How do you change the heated side view mirror glass with turn signal on a Windstar?

Answer 1

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I have seen both entire mirror housings and just replacement mirrors on e-bay.

There are affordable choices also for the mirrors with the integrated heating element and the ones with the built-in turn-signal / open door lights.

One of my 2001 Windstar mirrors pieces came loose and I found it was attached with simple double-sided foam tape. $3 later, it was firmly back in place and I still have enough tape for another 20 or 30 mirror fixes.

== == When one of my mirrors came loose from the double-backed tape that mounts it to the mirror housing, I had a chance to see what the mirror lights and heater look like from the backside.

It appears that both the heating element (thicker version of a rear-window defroster wire) and actual turn-signal light elements are embedded / part of the mirror glass itself.

It doesn't appear that fixing or repairing the heating element would be possible.

I would suggest checking local auto-salvage yards for a used part.

I checked on e-bay and found parts, some of them the entire rear view mirror assembly including heater & turn-signal, ranging from$50-75 (US).
One of my mirrors came loose from the double-back tape that mounts it to the mirror housing.

From what I saw, the turn signal light and heater element are integrated into the actual mirror "glass" itself.

Most likely an auto-salvage yard would be an affordable source. A quick search found a few on e-bay ranging from $50-75 (USD) - some were entire exterior mirror assemblies.