Heated Wing Mirrors ? Do They Exist ?

Talk about the 406's electrical system, what wires do what, how to add extra functionality, etc.

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If the mirrors are manual then no they are not heated. It is possible to retro fit them but you will need to run additional wires. You can pick up the earth in the door but you need a live running to the rear demister switch.
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I'm hoping he's got the wires there already.

Pffft, go look at the ones on b3ta :shock:
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im gonna check for wires 2moro will post up once ive looked 8)
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Fingers crossed bud :wink:
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dam youve went and put a BSI into my suzuki
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well no wires in the mirrors

and i just broke the glass on the drivers side looking for the wires :evil:
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thats a bit of bad luck, but a good excuse to go and buy heated mirrors.
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406executiveHDI wrote:thats a bit of bad luck, but a good excuse to go and buy heated mirrors.
im not great with car electrics so i wouldnt have a clue were to start wiring them up ,,
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Gary406 wrote:
406executiveHDI wrote:thats a bit of bad luck, but a good excuse to go and buy heated mirrors.
im not great with car electrics so i wouldnt have a clue were to start wiring them up ,,
One terminal can go to any earth in the door & the other needs to go to a switched live.
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Mines got heated mirrors but the passenger one doesnt work! Yay!
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406Iain wrote:Mines got heated mirrors but the passenger one doesnt work! Yay!
Probably one of the element contacts has snapped off the glass. You can solder the tags back on, depending how manky the remnants are.
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is it like the lines you get on the back windscreen
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teamster1975 wrote:
406Iain wrote:Mines got heated mirrors but the passenger one doesnt work! Yay!
Probably one of the element contacts has snapped off the glass. You can solder the tags back on, depending how manky the remnants are.
Ta.
Ill have a look in the new year when all this white stuff has gone.
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Isn't this when you really need it? :( At least it's the passenger one.
406executiveHDI wrote:is it like the lines you get on the back windscreen
No, it's a heater element on the back of the glass, you don't actually need to see through a mirror :?
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Should my 2002 hdi Rapier est have heated mirrors? as neither do anything when the heated rear window is on.
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