Reassembling the mirror-beam, Page 3, Operation – Whelen MBPI06AA User Manual

Page 3: Important warning

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Locate the 6” strips of double-sided adhesive tape included with
your Mirror-Beam™ and position one 6” strip on top of the mirror
assembly. When properly positioned, the tape will be centered
between the inboard and outboard ends of the mirror assembly
and the leading edge of the tape will be set back approximately
1/4” from the rear (mirror side) edge of the assembly. After the
tape is positioned, it is important to apply pressure to the
protective backing so that the tape adheres to the surface.

Cut the remaining 6” length of tape in half. Using the procedure
outlined in the previous step, adhere one 3” length of tape to the
outboard end of the mirror assembly. The remaining 3” length will
be adhered to the bottom of the mirror assembly

Fold the protective backing strips on the top, bottom and
outboard tape strips so that 1/2” to 3/4” of backing is extended
over the edge of the mirror assembly (or the mold seam, in the
case of the bottom tape). Trim and remove the exposed tape.

Mount the Mirror-Beam™ housing onto the mirror assembly. The
housing must fully engage the mirror assembly!

Remove the protective backing strips. To accomplish this, the
housing can not be in contact with the backing strips. Starting
with the outboard strip, and using a small, flat blade screwdriver
(or similar tool) gently pry the housing 1/4” away from the mirror
assembly. Carefully pull the protective strip “tab” created in step
6, and gently remove it completely from the tape strip. Do not
allow the strip to tear while being removed.

Repeat for the tape strips on the top and bottom of the assembly.

10. Apply pressure to the Mirror-Beam™ assembly at the tape

locations. Maintain pressure for a minimum of 20 minutes to
allow the tape to properly setup. This can be accomplished by
wrapping the Mirror-Beam/mirror tightly with adhesive tape.

WARNING!The tape adhesive used in this procedure is fully
bonded after 72 hours @ 70°F (21°C). During this period, do not
expose the Mirror-Beam to any un-necessary force, such as a
high-pressure car wash.

11. Locate the factory-drilled hole in the Mirror-Beam™ housing.
Using a 1/8” drill bit and the Mirror-Beam housing as a template, drill a
hole into the mirror housing. Locate the #8 x 1/2” sheet metal screw
(included) and secure the Mirror-Beam housing to the mirror housing.

Reassembling the Mirror-Beam™:

Re-connect the mirror assembly to it’s main power harness.
Route the Mirror-Beam™ harness through the door, along the
same path as the vehicle’s main power harness and connect to
power (see wiring diagrams). All fuses are customer supplied.

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FOR LED, connect to a switched +12VDC power source.
Install a 3 Amp fuse within 2 wire feet of this source.

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FOR STROBE, cut the non-insulated wire off the strobe
harness. Insert the PIN-type terminals into the provided
connector. Insert plug into power supply and confirm proper
operation.

Using the original hardware, remount the mirror onto the vehicle.

WARNING!The strobe power supply is a high voltage device. Do
not touch or remove the strobe tube assembly while in
operation. Wait at least 10 minutes after disconnecting power
before starting work on the power supply or system.

IMPORTANT! Before returning this vehicle to active service,
visually confirm the proper operation of this product, as well as
all vehicle components/equipment.

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MIRROR BEAM / STROBE - '06 IMPALA

MIRROR BEAM PASSIVE LINEAR - '06 IMPALA

MIRROR BEAM / LED - '06 IMPALA

LED FLASHER - AMBER/CLEAR 3 POS
LED FLASHER - BLUE/CLEAR 3 POS
LED FLASHER - WHITE/CLEAR 3 POS
LED FLASHER - GREEN/CLEAR 3 POS
LED FLASHER - RED/CLEAR 3 POS

FLANGE, BLACK

0 1 - 0 6 8 3 6 0 _ 9 _ S

0 1 - 0 6 8 3 6 0 _ 9 _ P

0 1 - 0 6 8 3 6 0 _ 9 _ L

1 4 - 1 0 4 2 1 6 - 1 2 0

SCREW, #10-24 X 3/4" PPHMS

0 1 - 0 6 8 3 5 6 5 - G 0

0 1 - 0 6 8 3 5 6 5 - B 0
0 1 - 0 6 8 3 5 6 5 - C 0

11 - 7 6 3 2 2 6 - 0 0 0
0 1 - 0 6 8 3 5 6 5 - A 0

0 2 - 0 3 8 3 5 5 8 5 1 3

0 2 - 0 3 8 3 5 5 8 5 C 3

0 1 - 0 6 8 3 5 6 5 - R 0

0 2 - 0 3 8 3 5 5 8 5 4 3
0 2 - 0 3 8 3 5 5 8 5 5 3

LINEAR STROBE - AMBER/AMP
LINEAR STROBE - BLUE/AMP
LINEAR STROBE - CLEAR/AMP
LINEAR STROBE - GREEN/AMP
LINEAR STROBE - RED/AMP

