No moonroof, no maplights? '07 Base

[calivibes55]

Hello all, I have a 2007 Vibe base (manual locks, manual windows) and have always been annoyed with how dim the front cabin is at night; the dome light is too far back to be much use up front.

Reading up on LED dome light conversions I read that non-sunroof vibes were supposed to come with a rearview mirror with maplights?? This would be so useful.

1. Was my base trim Vibe supposed to come with the maplights? I bought it used so it is possible the mirror is a replacement

2. If it was, I assume the wiring is up there to plug into. If not, is the wiring there anyway so I could do a plug and play replacement?

Thanks!!

[Fever]

I also have a base '07. Manual door locks, crank windows, no moonroof. Plain old mirror with no map lights. Looks stock to me and I found no wire harness for the fancy mirror when I removed the headliner.

Check out my thread where I added leds up front to improve my lighting. viewtopic.php?f=18&t=44651

Fever

[ColonelPanic]

Earlier Vibes w/o sunroof did come with the rearview mirror with map lights but I suppose they must have dropped that feature somewhere along the way to save a buck.

An aftermarket replacement auto-dimming mirror with map lights may be a nice upgrade.

[calivibes55]

Thank you very much Fever, that's a great install and tutorial, I'll be studying it!

ColonelPanic, agreed, and whether I go that route or install LEDs like Fever either way I'll be running power to the top front of the car. Will take some pics as I go.

[trb]

GaryG92 on here encountered the same thing on his base Vibe. He thought the seller just put a cheap replacement mirror on it, but it does not have the electric plug or wiring for it. So I grabbed a mirror with the lights and pulled the wiring harness that ran down the A pillar and behind the dash for him. Don't know if he hooked it up yet.