Side-Mirror Modicifcation

[pjlipeika]

Recently I was going down the road in my '97 blazer, slid on ice, turned sideways, and flipped on my driver side. When I did this, I did the least damage by smashing only my rear driver door, and my driver side mirror. (I'm freakin' lucky...) I recently got a door from a junkyard, but I am having troubles with the mirror.
Prior to the accident, I didn't like my mirrors on my '97. They wobbled ALL THE TIME. It really started to annoy me. After smashing off my mirror, I was looking for a replacement when I found the newer style blazer mirrors. I was told that they work so much better than the other ones; wobbling less and looking more rugged. So I picked up a pair of them off of ebay, one for each side. They fit on the vehicle with no problem. The problem that I now face is having to connect the damn things. They ARE power mirrors. I had the power mirrors before, however they had a different connection with them. None of the colors are the same on either connector. If anybody can help me; telling me which wires to connect, that would be great. I would really like to have my power mirrors back, but if I can't, oh well. Thanks for looking and I hope someone understands what I am talking about!



P.S. These mirrors also offer a heated feature, that was not available on my previous mirrors. Is it possible to connect them to the rear defroster or something to make them work? Thanks again in advance!

[Sen Sen]

There shouldn't be a problem with wiring the heat to the deforst switch.
As for the connectors I wouldn't know what to say... can you just splice them together and just try it out diffrent combonations???

[chcknugget]

I'm sorry I can't help you out much in the wiring, best thing to do is take the voltmeter and look for a +12v when you push the buttons.

My mirrorrs wobble too.. How much did you pay for the new mirrors, and where did you get them from?

[pjlipeika]

I paid $90.00 for both mirrors out the door. (including s+h, tax and whatnot) I got them off of ebay. If you want, I could tell you the seller I went through. They were cheap, but the same quality as stock. You can't tell the difference. Plus, you get $5.00 off shipping if you buy a pair.

[BlazerBoyLT98]

Yea let us know, I have a few cracks on my drivers side and it wobbles all over. Doesn't seem like too bad of a deal

[pjlipeika]

If you want to find these mirrors on ebay, search the following:

For a driver side mirror:
99-04 S10 SONOMA JIMMY S15 POWER HEATED MIRROR DRIVER
Item #: 7970065942

For a passenger side mirror:
99-04 S10 JIMMY BLAZER S15 POWER HEAT MIRROR PASSENGER
Item #: 7969788355

Do copy and paste the description that I gave you into the search menu to get the exact same item I purchased from the same seller. (The item number will change soon.)

Don't forget, if you purchase both of them, take your $5.00 off your shipping.
I hope this helps!

P.S. I tried using different combinations with the wires. I pulled out my 12v test light, and I know what wire from my switch goes up, down, right and left. However when I connect them, the mirror won't move. I know some people have done this before, so I know it works. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[chcknugget]

There may be a grounding wire you have to connect. I don't think the motor is self-grounding.

[BlazerBoyLT98]

Originally Posted by pjlipeika

If you want to find these mirrors on ebay, search the following:

For a driver side mirror:
99-04 S10 SONOMA JIMMY S15 POWER HEATED MIRROR DRIVER
Item #: 7970065942

For a passenger side mirror:
99-04 S10 JIMMY BLAZER S15 POWER HEAT MIRROR PASSENGER
Item #: 7969788355

Do copy and paste the description that I gave you into the search menu to get the exact same item I purchased from the same seller. (The item number will change soon.)

Don't forget, if you purchase both of them, take your $5.00 off your shipping.
I hope this helps!

P.S. I tried using different combinations with the wires. I pulled out my 12v test light, and I know what wire from my switch goes up, down, right and left. However when I connect them, the mirror won't move. I know some people have done this before, so I know it works. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Will these also fit a 98 Blazer? When does the heated mirror function actually turn on? When your defrost is on? I have never been able to tell....

[xtrememeasures10]

Multimeter. only advice i can offer there. To ppl w/ the wobbly mirrors. i had the same thing w/ my 97. www.stylinconcepts.com i got mine for 70 bucks. no wobbling anymore.

[chcknugget]

Originally Posted by xtrememeasures10

Multimeter. only advice i can offer there. To ppl w/ the wobbly mirrors. i had the same thing w/ my 97. www.stylinconcepts.com i got mine for 70 bucks. no wobbling anymore.

It doesn't appeat that they carry stock mirrors... Which ones did you get?