VE Calais drivers mirror replacement and heating functionality

[mtd]

Hi all, in the market to replace drivers-side mirror assembly. This was (ahem...) reversed into a fence post. As you'll likely be aware the Calais (and probably others too) mirrors come with puddle light and heated mirror. Question: Whilst I'd like to keep the original functionality of the mirror, it seems the aftermarket mirrors don't routinely come with the heating functionality. Is this really needed? Maybe this is more for very, very cold areas...? Then again, maybe I wouldn't know its come on half the time???

Any suggestions/opinions appreciated.

Cheers

 

[woteva]

Get a used complete mirror assy. It saves messing around with the internals. If your painted cover is OK, it can just be swapped onto the new mirror.
A wrecker near me in SA sell the complete mirror for a bit over $120 for the heated and puddle light version. Plain VE mirror is $77.

 

[Fu Manchu]

Calais and Caprice used the heated mirror.
We have had our Calais 14 years and not once used the heated mirrors.

Best to buy second hand.
The cover that has the colour can be replaced in minutes with your old cover if it wasn’t damaged.

 

[mtd]

Calais and Caprice used the heated mirror.
We have had our Calais 14 years and not once used the heated mirrors.

Best to buy second hand.
The cover that has the colour can be replaced in minutes with your old cover if it wasn’t damaged.

Thanks Fu/all. Got a replacement genuine GM from Holmart. Along with same badly needed mats. Paid a bit more for the mirror assembly than 2nd hand, but he threw in some nice genuine covers (still don't know if I like the chrome though...).

It's about time I spent a bit on the car as feel I've been a bad parent in recent years. Now for the windscreen and door seals...



Cheers,

 

[VECalaisV8Wagon]

Heated Calais mirrors have 6 pin plug & standard are 4 or 5 pin.
So you would need to replace with like for like.

 

[Fu Manchu]

You can depin the plugs and swap them minus the heating function wires.