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Originally Posted by stackz
- ...if my vehicle is equipped from the factory with the mono-chromo-uber mirrors (lol) then when I pulled the passenger mirror off, I'll see the two wires for the heater and then I'll also see the white plug for the mono thingie?
- ...if I pull it off and dont see it then I can assume I had just heated mirrors and that the driver side one was the one replaced...
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1. Yes, the
EC (
electro-chromatic) side view mirrors have the 2 connections for heat, plus the extra (mine were gray w/purple & black wires) connections for the EC/auto dimming feature.
Hopefully its warm where you are...if not, you may want to wait for a sunny day or if you have a garage where its relatively warm (like in the 50s). Below are the instructions for removing the mirror glass (in case you're unfamiliar with removal procedure):
And for an example of the aspherical (wide angle) side mirrors...you can see how much more visibility they offer in the images below. You do lose the 1:1 reflective ratio that we are accustomed to here in the states on the driver's mirror...but you get used to it after a week or so, & the additional visibility far outweighs the 1:1 ratio (on the driver's side)...the aspherical passenger side mirror is similar to the convex mirror that we're used to...so that one just adds a bit more visibility:
Note how you can easily see across 3 lanes of traffic...the blind spot to the back rear of the vehicle is basically eliminated.
(driver's side EC/Heated/Aspherical Mirror)
(passenger side EC/Heated/Aspherical Mirror)