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LINEAR LED - RED/BLU/CLEAR/AMP

LINEAR LED - RED/WHT/CLEAR/AMP
LINEAR LED - BLU/WHT/CLEAR/AMP

LINEAR LED - BLUE/CLEAR/AMP

LINEAR LED - AMBER/CLEAR/AMP

LINEAR LED - GREEN/CLEAR/AMP

LINEAR LED - WHITE/CLEAR/AMP

SCREW, #8 X 1/2" PPHSMS SS BLACK

1 5 - 0 8 1 4 1 6 - 1 0 0

6 6 - 0 4 1 6 6 4 2 - 0 0

1 5 - 0 8 1 2 1 B - 0 8 2

1 0 - 0 5 2 2 8 3 8 - _ _

1 0 - 0 3 2 0 7 7 6 - 0 0

0 1 - 0 4 1 5 5 3 2 - 0 0
2 6 - 0 3 1 5 0 0 1 - 1 4

4 6 - 0 7 4 2 1 7 2 - 1 5

2 1 - 1 2 0 8 0 9 0 5 - 1

SCREW, 8 X 5/8 PPHSMS SS

TY-WRAP, 14 1/2" BLACK / not shown

LABEL, MADE IN USA FLAG
LABEL, P/N MIRROR BEAM (DRIVER)

CABLE ASSEMBLY, 3/C
KIT, CABLE INSTALLATION 3/C

TAPE, MOUNTING

SCREW GROMMET #8

0 1 - 0 6 6 C 2 8 9 1 3 0

0 1 - 0 6 6 C 2 8 9 11 0
0 1 - 0 6 6 C 2 8 9 1 2 0

0 1 - 0 6 6 C 2 8 9 1 5 0

0 1 - 0 6 6 C 2 8 9 1 4 0

0 1 - 0 6 6 C 2 9 0 - E 0

0 1 - 0 6 6 C 2 9 0 - D 0

0 1 - 0 6 6 C 2 9 0 - J 0

LINEAR LED - RED/CLEAR/AMP

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3

ITEM

PART NUMBER

DESCRIPTION

QTY QTY QTY

12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

4
5
6
7
8

23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

A/R

0 2 - 0 3 8 3 5 5 8 5 2 3

A/R

11 - 4 8 4 5 1 0 - 0 0 0

HOUSING, DRIVER SIDE - '06 IMPALA

A/R

11 - 4 8 4 5 11 - 0 0 0

HOUSING, PASSNGR SIDE - '06 IMPALA

23
27

25
29

9 10

MODEL

06 IMPALA

9 =

COLOR
A =
B =
C =
G =
R =
1 =

AMBER-AMBER

BLUE-BLUE
CLEAR-WHITE

GREEN-GREEN

RED-RED

AMBER-CLEAR

BLUE-CLEAR
GREEN-CLEAR
RED-CLEAR

RED/WHT-CLEAR

BLU/WHT-CLEAR

RED/BLU - CLEAR

2 =
4 =
5 =
D =
E =
J =

LIGHTHEAD
S =
L =
P =

STROBE

LED (5mm)

LINEAR LED

PART NUMBER:

MODEL

COLOR

LIGHTHEAD

0 1 - 0 6 8 3 6 0 9 9 _ _

Passenger side

0 1 - 0 6 8 3 6 0 8 9 _ _

Driver side

Items 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 / STROBE

ANODE

TRIGGER

CATHODE

RED

BLACK

WHITE

Items 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 & 29 / LINEAR

LED

Scan-Lock™

+12VDC

SYNC

GROUND

GREY

BLACK

WHITE-VIOLET

Amp

Fuse

Amp

Fuse

Amp

Fuse

This wire will be

the color of the LED

Items 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 / LED FLASHER

+12 VDC

GROUND

BLACK

Amp

Fuse

Amp

Fuse

Amp

Fuse

This wire will be

the color of the LED

Scan-Lock™

WHITE-VIOLET

OPERATION:

Depending on which lighthead is installed in your

Mirror-Beam™ you may be able to change flash

patterns or synchronize the lightheads to flash

simultaneously or alternately. This manual gives

you basic wiring and installation. For information

on the operation of your Mirror-Beam™ refer to

your lighthead manual.

CAUTION! DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE LEDS WHILE THEY ARE ON.

MOMENTARY BLINDNESS AND/OR EYE DAMAGE COULD RESULT!

IMPORTANT WARNING!

NOTE: If your Mirror-Beam™ housing does not have

a metal insert where the lighthead mounts to the

housing, ITEMs 20 and 21 secure the lighthead.

If your

has a metal insert, ITEM 1

secures the lighthead.

Mirror-Beam™

NOTE: If your Mirror-Beam™ housing does not have

a metal insert where the lighthead mounts to the

housing, ITEMs 20 and 21 secure the lighthead.