It's probably actually a bigger problem for those of us in more temperate regions... here in the mid-Atlantic, ice, sleet, and freezing rain is much more common, and I've definitely had to deal with side mirrors completely frozen over before.
Exactly!
How do we find out? Access the door connector and test with a voltmeter?
If you pull off the dvr's side kick panel and finaggle the white connector holder thingy, you might be able to see if you have a gray / purple wires going into the pin slots. You could also pull the rubber boot off the "A" pillar and see if you have a wire missing from that side. This isn't an easy task but doable. It took me quite awhile when I was searching for the dvr's door "unlock" wire. The actual tabs that hold the two connectors together are located in the "A" pillar side and are difficult to locate due to the door not opening far enough. If I remember correctly the connectors are large and yellow.
Everytime I see one of those LITS posts with 6 inches of snow on a LC that has clearly been driven like that it makes me want to scream!
Even if the wiring isn't there, you could insert pins in the connector (like OEM) or run the wire straight through the connector and use a crimp-on bullet connector inside the door.
I haven’t failed to understand anything. I was just poking a little fun.
Is it simply a matter of ordering the heated mirror part and installing in the 1958? Thanks
That’s not true. There are at least some with the heating element. It appears to possibly be on the early builds. I have experienced mine defrost and defog with turning on the rear defroster. I have a 1958 delivered at the end of June 2024, one of the first in the northeast United Staes. As someone else posted, it is JDM heated glass without the icon.
You could always put the naysayers to rest by taking a picture of the wiring that goes to the mirror glass connection point.
I’m not pulling my mirror apart. But next time my mirrors fog or get ice I’ll try to remember to take a picture or video.
