicator.

1.Would i be able to attach them in parrallel to the original indicator?
2. Would the indicator flash faster as it would be extra strain on the system?
3. Would the flashing relay hold out?

Removing the side indicators and smoothing isn't an option unfortunately and i can't see the point in having them if they won't work.

[nyzrox]

good questions, on my B i just disconnected the Side repeater and wired the mirror ones onto the loom.

I cant see it flashing faster with strain on the system as you find they flash when a bulbs out so thats less strain.

[aztec daz]

no problems, had my m3s wired up to the side repeaters for 2 years with no problems. i just popped out the side repeater and connected the wire to them. job done!

[Steveocee]

Did your side repeaters still work though??
Or when you say "popped out side repeaters" do you mean unplugged them and used the connections to power the mirrors?

[aztec daz]

yeah the side repeaters still worked. use a screw driver to prise out the side repeaters from the wing, disconnect them, then bare about 2cm of the wire for you mirrors, insert it in the live hole for the repeaters then connect back up again.

[Steveocee]

Cool, thats what i needed to know, now the big issue, M3's or DTM's??

[softtop]

M3s !!!! DTMS i dont like, cheap and nastey i recon

[aztec daz]

had m3s but changed to dtms, i got a bit sick of my m3s, there tooo big and didnt go with the look i wanted of my car

[Steveocee]

Can you see enough through them?? How far off the car do they stick out??

I live on a tight little street and have to park on the road so m3's would get battered which is why i don't know what to do.

[aztec daz]

check my gallery theres plenty of pics of the m3s. they stick out far to much for me, thats why ive got dtms it now. vision is ok i suppose

[Steveocee]

check my gallery theres plenty of pics of the m3s. they stick out far to much for me, thats why ive got dtms it now. vision is ok i suppose

LMFAO take that as a no, but they do look good.

[aztec daz]

theres a change from stock wing mirrors going to m3s but you get use to them! im finding a huge difference going to dtms now though!