Those mirrors I see on Ebay; heated power mirrors such as:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MIRRO...QQcmdZViewItem

Just curious because I was driving the other night and the side mirrors were wet/foggy the whole time.

 

umm, i thought all maximas - like mine - had heated mirrors....just sell your car and get one that has that feature lol

 

Some SE's have the wires already built in for the heated mirrors and seats... And most GLEs

 

ya ive tried them a few times. my car came with them stock

 

yeah there good, they definitely help in the snow/cold.

 

Oh.. boo my GXE doesn't have them.. I'll purchase them sometime soon. I thought it was some Ebay "you get what you pay for" crap but I guess not. Thanks.

 

don't buy from this seller, i had a hard time returning a part i got from them and those mirrors are crap. i know some 1 with a 96 that said they looked gimp and did'nt fit right. just thought i let you know, get em used on e-bay or a junkyard. you'd be better off.

 

If you have the winter package then your Maxima will have the heated mirrors.

 

heated mirrors have an extra connector that connect to part of the harness inside the door. If your Car doesnt have heated seats it wont have that connector inside the door. You could get clever with wiring something up, but minus that its not as easy as just getting a heated mirror and installing it.

 

Sorry for hijacking your thread, but I just want to know how to turn the heated mirrors on. I have a 97 SE with heated seats. I've had it for about 6 years, so I feel kinda stupid asking this haha.

 

its automatic. if its that cold outside, after you first start your car up and are driving, look at the mirror you'll probably see a rectangle that is clear (or more melted than the rest) you know then its working.

or you should be able to touch it and feel its warm. ( i think it kicks in on cold days, or there is a way for it to know its cold enough outside to heat the mirrors)

 

On my 96 Maxima, I press the rear defroster in order to activate the heated mirrors.

 

interesting on my 96, the heated mirrors activate on their own, going to double check this on the next cold day.

 

Hmm, thanks for everyones suggestions. I'll try that out tomorrow since there's lots of rain here. I'll be sure to post my results. Man the org is great!

 

i saw you get the pwoer-folding heater mirrors since you are in the mood to upgrade. other than that, heated mirrors are simple to wire even if you have no harness. tap into your rear defroster for the remote lead to a relay.

ps: heated mirrors are usually accompanied by heated seats.

 

hmmm if thats the case then the defroster button would turn on the heated mirrors.... learn something new everyday

 

yeah Deez. its linked to the rear defroster. check the wiring diagram in the SM.

 

Cool, thanks. I like that idea. I'll probably do that if I dont find anything behind the door (when I actually do it)

 

its really not worth the cost, but if you do decide to do it I have a japanese contact.

 

I would stick to buying an OEM mirror I noticed that when I bought a cheap unit the mirror would shake going over bumps on the road and when I had the music up loud. It's no where near as bad with the OEM one I replaced it with but it still does it a little bit. The heated part works fine I just found it annoying.

 

My SE don't have heated mirrors either. How much is the OEM ones?

(totally unrelated question. why can't I start new thread? It tell me I have no permission. I PM-d few moderators, but no answer. someone help?!)

 

You need 15 posts first. You could also donate first to avoid the post count requirement I think.

 

the power-folding heated mirrors i was referring to are OEM. for US heated mirrors, you can prob get them for $50 each. less if the color shell is cracked (you would be putting your shells on it anyhow).

 

I haven't read the owner's manual in a while but I do believe it addresses the heated mirrors. I think they come on with the defog button. They may come on just whenever you have the heat on but I think it's only with the defog.

 

I sold a set of black 4th gen heated OEM mirrors for $100 shipped iirc. You can tell the difference because the heated usually have two wires coming off the mirror, and the non heated ones usually only have one.

But here is my question, were all drivers side mirrors, regardless of what package you had, heated? Because a GXE that I just parted out had 2 wires coming from the drivers side mirror and only one coming from the pass. side mirror. P.S. this car had 0 options.

 

^ may have been a previous repair, and they just ordered a heated mirror by mistake and went ahead with a repair,

cmon i dont think nissan was drunk when they designed that GXE with one heated mirror - this is not russia dude hehelol

 

ok, i have a 95 gle that has all the options including heated seats, but when i put my rear def on, i never noticed them heating up. would that have been an option you;d have to pay for???

 

if there is no frost or anything you wont see the mirrors heating up. Or maybe they were removed at some point. Touch them after a few min of being on and see if they are warm (in the middle)

 

question on the heated mirrors, kinda unrelated, but is it possible/cost effective to replace the element in the OE heated mirrors? my r/s is burnt out.

And yeah they are activated by the rear def. button stock.

 

just buy a new heated glass from the dealer. it is about $40.

 

You can check if you have a working heated mirror also by wiping it with a wet cloth an pressing the defrosted button, if it is working fine then the water will dry up and dissapear leaving a stain

thats what happens in the rain (i love using heated mirrors in the rain, cause it clears up the mirror and i can see)