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Anyone upgraded to heated mirrors?
Has anyone here upgraded their truck with heated mirrors?
I asked a few people but seem to get conflicting info. Some say the heated mirrors are "plug-and-play." Others insist that it is a complicated process that involves installation of additional wiring, relays, and switches.
So, before I buy heated mirrors, I would like to hear from someone who either did or at least attempted this mod.
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11-11-2011, 11:32 PM
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4r comes with heated mirrors
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I was pleasantly surprised to find that mine are heated! They turn on with the rear-defroster button.
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11-12-2011, 12:00 AM
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4r comes with heated mirrors
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Not EVERY 4G T4R came with heated mirrors.
They were standard equipment on Limited and definitely an option (if at all) on SR5.
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11-12-2011, 12:27 AM
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Added them to my 04 SR5. They are plug and play after 03.
Remove the door panel, remove mirror, put mirror in place, tighten nuts, run wire, replace door panel. Very simple actually.
I'ld give a 2 star difficulty rating out of 10.
One of the best mods I did.
FYI, the rear defroster switch controls the the mirrors (20 minute on time).
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11-12-2011, 12:35 AM
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Added them to my 04 SR5. They are plug and play after 03.
Remove the door panel, remove mirror, put mirror in place, tighten nuts, run wire, replace door panel. Very simple actually.
I'ld give a 2 star difficulty rating out of 10.
One of the best mods I did.
FYI, the rear defroster switch controls the the mirrors (20 minute on time).
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Did you buy OEM or aftermarket?
What do you mean by run wire?
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11-12-2011, 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by snhrph
Did you buy OEM or aftermarket?
What do you mean by run wire?
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OEM. Bought from Conicelli Toyota in PA:
Conicelli Parts Center
The heated mirror has about an 8" wire that plugs into the connector that is located on the door. When you take off the door panel, you will see a 4? prong connector near the mirror.
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11-12-2011, 12:54 AM
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OEM. Bought from Conicelli Toyota in PA:
Conicelli Parts Center
The heated mirror has about an 8" wire that plugs into the connector that is located on the door. When you take off the door panel, you will see a 4? prong connector near the mirror.
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8" wire on the heated mirror. How long is the wire on the non-heated? Or is it 2 different plugs?
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Same length. The difference was the wire harness (connector) - an 03 T4R (IIRC) had only a 3 prong connector (power only) (it didn't have the wire harness for heated mirror), whereas the wire harness for an 04 and above T4R have a 4 wire harness/prong connector (heat + power). That's how you knew if you could add a heated mirror was by the connector. The wire length is the same, just one more wire for the heat.
Edit: sometime in late 2003, Toyota put the same wire harness on all T4Rs (you could add the heated mirror after that - plug and play).
EDIT: See corrected post about connector and wiring below: (post 14)
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So if you don't have heated mirrors (and apparently a 2004+ model), it's plug and play. Found this thread, very interesting!
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/access...-housings.html
I might just pick me up a pair!! Looks like a nice mod (turn signals), not "ricey". The fact that you can plug in and have heated mirrors is icing on the cake!!!
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Cool, timely thread!
I just bought a heated drivers side mirror for my '07 SR5 so I can see this winter. Its coming in Tuesday, so I'll let you know how the install goes, doesn't look hard.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Greydog
Cool, timely thread!
I just bought a heated drivers side mirror for my '07 SR5 so I can see this winter. Its coming in Tuesday, so I'll let you know how the install goes, doesn't look hard.
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Greydog, welcome to the forum!!!
Did you buy OEM or aftermarket?
Please take pictures of the process. I would be especially interested in the pictures of the plugs.
Looking forward to your update.
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SUBSCRIBED!!
GREYDOG: What color LED did you order?
I was thinking on getting the amber ones!
If you can post some pics on what plugs plug into what, that would be great! I still can't believe having heated mirrors is just a matter of plugging them in!!!
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Here's a correction to my post about the connector:
Here's the post:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/126645-post20.html
The original thread to that post:
Heated Mirror Woes
If there are 3 wires at the connector on the door for the mirrors, you only have power to the mirror; if there are 5 wires to the connector at the door, you have power+heat (and can install OEM heated mirrors with no problems.) Anything past 04 has no problem. My build is 12/03 and all 5 wires were at the connector.
If you look at Muth's you will find a pdf to take the door panel off:
Mirror Kits » Invented by Muth: Perfected by Muth
Edit: There's no need to actually remove the door panel entirely off the door. All you need to do is pop the panel off and then hang the panel on the door someway. Then pop off the triangle panel that is on the inside of the door behind the mirror. The door panel has to be removed so you can access the nuts to the mirror and the power connection. You can see the nuts to the mirror when you remove the triangle piece, but you cannot see the power connection.
Edit again: Here's a picture of the old SR5 mirror with the connector:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/sale-t...de-mirror.html
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Hey guys, I installed the new heated mirror today on my 2007 SR5. All went well, I'm ready for the the snow and ice now !
I bought an aftermarket unit for about $65 (not the signal mirror), looks the same as OEM and mounted up fine, electrical connector was a match. It came with a new foam gasket as well. The OEM and also the new connector were not "clicking" into the factory wiring plug, so I used some electrical tape to make sure it would not vibrate out.
The instructions at the link provided by R.A. above for the Muth signal mirrors was helpful for removal of the door panel, the factory manual does not have any more details actually.
One you remove the 2 door panel screws and black push-pin, the inner door plugs are what is holding it on. I pried off the top of the door panel near the window scraper and then worked aroud the edge with two fingers on either side of each inner plug to losen them without tearing them out of the door panel. It was fairly easy.
Aftr that its an easy remove and reinstall for the mirror.
Next was testing, and I discovered that after pulling the negative battery cable. I had to initialize the side and back windows before the Rear Defrost would go on, which also turns on the side mirror heating elements.
It heated right up, was a rectangle shaped area of heated mirror (not quite the whole mirror area), but it will likely melt most of the snow/ice off once fully heated (not sure how the factory mirror element is placed in there?.
So, here are some pics too. Let me know if any questions.
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