I only noticed that heated mirrors are wired to the heated..

[Wafflesmk2]

rear window screen. So when you fire up the heated rear screen, the mirrors heat up too.

Always suspected that of being the case, but did a little experiment on the way home tonight and confirmed it.

Anyone else not know this?

[Mastodon2]

I've got heated wing mirrors in my Civic Type R, but you can only heat one at a time, with a L/R selector switch next to the mirror pan control. They defrost very quickly and quickly - deice and then steam off any moisture on them in no time. They are a bit redundant now though, since I garage my car at night so it's never frozen over in a while.

[anonymous-user]

Mine are heated when you turn the electric mirror switch to heat. I suppose a lot of cars are different.

[mybrainhurts]

Wafflesmk2 said:

Anyone else not know this?

Are you being obtuse..? You do know the brakes only stop the car when it's moving, don't you?

[Clivew]

Funnily enough I found that out when I bought my car. It was in the driver's handbook. Perhaps it is worth anread, you might find some other intersting stuff in it.

[xreyuk]

DR10 said:

Mine are heated when you turn the electric mirror switch to heat. I suppose a lot of cars are different.

Mine do that, but you'll also find that they should heat when the rear window screen is heated. No idea why I have both.

[NHK244V]

That's generaly how they work, going back to the 80s when they first started to appear, french manufactureres seem to invent odd ways to do it IME

[rohrl]

I've got an old BMW 325ix with the winter pack. It has heated door locks, mirrors, washer jets and a second high pressure screenwash system. All in 1987.

[PumpkinSteve]

I knew it was wired to something else but wasn't sure what, when I have the heated rear screen on I also always have front heated screen plus screen blowers, I knew it was one of those three.

[Pints]

Mine are independent from the rear screen, and anything else for that matter.

Bit of a pointless thread really. Surely all cars will have a different setup.

[TheTurbonator]

Mine are connected to the windscreen de-mist/de-frost button. The one which automatically turns the blowers on full and directs all the air out of the windscreen vents.

[Jasandjules]

DR10 said:

Mine are heated when you turn the electric mirror switch to heat. I suppose a lot of cars are different.

Ours too. VW Passat.

[Craigyp79]

mybrainhurts said:

Wafflesmk2 said:

Anyone else not know this?

Are you being obtuse..? You do know the brakes only stop the car when it's moving, don't you?

Yes, but that's not a fair comparison as that happens on most cars, whereas the heated mirrors aren't

The car unlocking the doors when you press the brake pedal would be a comparative to the above example yes?

[Martin_Hx]

Mastodon2 said:

I've got heated wing mirrors in my Civic Type R, but you can only heat one at a time, with a L/R selector switch next to the mirror pan control. They defrost very quickly and quickly - deice and then steam off any moisture on them in no time. They are a bit redundant now though, since I garage my car at night so it's never frozen over in a while.

If you leave it in the middle it will do both ! :-)

[Vipers]

Wafflesmk2 said:

rear window screen. So when you fire up the heated rear screen, the mirrors heat up too.

Always suspected that of being the case, but did a little experiment on the way home tonight and confirmed it.

Anyone else not know this?

Hello...... What car are you talking about? Couldnt see it on your profile.

[Wafflesmk2]

Vipers said:

Hello...... What car are you talking about? Couldnt see it on your profile.

Ford Mondeo. Also found that it does it on a ford focus and a vx astra we have at work

[mybrainhurts]

Craigyp79 said:

mybrainhurts said:

Wafflesmk2 said:

Anyone else not know this?

Are you being obtuse..? You do know the brakes only stop the car when it's moving, don't you?

Yes, but that's not a fair comparison as that happens on most cars, whereas the heated mirrors aren't

The car unlocking the doors when you press the brake pedal would be a comparative to the above example yes?

I do believe you're right. Sincere thanks for pointing it out.

[NHK244V]

rohrl said:

I've got an old BMW 325ix with the winter pack. It has heated door locks, mirrors, washer jets and a second high pressure screenwash system. All in 1987.

Not as compleat but a 1981 cortina Ghia had em and the granada had em earlyer than that, not exactly that complicated just a wire stuck into the foam backing/sticky pad tthat holds the morror to the motor plate, basicly a dead short (like a leccy bar fire at home) and bloody expensive to replace !

[soad]

Wafflesmk2 said:

Anyone else not know this?

Puts his hand up. Can't say that I've noticed.

[Zwolf]

Martin_Hx said:

If you leave it in the middle it will do both ! :-)

Who would only ever want to defrost one or one at a time?