Lazarus
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- Joined
- Jan 9, 2005
- Location
- Seattle, WA
I thought I'd make a couple of comments after replacement of my heated mirrors.
1994 940 Base Model
I guess the rear window heater and mirrors are like electric blankets. The resistance of the heating element slowly increases until you don't get any heating. AAA Auto has nice replacement mirrors with the proper rubber seals and correct electrical plug. The fit great. Mirror heaters should measure around 15 ohms.
Since I'm working with an older car, breaking stuff is a fact of life. There are a couple of trouble spots.
-Be careful to remove the red clip-in lens on the courtesy light. It actually doubles as a door panel clip!
-If you can wiggle the electrical window switch panel without removing the carpet panel just below the window, do that. Otherwise careully pry out the carpet/plastic panel. The upholstery clips will probably break, but fabricating generic clips for re-assembly isn't too hard.
-Ideally the speaker grille should move forward to release 2 clips at the front. They goofed on this setup and one of the plastic studs under the grille is too short causing the plastic clip on the grille to break. Repair is almost impossible. Instead, dremel out the remaining parts of the clips inside the grille. Glue in a small strip of material (s) that will place it at the same height as the grille and use double-stick foam tape to keep the whole thing in place against the door panel.
-Finally, there is a triangular trim panel at the inside front corner of the window. There are 2 plastic push studs that are nearly impossible to remove without breaking them. At least one of the studs will break off. I had excellent luck re-gluing the broken studs with some fresh ABS plastic cement. Let it harden 24 hours. That cement works like a charm on all the ABS plastic parts that crack or break.
-The mirrors, once installed, will get warm to the touch after only 10 seconds or so. Good luck!
-Lazarus
1994 940 Base Model
I guess the rear window heater and mirrors are like electric blankets. The resistance of the heating element slowly increases until you don't get any heating. AAA Auto has nice replacement mirrors with the proper rubber seals and correct electrical plug. The fit great. Mirror heaters should measure around 15 ohms.
Since I'm working with an older car, breaking stuff is a fact of life. There are a couple of trouble spots.
-Be careful to remove the red clip-in lens on the courtesy light. It actually doubles as a door panel clip!
-If you can wiggle the electrical window switch panel without removing the carpet panel just below the window, do that. Otherwise careully pry out the carpet/plastic panel. The upholstery clips will probably break, but fabricating generic clips for re-assembly isn't too hard.
-Ideally the speaker grille should move forward to release 2 clips at the front. They goofed on this setup and one of the plastic studs under the grille is too short causing the plastic clip on the grille to break. Repair is almost impossible. Instead, dremel out the remaining parts of the clips inside the grille. Glue in a small strip of material (s) that will place it at the same height as the grille and use double-stick foam tape to keep the whole thing in place against the door panel.
-Finally, there is a triangular trim panel at the inside front corner of the window. There are 2 plastic push studs that are nearly impossible to remove without breaking them. At least one of the studs will break off. I had excellent luck re-gluing the broken studs with some fresh ABS plastic cement. Let it harden 24 hours. That cement works like a charm on all the ABS plastic parts that crack or break.
-The mirrors, once installed, will get warm to the touch after only 10 seconds or so. Good luck!
-Lazarus
