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ZeDefender



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Heated mirror from heated screen
Morning all Smile

It's minus 12 outside this morning and I've changed my mind... I really would like a heated wing mirror!

As I have a long large purple wire easily accessible for the heated windscreen, can anyone give a reason why I shouldn't take a spur off it and use it for the mirror too? Using the same heater switch would be perfect. The screen uses a 30A fuse and the mirror I'm looking at is rated 15A max. Guess I could uprate the fuse a bit if neccesary... Whistle

Otherwise I probably won't bother (lazy Dog)

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Matt

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Thats how mine are done

The main and only issue is the timer on the screen as there are times when I need the mirrors on a bit longer not a train smash as they say
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sorry to jump on your tread,is it much of a job to fit a heated screen and mirrors to td5 which has none Big Cry

thanks
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ken wrote:
Thats how mine are done

The main and only issue is the timer on the screen as there are times when I need the mirrors on a bit longer not a train smash as they say

Great, thanks Thumbs Up
Do you stick with the 30A fuse? Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
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Yep no issues at all Thumbs Up
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A little o/t but related to this question:- I am planning to fit a heated screen (plus probably heated mirrors) and was also thinking of connecting theme to the same switch (I can't use the HRW circuit since I have already used that for something else).

With the standard heated screen wiring, I know that there is a timer to switch the element off after a certain period, but can it also be switched off manually before the timeout, by means of a second switch activation? or is it always on until the timer times out?

Thanks.
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Yes, by pressing the button again. Mind you, the timer is only about 10 minutes, IIRC. Darren

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Update - heated mirror is now fitted and works a treat Thumbs Up
Gets pretty warm very quickly though - hope it lasts Whistle
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Right I fitted a heated wing mirror kit over Christmas but several attempts to get it working have all failed Big Cry

I did have one working and found I has a loose wire so connected it and just caused the working pad to stop Big Cry Russell
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As well as buying the heated mirror elements, am I right in thinking you can also buy heated mirrors as a complete unit?
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ZeDefender wrote:
Update - heated mirror is now fitted and works a treat Thumbs Up
Gets pretty warm very quickly though - hope it lasts Whistle
Cheers
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WarPig wrote:
As well as buying the heated mirror elements, am I right in thinking you can also buy heated mirrors as a complete unit?


I bought a complete mirror unit (not the bracket) and there is a cable (about 3' long) sticking out of it with 2 wires. Just mount the thing on the bracket ball. Whole unit was about 30 quid.

dgardel wrote:
Where you routing the cable? photos??


To route the cable, I drilled a hole through to the inside, just above where the door hinge fixes to the frame. There is just enough room here (you can see it's a bit "deeper" on the inside where the door seal bends). I angled the hole slightly upwards to encourage water to come out instead of in. The frame has two skins, so to prevent chafing, I made a sheath out of a bigger piece of rubber cable to pass through the frame (slanting slightly down) and sticking out a bit both sides. Everything was glued in place with polyurethane glue and sealed up with Sikaflex (brilliant stuff Thumbs Up )
As I have a heated front windscreen, the rest was easy. I just soldered the brown wire to the windscreen heater connector and drilled a small hole just above the top "fake hinge" bolt and used a self-tapping screw to fix the blue wire to earth. The mirror just works exactly the same as the windscreen Thumbs Up
Photos tomorrow if anyone is still awake...

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ZeDefender wrote:
WarPig wrote:
As well as buying the heated mirror elements, am I right in thinking you can also buy heated mirrors as a complete unit?


I bought a complete mirror unit (not the bracket) and there is a cable (about 3' long) sticking out of it with 2 wires. Just mount the thing on the bracket ball. Whole unit was about 30 quid.


Photos tomorrow if anyone is still awake...


Thanks, where did you buy the mirrors from?

Photos would be useful for me please Thumbs Up
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ZeDefender wrote:
WarPig wrote:
As well as buying the heated mirror elements, am I right in thinking you can also buy heated mirrors as a complete unit?


I bought a complete mirror unit (not the bracket) and there is a cable (about 3' long) sticking out of it with 2 wires. Just mount the thing on the bracket ball. Whole unit was about 30 quid.

dgardel wrote:
Where you routing the cable? photos??


To route the cable, I drilled a hole through to the inside, just above where the door hinge fixes to the frame. There is just enough room here (you can see it's a bit "deeper" on the inside where the door seal bends). I angled the hole slightly upwards to encourage water to come out instead of in. The frame has two skins, so to prevent chafing, I made a sheath out of a bigger piece of rubber cable to pass through the frame (slanting slightly down) and sticking out a bit both sides. Everything was glued in place with polyurethane glue and sealed up with Sikaflex (brilliant stuff Thumbs Up )
As I have a heated front windscreen, the rest was easy. I just soldered the brown wire to the windscreen heater connector and drilled a small hole just above the top "fake hinge" bolt and used a self-tapping screw to fix the blue wire to earth. The mirror just works exactly the same as the windscreen Thumbs Up
Photos tomorrow if anyone is still awake...

p.s. Still trying to convince the wife to go back to Caorle this year Wink


<thank you Ze, please take a photo " I drilled a hole through to the inside, just above where the door hinge fixes to the frame"

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BigRuss wrote:
Right I fitted a heated wing mirror kit over Christmas but several attempts to get it working have all failed Big Cry

I did have one working and found I has a loose wire so connected it and just caused the working pad to stop Big Cry


did you put the mirrors in upside down ?
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