I just ditched my stock mirrors for a set of remote mirrors from a sport coupe. I did however have to do a couple of small modifications to make them work.
First problem I encountered was that the top mounting hole had to be elongated to line up with the mirror, and secondly, I couldn't use the coupe trim pieces inside the car so I ended up drilling a hole in my stock ones for the remote stick to pass through. Does anyone know if these type of mirrors were even an option for these cars ? I also did notice that there is a slight difference in the angles of the door frames between the 2 cars. All that said, they are a great upgrade over the stock flag type mirrors that constantly get bumped or move on their own.
Cool, I was going to buy those "M3" style mirrors on, eBay, I might try those instead.
Thanks, I see those Ebay ones all the time too and had considered them. The coupe mirrors are built really well plus they fold in. putting them on is no big deal, just takes a little adjustment. Having the adjustment from inside the car is a nice bonus. I saw another B12 in the boneyard with these mirrors on it, but I didn't examine it to see if they were any different than the coupe mirrors ? Figured somebody probably just stuck them on there too? That is why I wondered if they were an option or not ?
i bought the M3 mirrors on ebay that "say" they are for the 1990 sentra. they didnt even come close to fitting, they are way to big. ill sell em if you want to try and make em fit. the holes dont match up and the mirror is way to big on the outside of the door they cover up the all paint on the door frame. bottom line that loser is getting back some negative feedback form me. i hate people on ebay that say a part will work on our cars and either A. they think b13 is 90-94, or B, its some "universal" part that has never been tried on our cars. ebay rant
peace
dave
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1990 b12 2door red
1994 b13 4door blue metallic
orlando, FL home of the sr20 swap
The only reason I haven't bought them is that my car's paint is pretty crappy, and there's some rust and a couple of small dents, so "carbon fiber LED M3" mirrors would look lame. I'm actually looking for fender mirrors, that would look really different. A guy I know has them on his AE86 and looks totally unique.
if u cannot find any sport coupe mirrors, the mirrors from an earlier B12 premium sedan or wagon r the exact same and will work perfectly. when i was at the junkyard, i wanted the mirrors from a sport coupe. the junkyard dude wanted too much money ($50) so i capitalized on his stupidity. i offered $20 for the same mirrors from a sedan and he took the bait. proof that jy people dont even understand what they sell. identical part, half price.
if u cannot find any sport coupe mirrors, the mirrors from an earlier B12 premium sedan or wagon r the exact same and will work perfectly. when i was at the junkyard, i wanted the mirrors from a sport coupe. the junkyard dude wanted too much money ($50) so i capitalized on his stupidity. i offered $20 for the same mirrors from a sedan and he took the bait. proof that jy people dont even understand what they sell. identical part, half price.
They always ask me what the parts are from and I always say an 87 Sentra no matter where I got the parts from. I don't even think there is an 87 in the yard where I go.
id find some sport coupe door panels to complement your seats, seein as u got the sc mirrors.
my sc seats and door panels really dress up the interior of my car. your seats r in fine shape, unlike mine
Now you are going to kick yourself for drilling holes in your factory trim. get a set of power mirrors off of a pulsar 87-90. Take the mirrors apart, the mirror housing from the base, the pulsar mirror will bolt to the S/C base with 2 of the 3 screws. and you can wiggle the wiring through the opening on the base. the wiring is really easy taking the wiring from the donor pulsar is the hard part I removed the dash it made it easier. Luckily nissan used an independent harness for the mirrors so you just have to find it and pull it from the rest of the harness. the only two wires you need to cut are the + & - wires. installation is a snap.
Also when you get the mirrors if your lot has a good return policy you can abuse it since they always mark the inside of the base you can later return the Pulsar base with the S/C mirror for a refund. And they look like factory you just have to find a nice spot to put the control I only paid 30 bucks before I returned my mirrors something like 8 bucks after that
Now you are going to kick yourself for drilling holes in your factory trim. get a set of power mirrors off of a pulsar 87-90. Take the mirrors apart, the mirror housing from the base, the pulsar mirror will bolt to the S/C base with 2 of the 3 screws. and you can wiggle the wiring through the opening on the base. the wiring is really easy taking the wiring from the donor pulsar is the hard part I removed the dash it made it easier. Luckily nissan used an independent harness for the mirrors so you just have to find it and pull it from the rest of the harness. the only two wires you need to cut are the + & - wires. installation is a snap.
Also when you get the mirrors if your lot has a good return policy you can abuse it since they always mark the inside of the base you can later return the Pulsar base with the S/C mirror for a refund. And they look like factory you just have to find a nice spot to put the control I only paid 30 bucks before I returned my mirrors something like 8 bucks after that
That's a good tip too. I bet I could wire that bad boy even w/out the harness, if need be.
Why the harness is not that hard to get and makes it a no brainer just hook it to a hot and a ground. And you really should be able to get the harness cheap. But yeah with paitence you should be able to wire it yourself there is only 3 wires to each mirror. If I had a digi camera I would post pics but they do look like the factory S/C mirrors.
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That is why I wondered if they were an option or not ?
And they look like factory you just have to find a nice spot to put the control I only paid 30 bucks before I returned my mirrors something like 8 bucks after that
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