In the frontier its apart of the rearview mirror, along with the compass. Which i dont understand why its not in the Xterra... That link is awesome! Too bad im mechanically impaired and wiring is crazy talk to me haha. I cant wire anything and am afraid to take apart my dash because of fear of not being able to put it back together...
I never realized the Frontier was available with the temp gauge in the mirror. Does it have Homelink too?
I've been looking for a mirror with temp, compass, and the amber display, but without Homelink. They're rare. Wiring between the Xterra and Frontier should be similar as well.
There's a seller on Ebay that lets you choose the colour of display you want on the gentex mirror, they'll set it before sending it out. This is on my list, just can't justfy the money right now.
My 2008 OR did not even offer it. I've tried the (& am still mired in the) Cyberdyne mod. I ordered a gauge & temp sensor from JC Whitney. The Cyberdyne LED's burn out rather quickly, rendering this somewhat expensive mod useless. (@$45.00 for the gage & $20.00 for the sensor) I had an "Ice Blue" gage that burned out in a month & a "red" one that's now burned out in about a year & a half (lifetime warranty thru Cyberdyne, or so they claim), I'm still waiting to hear if Cyberdyne is going to stand by their "lifetime warranty"...
Absolutely NO Xterra comes with a thermometer from the factory. They have Gentex Mirrors you can replace the OEM one with that has a thermometer on it but, again, they don't come stock.
Your only options are get the Gentex mirror w/ temp, do what I did (see post #3), or think up of something different/unique.
I installed the Nissan auto-dimming mirror with compass within months of taking delivery of my 06 OR. It went dead about 2 years later (compass still works though). Get the Gentex, the one I put in my car was easier to install and works great....
The OEM mirror should have an amber display. Gentex only sells the mirror with the blue/green display to the general public.
If the Gentex mirror is $280 and the OEM mirror is $350 (throwing numbers out there), then the extra $70 is worth it to me to have a matching amber display. On the other hand, if the OEM mirror is $450, that's probably not worth it.
I have the Gentex..as my 2007 OR did not come with the mirror temp and compass.. the gentx is awesome and a stereo installer friend of mine did it in 5 minutes.. and I do believe I can toggle beteen blue/greena and orange colour display..but I prefder the blue green..
My 2002 SC has the temp and compasss feature..standard on ALL canadian models I believe but on 1 gen. models, this feature is NOT on the mirror as someone stated..they are on an overhead display..kind of wear the sunglass hideaway is on the 2nd Gen.
I was at the Milwaukee Auto Show tonight and confirmed the Frontier does have compass and temp, but the cars don't have power, so I couldn't tell what color the display was.
In other disheartening news, no Xterra at the Milwaukee show (or the Chicago show) this year.
I did however discover the Frontier was available with heated leather, VDC, hill decent, and a locking diff, meaning there is a 5 position switch holder under the radio available for the 09+ dash. It appears to be available in the same color too! :drink:
I did however discover the Frontier was available with heated leather, VDC, hill decent, and a locking diff, meaning there is a 5 position switch holder under the radio available for the 09+ dash. It appears to be available in the same color too! :drink:
That's a nice find right there! 09+ guys will be happy to see that.
As for the mirror..I've already posted solutions to getting the Gentex mirror w/ comp and temp COLOR MATCHED for hundreds less than the dealership.....It should really be a non-issue by now.
Long story short, the 2011 Pro-4x we purchased came with a temp/compass mirror. After battling with Nissan to find out why the temp display portion was only displaying 0C & not the actual temperature, they've finally said that it was mistakenly installed. Fine. I thought it would be easy to track down the temperature sensor & wiring (plus connector), but I am running into walls left and right. The mirror I have is the Gentex 455, which has a 7 pin connection on the back, 2 of which are being used. Would anyone know where I can find just the wiring harness/connector/temp sensor? I can find a bazillion mirrors that all include the wiring, but just not the wiring alone. I'd rather not have to buy the entire mirror w/wiring if I already have a brand new mirror installed from the factory.