Heated Mirrors

[n13l pm]

Found out during xmas I have heated mirrors..

I dont have a button for heated mirrors soo I always thought that I only have electric/folding mirrors.. until the day I used my rear window demister on a freezing day!!

[I-S]

Yes, they're very useful for clearing rain from the mirrors as well. All UK spec cars have these.

[HMG1K]

I onlly found this out the other day! Usually there's a little logo etched to the mirrors of a rear window demister meaning they are heated (at least my 6G Galant had this) but the 8Gs dont...

Nothing much happened with the mirrors with the heated rear screen on - until Sunday when the mirrors were misted up... and BINGO! Demisted mirrors!

[Physician]

.......... All UK spec cars have these.

Not sure about that Isaac ........ mine is a Japanese model (grey import) and it has the heated mirrors.

[I-S]

I didn't mean to imply that the VR4s didn't... I just didn't know since I don't know little details like that about the japanese spec cars. However, that doesn't change that all UK spec cars have them...

[TAR]

My Legnum has 'open the window and wipe em with your fingers' mirrors.

[Johnny_Cashed]

Yep, I have heated mirrors too, very useful with the cold snap as they managed to melt the ice very quickly - was cool seeing them steam too! Only read about it on here, never noticed it before. They are only useful for about 2 weeks a year though.

[Rambaud]

Yep, I have found them very useful.

[ANTHONY]

My Legnum has 'open the window and wipe em with your fingers' mirrors.

I also have that option on my legnum,must be standard in an import

[Zaid]

Heated mirrors are essential, i love it when I see the mist evaporating!!!
However some cars have heated whipers (like some Legacy) and washers (like some BMWs) which can be handy as well.

[HMG1K]

I just discovered the 'bring the wiper stalk up a bit and it wipes once' feature, as mentioned on a previous thread... I was one smiling, beaming, guy!

[Paul Beazer]

The ones on my dads old volvo 460 caught fire once!!!

[Nick VR4]

Yes I have heated mirrors and the heated low part front screen

[HMG1K]

Yes I have heated mirrors and the heated low part front screen

Is that standard on VR4's or all Galants / Legnums..? I've found the demist front and rear on my Elegance is super-fast! Could the heated lower part of the screen be it..?

[I-S]

No, it's on "cold area" spec japanese cars. UK cars don't have the heated wiper bed. I'm sure my GLS had washer nozzle heating because on a cold morning with frost on the bonnet, two melted patches would quickly appear around the washer nozzles. My GDI doesn't seem to (perhaps they went with the headlamp washers, which I'm starting to miss...).

[g6acb]

I'm sure my GLS had washer nozzle heating because on a cold morning with frost on the bonnet, two melted patches would quickly appear around the washer nozzles.

I'm sure my car has this too... both the dead gls and the classic.... but I did hijack the the bigger washer bottle and piping / motors from the gls in to the classic

headlamp washers, which I'm starting to miss...).

me too.... just dont think the big sticky out things will suit the facelift bumper so on the lookout for some suitable nozzles

[miller]

I'm sure my GLS had washer nozzle heating because on a cold morning with frost on the bonnet, two melted patches would quickly appear around the washer nozzles.

Am betting its more due to the fact the washer bottle is long and slim and sits two inches away parralel to the engine, so warming quickly.

If it is heated, wow how cool is that!

Mike

[Zaid]

I just discovered the 'bring the wiper stalk up a bit and it wipes once' feature, as mentioned on a previous thread... I was one smiling, beaming, guy!

Am supried your car has this facility, mine doesnt!

[Zaid]

Is that standard on VR4's or all Galants / Legnums..? I've found the demist front and rear on my Elegance is super-fast! Could the heated lower part of the screen be it..?

One thing I realised with the climate control demisting, why doesnt the fan go to full power, and why doesnt it make the air circulate inside only as with some other cars, and what effects does selecting the temprature have while the demist button is on?

[Johnny_Cashed]

If you hit the windscreen demist button, the fan bumps up to one bar off full power, I'm not sure what you mean? Also, if you have air circulating inside only, wouldn't that make demisting slower as there'd be more moisture in the air?