Anybody investigate adding heated mirrors to 07?

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by Eatoman

I've thought about adding heated mirrors as well. Especially this morning when I was driving to work and my mirrors were all frosted up. I too have an '07 HB. Would this be a simple install? Do the heater elements mount behind the existing mirrors, or do I have do get new mirrors with elements already installed?

On an 09+, the wires are already there between the power mirror connector and the kick plate connector on both sides, so on the mirror side you would just have to snake a wire through the mirror mount and connect it to either a set of OEM heated mirror glass pieces or a set of the stick on aftermarket mirror heaters. On an 08- you'd have to run the wire all the way from the mirror, through the door and into the kick plate area.

[Eatoman]

Originally Posted by CTScott

On an 09+, the wires are already there between the power mirror connector and the kick plate connector on both sides, so on the mirror side you would just have to snake a wire through the mirror mount and connect it to either a set of OEM heated mirror glass pieces or a set of the stick on aftermarket mirror heaters. On an 08- you'd have to run the wire all the way from the mirror, through the door and into the kick plate area.

Thanks CTScott! I saw in another thread that you mentioned something about a heated mirror kit? How would I go about finding this kit? Is it OEM?

[bairjo]

Originally Posted by CTScott

On an 09+, the wires are already there between the power mirror connector and the kick plate connector on both sides, so on the mirror side you would just have to snake a wire through the mirror mount and connect it to either a set of OEM heated mirror glass pieces or a set of the stick on aftermarket mirror heaters. On an 08- you'd have to run the wire all the way from the mirror, through the door and into the kick plate area.

CTScott, I am doing this install on my 2010. I have the door panel off and the three wires for the power mirror, black red and white, channel down and plug into a plug in the door. This plug they plug into also has a light blue and a purple wire leading into it. Are these the heating element wires? If so , just wire my leads from the element in the mirror directly into these?

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by bairjo

CTScott, I am doing this install on my 2010. I have the door panel off and the three wires for the power mirror, black red and white, channel down and plug into a plug in the door. This plug they plug into also has a light blue and a purple wire leading into it. Are these the heating element wires? If so , just wire my leads from the element in the mirror directly into these?

Those two wires are for the OEM mirror heaters. They only go as far as the connector at the kick panel.

[bairjo]

Originally Posted by CTScott

Those two wires are for the OEM mirror heaters. They only go as far as the connector at the kick panel.

I understand now...thank you. By the way my mirrors do pop off like the ones in the link you provided above but are not glued in place. They snap into the frame with a little sticky putty in back of them. I will be posting a video of my install if anyone is interested.

[bad]

Originally Posted by bairjo

I will be posting a video of my install if anyone is interested.

Hey, I would be interested in that video, please.

Thanks!

[bairjo]

Originally Posted by bad

Hey, I would be interested in that video, please.

Thanks!

Here ya go...it's a little hard to follow at times....just hit pause when you are at one of the spots in the video. Good luck with your install.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pkbGxqhYZI