maybe2fast
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will it work?
Yes, bolts right on.maybe2fast said:will it work?
On the driver's side IIRC it does block the view but on the pass side it doesn't (or it may be vise-versa). And wasn't that me you heard it from Dan ?CommandoXJ96 said:isn't it difficult to see the 97+ mirror because it sticks out farther - meaning the bar on the back side of the 'vent' (no real vent windows on the 96 i dont think) would be in the way of the mirror? I had heard that from someone who did the mirror swap; and then he ended up doing a complete door swap to get the single piece glass for the front window.
No, it's just about 2/3 of what it could be if you didn't have vent windows, it's still a bigger viewing surface that the older mirrors, do it!maybe2fast said:so the view is blocked?
anthony said:i have '99 mirrors on my '90 and they look great and seem to offer way more view than the old style ever did .. physically they bolted up and fit pretty snug, put a tiny bit of black silicone around the top of the seal because it hit the vent window weather strip and there was a very slight gap
but i had to splice the power wires, took 30 minutes for both sides
Clean-RC said:Care to elaborate on how you spliced the wires to get the power to work Please... I am about to install the set that I have on my 90..
Not easily, you have to cut the tracks out of a 97+ XJ and weld them to your doors. REDDOGGXJ or a similar name did that to his XJ, you might want to pm him if you're very interested in doing it. If I remember right he had to shim the regulator out a bit too.Maz said:Can the pre 96 window glass (with vent windows) be replaced with newer one piece glass, to get an unobstructed view?