Heated Mirrors

[S7JGW]

How do you switch the heated mirrors on in the mini? Mine seem to only come on occasionally. Is it Automatic after a certain temperature or is it connected to the heated rear window or summin like at?
Jim

[euan]

Connected to the rear window heater as far as I can recall.

I never really noticed mine where on, in fact the only way i knew they even worked was that if they were wet, once you put the heaters on they dried.

[S7JGW]

Ye thats how ive been noticin them but only seem to work occasionally.
Jim

[Moonshine]

they are on all the time - linked to the ignition switch

[bpirie1000]

mine are ace. Melts teh Snow Heaps better than my Old car did..

where are you to Need tehm at this time of year North Pole??

I Know you like going out in the mini but that is some mini adventure..

[T6 KFR]

so does my cooper have heated mirrors as well?

Thats ace, i have just learnt my car has a feature i didnt know of

[S7JGW]

na was speakin to ma friend and the window was open and it steamed up. Somtimes it clears instantly and somtimes didnt seem to work.
Jim

[euan]

quote:Originally posted by T6 KFR

so does my cooper have heated mirrors as well?

Thats ace, i have just learnt my car has a feature i didnt know of

It was an option - 40 quid if i remember - for which you got heated mirrors and heated washer jets (which I found a waste of time, as the water froze the minute it hit the nozzle).

[Moonshine]

quote:Originally posted by euan

It was an option - 40 quid if i remember - for which you got heated mirrors and heated washer jets (which I found a waste of time, as the water froze the minute it hit the nozzle).

The way to stop this from happening is to remove the bonnet insulation - the water doesn't freeze in the nozzle, it is actually in the pipes. I pita tyre pyrometer probe on my nozzles and they are at about 50 degrees C. As soon as i drove my car, te water would freeze, and if i stopped at traffic lights, they would squirt. The prob is the bonnet insulation is too effective and doesn't let enough heat through to melt the pipes.

Since i removed the insulation a couple of years ago, i've never had a problem with frozen skooshers. - deffo a job worth doing for the winter and to be hones, i havn't been bothered to re fit it - there have been no adverse side effects from doing it either. If it rains and you are stationery, you might get a bit of steam from evapourating water from the bonnet as it is a bit warmer than normal, but not hot, and it han't harmed my paintwork eithe.

Gerry

[lightbody]

Definitely on all the time. The heated mirrors get so hot that they steam off rain water which is just a superb safety feature - especially on the motorway. Well worth the £40 extra.