2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission 99 mirrors fit 96???

[Hootguy]

I was wondering if anyone jnows if 1999 power mirrors will fit my 96,,,my mirrors are rusted out inside and flop around a bit now,,,and i have a chance to get some used ones from a 99 and a 2000. .

Thanks

 

[kytaylor21]

Yes they will. I made that swap on my 96. Swaped out thhe old chrome mirrors for some tow mirrors off an 02

 

[BigPapa]

Yes, they will work. You will need to modify the wiring.



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[Hootguy]

thanks for all the good advice and information,,,is there anyone who knows how i can hook up the heated portion of my new 2001 mirrors,,,or even where the switch is in the truck,

 

[BigPapa]

Heated mirror equipped trucks had a push button switch on the lower left of the climate control panel. There's more to it than the switch, though. There is a "control unit" of sorts, that would turn the heater panels off after a certain period of time.

 

[Hootguy]

thanks BigPapa,,,would any electrical guru on here know if i can hook this feature up somehow. ??

 

[CharlieFoxtrot]

Thanks for this post BigPapa! I just used it to wire 98+ mirrors into my 96. I like the way they look better than my originals and the glass is a little bigger. And one of mine had quit working anyway.



Has anyone worked out how to make the heat work?

 

[JR]

Heated mirrors in Florida??!!!

Do you need them to dry the humidity off the mirrors to be able to see?? :-laf:-laf

 

[fest3er]

Heated mirrors in Florida??!!!
Do you need them to dry the humidity off the mirrors to be able to see?? :-laf:-laf

Don't laugh *too* hard! It might not happen often in Florida, but if you drive into a region of high humidity where the dew point is higher than the temp of the mirrors, vapor can condense instantly on the mirrors. And windows if the A/C is plenty cool. It's happened to me often enough.

 

[JR]

Can you peer behind the glass? Should be wired with the little defoggers on the back side of the glass...

 

[JR]

Don't laugh *too* hard! It might not happen often in Florida, but if you drive into a region of high humidity where the dew point is higher than the temp of the mirrors, vapor can condense instantly on the mirrors. And windows if the A/C is plenty cool. It's happened to me often enough.

We get some bursts of heavy fog late in the evening/early morning during the summer months. Cool air blows in off Erie and mixes with the warm humid air and some mornings I have a hard time seeing 20 feet past my bumper going to work. Windshield wipers and defrost is a must on those days!