Inyourface1650 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 It was cold last week... Not the coldest I or the pathy have been in. But cold. And BOTH of my side view mirrors cracked. Do I just replace the glass or replace the whole units? Anyone done it before? Mine are SE Power, I'd love heated ones. MIke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92Path_68CJ Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I don't think there are any WD21 heated mirrors. At least in my search I never found any. I've seen people buy power mirrors for other cars and make them heated, that could be a route worth looking into if you drive enough. I was gonna try it on my Pathy before I scrapped it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Mine are heated. The heaters aren't much to write home about (you can't cook bacon on them) but they warm up a little when I hit the defroster. I got a new one from a part-out on here for around $20 IIRC, and took the old one apart just to see what it was made of. They're not really built to be serviced. Most of it came apart alright, except for one big locking clip sort of deal that wouldn't let go. I found the heating pad inside, silicone-glued to the back of the glass. I don't think removing the old mirror assembly and putting the new (old) one on took more than an hour. I've never heard of the mirrors cracking in the cold. Maybe they had ice behind them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo94 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I've got some pics from when I changed my mirror glass (non heated), just never got around to doing a write up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Good time to do it! It was cold last week... Not the coldest I or the pathy have been in. But cold. And BOTH of my side view mirrors cracked. Do I just replace the glass or replace the whole units? Anyone done it before? Mine are SE Power, I'd love heated ones. MIke Yes, someone has but I can't recall who. Maybe Leo94. I don't think there are any WD21 heated mirrors. At least in my search I never found any. I've seen people buy power mirrors for other cars and make them heated, that could be a route worth looking into if you drive enough. I was gonna try it on my Pathy before I scrapped it. Quite a few heated mirrors out there, both of my 1995 XEs had them. Quite handy! Funny story Is I had no idea until one frosty morning when I turned on the rear defroster while it warmed up and saw the mirrors steaming. Surprised the hell out of me when they were warm to the touch! B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Both of mine have heated mirrors as well. Actually I replaced my cracked mirror with one from B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkorahil Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 93, 94, 95 models had a heated/power mirror option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle94 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I slightly remember my 92 having heated mirrors? Either way, only the power mirror type had heated mirrors. my r50 one's are much warmer/heat up faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I love love love my heated mirrors. The heater vents in the dash just don't throw enough heat at the window to defrost the mirrors like most cars and mine definitely get hot to touch. I always cringe when I go wheelin and something gets close to the mirror cause they're hard to find in the junkyard, mostly because the late model WD's aren't there as often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I don't think there are any WD21 heated mirrors. At least in my search I never found any. I've seen people buy power mirrors for other cars and make them heated, that could be a route worth looking into if you drive enough. I was gonna try it on my Pathy before I scrapped it. The only indication that a side mirror is heated is by looking at the wiring for the mirror, it will have an extra plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inyourface1650 Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 I've never heard of the mirrors cracking in the cold. Maybe they had ice behind them? Me Neither. Both were cracked one morning last week. One vertically, one Horiztonally. At least its getting warm enough to work on the truck! 93, 94, 95 models had a heated/power mirror option. Sounds like a number of you have done this swap - Is the wiring in the doors the same? or would my non heated SE be missing a harness. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Nissan seemed to wire vehicles for every option back then, making upgrades easy. I'm pretty sure the wiring will be plug and play. I didn't do the swap, both of mine were purchased with them. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle94 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 If 86.5 - 92 trucks didn't have them, they wouldn't be wired, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Both my 95 XE and SE had heated side mirrors. If you want to check them, they come on with the rear defrost button. After a minute they should be warm to the touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo94 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 There are three ways you can go about doing this:1.Replace the whole housing (Easy)2.Replace the mirror glass the easy way (Break off the remaining glass and purchase a new mirror glass from ebay or your local parts store and just stick it on)3.Replace the mirror glass the hard way (Take apart the whole housing like I did and will most likely be needed to change a heated mirror glass if you want to keep the heating function).If I can find the pictures ill see if I can do a write up based on memory or change my mirror glass which needs to be change and do a write up based on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 If 86.5 - 92 trucks didn't have them, they wouldn't be wired, right? That would be a reasonable assumption, although if that option was available in other countries it still might be wired for them. For that year range, I'd pull the door pannel and check first, but I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to wire them in regardless. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92Path_68CJ Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 ...The heater vents in the dash just don't throw enough heat at the window to defrost the mirrors like most cars and mine definitely get hot to touch... I've never even heard of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkorahil Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Nissan seemed to wire vehicles for every option back then, making upgrades easy. I'm pretty sure the wiring will be plug and play. I didn't do the swap, both of mine were purchased with them. B Yeah, 93-95 should be prewired already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkorahil Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 If 86.5 - 92 trucks didn't have them, they wouldn't be wired, right? that is a good point, they shouldnt be since it wasnt an option yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 (edited) I've never even heard of that! I was disappointed when I got my 2001 Subaru and it didn't have heated mirrors like my 1995 Pathfinder, I looked in the Soob's owners manual and no mention along with turning the rear defroster did not heat up the glass, but when I actually needed the mirrors defogged, just having the heater control switch to defrost threw heat at the interior beauty piece that covered the mounting bolts and you could watch the glass defrost from the inside out. that is a good point, they shouldnt be since it wasnt an option yet. I'm probably going to the junkyard tomorrow so I'll take a peak at an early truck if there is one and see. Edited December 11, 2013 by silverton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inyourface1650 Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 Looks like Friday is my Junkyard day. Need a blower motor, mine froze up last week. Rough week for no heat. Tranny hasnt been acting up at all which is also very interesting. I'll take pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 My fully loaded '88 isn't wired for them, found that out when I broke my driver's side one. I have a heated mirror from a '93 on it now. But, its worked for heated seats and has an empty fuse slot for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inyourface1650 Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) My fully loaded '88 isn't wired for them, found that out when I broke my driver's side one. I have a heated mirror from a '93 on it now. But, its worked for heated seats and has an empty fuse slot for it... Wait. Heated seats? Tell me more. I'm an AZ dude, in an AZ pathy, in Colorado. I'll take every electrical warming device I can get in this thing. Edited December 12, 2013 by Inyourface1650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Yes, they exist and your Pathy should be wired for them. I know what your next search is... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagabond Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Checked this morning and the 94 has heated mirrors, had it for almost 4 years and didn't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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