Heated Mirrors
#4
Heated mirrors?
Well...I guess I found what I was looking for. The other day I found my Fit with frost all over it. I thought about heated mirrors so here I am today asking the same question as well. The solution that I came up with was doing a parts search and see what I can come up with.
This is what I found out between the Honda Fit and the 2007 Acura RDX:
Part number:
HONDA: HONDA FIT 2008 SPORT AT
DRIVER: 76250-SLN-A01ZE
PASSENGER: 76200-SLN-A01ZE
ACURA: ACURA 2007 RDX
PASSENGER: 76200-STK-A01ZE
DRIVER: 76250-STK-A01ZE
As you can see the only difference is the STK and SLN just to differentiate what is what. The complete kit assembly has heated mirrors plus it has the side markers in it already. I think of it as an added safety feature which ‘til this day I question why Honda did not throw these mirrors as a an extra safety feature.
This is what I found out between the Honda Fit and the 2007 Acura RDX:
Part number:
HONDA: HONDA FIT 2008 SPORT AT
DRIVER: 76250-SLN-A01ZE
PASSENGER: 76200-SLN-A01ZE
ACURA: ACURA 2007 RDX
PASSENGER: 76200-STK-A01ZE
DRIVER: 76250-STK-A01ZE
As you can see the only difference is the STK and SLN just to differentiate what is what. The complete kit assembly has heated mirrors plus it has the side markers in it already. I think of it as an added safety feature which ‘til this day I question why Honda did not throw these mirrors as a an extra safety feature.
#9
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: British Columbia
Posts: 1,920
looks too big to me. but, IF they are the same size, can we just by the heated element? painting the mirror with or without removing the turn signal may be TOO costly. (for some)
#13
Thanks for those pics. by looking at the pics, I would say that the mirror itself is different which contains the heating element. I agree, the base looks the same and may just fit. Anyone else have any other suggestions?
#15
Having owned a car with heated mirrors, the mirror does indeed contain the heating element. There would be an electrical connection inside the housing, and a switch inside the car.
Without the switch, OR if you leave them on all the time, the heating element will burn out.
Without the switch, OR if you leave them on all the time, the heating element will burn out.
#16
It sure wouldn't be a simple swap, but it wouldn't be too hard to wire in a switch if you have a space on the dash, or don't mind making one (I would fuse it separately, too). The turn signal would be a little trickier, I think, if you wanted it, but doable. I agree with EXWRX that the big deal is whether the mirror points pretty much in the same way, and can be adjusted properly. Also, is the wiring for the mirror adjust the same, or would it require an adapter, if it's possible to adapt....