Electrochromic driver side rear view glass

[Gmcandyukon]

Are there any places out there that are reasonably priced for replacement glass. Mine are heated with puddle light. I bought a replacement but only has the heated wire hookups and I have a third wire. Can I get rid of the third wire and just not hook it up? Here’s a picture of what I have now.

 

[Rocket Man]

You can leave the third wire unhooked. The OEM glass is ridiculously expensive in all variations (up to $300) and you can find aftermarket glass for cheap but you take a chance on it having a funhouse effect and sometimes it takes a couple before one looks right. The good news is most sellers will accept returns if the reflection looks bad. Look carefully at reviews.

 

[Gmcandyukon]

What

You can leave the third wire unhooked. The OEM glass is ridiculously expensive in all variations (up to $300) and you can find aftermarket glass for cheap but you take a chance on it having a funhouse effect and sometimes it takes a couple before one looks right. The good news is most sellers will accept returns if the reflection looks bad. Look carefully at reviews.

what does the third wire do?

 

[adventurenali92]

What

what does the third wire do?

The third wire is what powers the auto dim feature. It’s tied into the center view auto dimming mirror inside the truck. mark is right, the replacement glass that’s the the correct ones are pricey. I spent like $160 on my drivers side glass replacement.

 

[Gmcandyukon]

Will it affect the dimming on the mirror inside the truck? I just bought non electrochromic glass to replace it with

 

[Rocket Man]

What

what does the third wire do?

The third wire is what powers the auto dim feature. It’s tied into the center view auto dimming mirror inside the truck. mark is right, the replacement glass that’s the the correct ones are pricey. I spent like $160 on my drivers side glass replacement.

Yes, it’s the “monochromatic” feature, aka auto dimming. I think I paid about $40 for mine with heater and turn signals for my 08 but it took 2-3 exchanges with the seller before one wasn’t distorted. The OEM ones with turn signals, heat and auto dimming are close to $300.

 

[Rocket Man]

Will it affect the dimming on the mirror inside the truck? I just bought non electrochromic glass to replace it with

No. The other ones will still dim.

 

[Gmcandyukon]

No. The other ones will still dim.

Thanks

 

[adventurenali92]

Yes, it’s the “monochromatic” feature, aka auto dimming. I think I paid about $40 for mine with heater and turn signals for my 08 but it took 2-3 exchanges with the seller before one wasn’t distorted. The OEM ones with turn signals, heat and auto dimming are close to $300.

I got lucky and mine doesn’t have any weirdness in the glass. Lol.

 

[Doubeleive]

i just shopped ebay until I found a decently priced used oem mirror, due to all the different years and models these fit you just have to keep searching with different keywords
like parts, mirror, rearview, left right driver drivers passenger tahoe yukon suburban silverado sierra avalanche etc, then different combo years 03 2003 04 2004 05 2005 06 2006 or any combination of the above.
then you have to hope they show the backside and a good photo of the front so you can see if it is scratched or not. you can also search for the whole mirror assembly and get lucky that way.
on top of that you have to sort thru the china re-pop crap to find the oem