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| jonny1966 Member Since: 29 May 2011 Location: kent Posts: 87   
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bought a set of heated mirrors from mud stuff and just had them fitted.
need some bad weather to try them out |
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18th Nov 2011 6:16pm |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328
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They will be great had mine for a while now
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18th Nov 2011 6:44pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2614  
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I use Spafax heated unbreakable mirrors from Bearmach.
One less thing to worry about when greenlaning Mark |
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18th Nov 2011 9:36pm |
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| jonny1966 Member Since: 29 May 2011 Location: kent Posts: 87
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Well I got my chance this evening. Popped to the office then to the pub for a quick one. On the way back both mirrors are misted. As I always reverse in to drive I switched on the mirror heaters and hay presto I can see.
Great bit of kit |
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20th Nov 2011 11:35pm |
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| ickle Member Since: 22 Jul 2010 Location: South Vendee Posts: 1774  
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Hi Guys,
what route do you use to take the cables? On my 100" bitsa I drilled the door skins and put grommets in, through the A post and up into the dash etc, but with steel doors on the puma, I don't fancy that much. I've already got convex heated mirror lenses on, but not connected yet.......... Keith |
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21st Nov 2011 10:50pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101 
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can these be wired in to the front screen switch?
first mod as these damp mornings and my location means misty windows and mirrors for months now |
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26th Nov 2011 9:11pm |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328
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Yep that's how I've done mine
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26th Nov 2011 9:16pm |
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| jonny1966 Member Since: 29 May 2011 Location: kent Posts: 87
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had mine wired to rear screen heater plus on a relay
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26th Nov 2011 9:17pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101
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straight off Ken or through a relay etc? not got a clue about electrics! |
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26th Nov 2011 9:23pm |
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| MuddyMarky Member Since: 01 Feb 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 548 
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Fitted mine today, straight from the heated windscreen. Mark
2011 110 XS DC Stornoway Grey |
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26th Nov 2011 9:37pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101
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cool, which ones dd you buy? i'm looking at the RDX ones on ebay |
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26th Nov 2011 9:39pm |
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| dgardel Member Since: 30 Nov 2008 Location: Veneto (Heart & Head) Posts: 3586 
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Where do you routed the cable trought the door? Discovery 5 td6 HSE Stornoway Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition 
IID Pro MV License |
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26th Nov 2011 9:52pm |
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| MuddyMarky Member Since: 01 Feb 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 548
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Exactly the ones I got - fairly straightforward to fit, I just used the heated windscreen cable on the left hand side of the screen (the purple one), and an earth from of the bolts in the same area. Mark 2011 110 XS DC Stornoway Grey |
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27th Nov 2011 11:05am |
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| MuddyMarky Member Since: 01 Feb 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 548
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I spent a bit of time looking at this, and in the end, after lots of testing things out (didn't really want to strip the interior door trim/panel out), I routed the cable from behind the hinge, straight across the rubber seal, with a small amount of slack. I know some on here will frown upon it, but I did a fair bit of checking/rechecking that it wouldn't get damaged/leak water in - the cable now sits nicely in the soft part of the door seal, not being pinched at all, but allowing the seal to form around it when the door is shut. Then I secured the cable inside the cab, so neither 'side' of the cable (inside & outside) would move at all. I was extremely wary about drilling any holes in the bodywork following the fitting of a RAI on my 90 last year that I just couldn't solve the leak afterwards. The cable is visible when you open the door so I'll just keep an eye on it. Mark 2011 110 XS DC Stornoway Grey Last edited by MuddyMarky on 27th Nov 2011 12:22pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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27th Nov 2011 11:10am |
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