Heat screen/mirrors timer?

[targarama]

How long does everyone's heated rear screen stay on? I push the button and it turns off around 100 seconds later (not timed it). I had to turn it on again 2 or 3 times to completely clear my rear screen this evening - worked OK, just turned off sooner than I expected.

[rev-erend]

Ditto - seems to stay on for about 1 min - need to do it about 3 times to clear the rear screen.

[maddog-uk]

I have to laugh, i only worked out i had them the other day! Did not realise I could heat the mirrors on the tam!!

[chris watton]

Have the mirrors got heaters???? LOL, I too didn't know this! How are they switched on?

[alloypearltam]

There is a button to switch the heaters on. There is the little left and right hand button and of course the large directional button. You should have a 4th one that whe you press it a red light comes on.

[chris watton]

alloypearltam said:

There is a button to switch the heaters on. There is the little left and right hand button and of course the large directional button. You should have a 4th one that whe you press it a red light comes on.

TY Now, where's that rear de-mister switch...........

[targarama]

I won't post any comments about you Tamora owners being too busy doing their hair and not knowing how to operate their cars. Doh!

[chris watton]

targarama said:

I won't post any comments about you Tamora owners being too busy doing their hair and not knowing how to operate their cars. Doh!

If only..........!

[sideways mostly]

(sound of feet shuffling) erm.......been looking in the handbook but thats no help...er....how do I turn the rear window de-mister on a T350 on then?


please don't tell anyone I didn't know

[targarama]

sideways mostly said:

(sound of feet shuffling) erm.......been looking in the handbook but thats no help...er....how do I turn the rear window de-mister on a T350 on then? please don't tell anyone I didn't know

Electric Mirror control panel. Top right button - red light comes on after pressing.

[sideways mostly]

Just read this reply-many thanks(been out of the country for a couple of days)

[fly boy]

Not got leccy mirrors on my Tam, but thinking of modding the hood for a glass rear screen. Could someone post me a pic of the heated screen switch in their 350 please.

[chris watton]

fly boy said:

Not got leccy mirrors on my Tam, but thinking of modding the hood for a glass rear screen. Could someone post me a pic of the heated screen switch in their 350 please.

We're about to change the hood on Chan's MG Trophy to a heated glass rear screen, wonder what mods would be needed for the same replacement for the Tam, and..................are you sure you haven't got leccy mirrors??

[fly boy]

[quote=chris wattonWe're about to change the hood on Chan's MG Trophy to a heated glass rear screen, wonder what mods would be needed for the same replacement for the Tam, and..................are you sure you haven't got leccy mirrors??[/quote]

Hi Chris
Thinking of reducing the width of rear screen to fit between the 2 struts & a 3/4 zip to fold the glass down into rear storage area before dropping the hood.
Not had an accurate quote yet but around £400 mark over the phone (for mohair- vynil would be cheaper).
You interested in one?
Maybe we could org. a group buy & get the price down.

Chris

[chris watton]

fly boy said:

[quote=chris wattonWe're about to change the hood on Chan's MG Trophy to a heated glass rear screen, wonder what mods would be needed for the same replacement for the Tam, and..................are you sure you haven't got leccy mirrors Hi Chris Thinking of reducing the width of rear screen to fit between the 2 struts & a 3/4 zip to fold the glass down into rear storage area before dropping the hood. Not had an accurate quote yet but around £400 mark over the phone (for mohair- vynil would be cheaper). You interested in one? Maybe we could org. a group buy & get the price down. Chris

I may be intersted, yes.
I have always thought that, if I come into a little more dosh (worked harder!), I would like to have the whole hood changed to one like the MGF's/MX5's, it would make the car slightly lighter and no more messing around in the boot when you need to take the hood off - rear screen would have to be glass though. As My Tam's garaged, it could more than get away with that.

>> Edited by chris watton on Wednesday 7th December 10:33

[fly boy]

chris watton said:

I would like to have the whole hood changed to one like the MGF's/MX5's, it would make the car slightly lighter and no more messing around in the boot when you need to take the hood off - rear screen would have to be glass though.

I agree with the mx5 hood comments entirely. I could drop/ raise that hood inless than 4 secs, despite what VBH said the other night.
But that would mean a new frame to be designed - not cheap.
I was just thinking of replacing the existing material & plastic with mohair & glass on the same frame.
Hmm, I think I know where I could borrow a mx5 hood (mk2) for a few hours....
ps Good job she doesn't read PH