Adding heated mirrors to non heated rig

[99Yuk]

Well, Today I decided to treat myself to one more luxury before the snow starts to fly.


I used to drive my wife's Jimmy before I bought my Yukon and it had heated mirrors. The last two winters my Yukon has not had heated mirrors. Yesterday we had our first frost of the season. Well, I tell you, it sucks not having heated mirrors, or at least I miss it.

So I went out and ordered these;
LH and RH from Ebay. Hopefully they will get here soon.


I know they are not exactly plug and play, but I figure I can McGyver the wiring harness...

 

[muncie21]

Interested in seeing how this plays out...

 

[99Yuk]

Got these ordered. I know the mounting is the same as my 96.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1999...let|Model:Tahoe|Year:1998&hash=item19bdef588f

If the harness is different (which I doubt) then I'll fab something up. I've had good luck previously with that parts brand. I havent looked into getting new OEM's due to price. I also dont want to spend time picking through junkyards looking for used heated mirrors in decent shape that will cost at least $50 each. I got used to heated mirrors on my Jeep now I must have them on the Hoe lol.

How did you make out with the install? What did you end up doing for the wiring? My mirrors just arrived today, so I was wondering how you had made out and maybe you could give some tips, tricks and pointers.

EDIT: BTW, love your Avatar. I'm old enough to remember dancing in high school to that and others...sigh...I'm old...

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Interested in seeing how this plays out...

No worries! I'll be posting as I go with this one!

 

[99Yuk]

I've gotten as far as installing the heated mirrors, and making the OEM power functions work.

I've made a write-up for it so far HERE.

Next up when I have time will be wiring up the heated element. We've had snow here most of last week. I will enjoy these when they are done!

 

[99Yuk]

Today, I got as far as grounding the mirrors, running the power leads through the doors and into the cab, and running a quick test.

Next up when I have spare time, is determining where I can hook them up to come on when the rear defrogger is on.

Every morning is a frosty morning now, so this project is taking on a little bit of urgency. hehehe

 

[99Yuk]

Done! It works, and its great! Details are in the Tech section.