12-22-2019, 02:00 PM | #1 |
Drives: 2019 Chevrolet Camaro 3LT RS Join Date: Nov 2019
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Heated Side Mirrors
Looks like 5th Gen gets all the fun
Ive been thinking about a possible upgrade on the side mirrors to have them be heated. The constant fog is really a pain, considering it’s always raining here so any time I go into a warm area (i.e a parkade) they fog up and I can’t see anything. Anyone tried an upgrade like this on our gen? https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=297215 |
12-22-2019, 02:26 PM | #2 | |
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12-22-2019, 07:27 PM | #3 |
Drives: 2019 Chevrolet Camaro 3LT RS Join Date: Nov 2019
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Ugh, don’t mention it. I bought mine off the lot. It’s a 3LT, no Light & Convenience package (one of the most important packages imo). Wasn’t going to pass up the deal based off it though.
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12-22-2019, 07:31 PM | #4 |
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Try this....turn on your rear window defroster...it just may defrost the mirrors as well. My '17 Impala has no symbols on the mirrors or on any of the buttons, but it has heated mirrors on both sides that come on with the rear window defroster. Good luck.
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12-22-2019, 08:12 PM | #5 |
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Ohhhh gotcha, you might be able to do the Gen5 thing or order a OEM mirror with the heated mirror
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12-22-2019, 10:02 PM | #6 | |
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The most likely reason there is no defrost symbol on the mirror is that it would conflict with the blind spot monitoring icon, GM could have made it a different color of course, but I guess they are too litigation sensitive these days to take the risk.
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06-29-2020, 09:05 AM | #7 |
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Resurrecting an old thread here, but my husband and I just successfully completed a heated mirror swap on my 2018 1SS. Since the car is my daily driver, having heated mirrors to clear off moisture/fog/frost is such a nice feature (and one I missed from my 2012 2SS).
I bought a pair of OEM heated mirrors from someone on eBay (note they also have the little blindspot indicators, which won't be able to function without the rear sensors - not a biggie to me). While it wasn't as easy as the 5th gen swap (not completely plug and play), we did discover that all the wiring was already available in the car, it's just not connected to the fuse box in the trunk. (Great news, since I was expecting to have to run wire from both doors all the way to the trunk to get the on-with-defroster functionality.) With some help from the wiring schematic in the service manual and about $10 in parts, he built a wiring harness with an inline fuse. Pics are from this morning before and after turning the defroster on I'll be happy to do a write-up on how the harness works if anyone is interested in doing a similar project. |
06-29-2020, 12:07 PM | #8 | |
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06-29-2020, 02:31 PM | #9 | |
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If that's from the driving position, that's a good example of improperly adjusted side mirrors. You could try cleaning the mirrors really well and applying something wax-based. Fog loves to form on "dirty" surfaces and it doesn't like wax.
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06-29-2020, 02:33 PM | #10 |
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I stuck my phone out the window to take the photos, so that's not the angle I see when driving. Thanks for being helpful though I have never tried waxing glass
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06-29-2020, 02:53 PM | #11 |
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06-29-2020, 09:31 PM | #12 |
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Anyhow, yes I'm sure some of us would like to see just what needs to happen to get the heated mirrors up and working...It would be a great help....
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06-30-2020, 07:08 AM | #13 |
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06-30-2020, 11:52 AM | #14 |
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Here's the link to the DIY write up with diagrams/photos:
https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showt...php?p=10820289 |
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