jtimbck2
10-03-2003, 10:23 AM
Does anyone know if the heated side mirrors are always on, or if they only come on when the outside temperature is below a certain level, or something else?
I had heated mirrors in my 1998 Audi A4...the heating elements were prone to burning out because they were always on, I'm just wondering it we'll have that problem with the RX-8.
Tamas
10-03-2003, 10:52 AM
Heated mirrors that I saw so far were turned on together with the rear defroster. It seems logical to do this instead of keeping them on all the time. Are you sure they were not broken in your Audi? :p
RX-GR8
10-03-2003, 10:58 AM
yes in the manual it says that the mirrors get heated when the rear defroster is turned on. page 3-26.
mikeb
10-03-2003, 08:00 PM
I didn't even know we had that option
8th1der
10-04-2003, 10:15 AM
LOL! Mikeb wants to know if you can post pics...:D Just kiddin Mike....Rock on!
mikeb
10-04-2003, 04:34 PM
good one 8th
I do have a sense of humor
takahashi
10-04-2003, 04:36 PM
Does anyone knows if the mirror heater also present in the AUSTRALIAN models?
Spining Ncnratr
10-04-2003, 07:21 PM
Another thing about Heated mirrors don't take a scrapper to them you'll be sorry as it damages them. And thats just enough to void replacement with warranty. But yes the R.Defroster switch is how to turn them on/off.
druck
10-04-2003, 08:17 PM
Originally posted by takahashi
Does anyone knows if the mirror heater also present in the AUSTRALIAN models?
You are joking - do you get frost down there? I thought only Tazmania and the top of the snowy mountains would be likely. Certainly anywhere else and you'd want refridgerated mirrors!
It was roasting when I did Melbourne to Sydney and back by road the March before last. Wonderful place, wanted to stay. But all those speed cameras and traffic cops anywhere near population these days, lucky you have the outback to open up on.
Cheers
---Dave
I can tell you they work wonderfully!
jtimbck2
10-05-2003, 08:31 AM
Originally posted by Tamas
Heated mirrors that I saw so far were turned on together with the rear defroster. It seems logical to do this instead of keeping them on all the time. Are you sure they were not broken in your Audi? :p
Mine never burned out, but a lot of people had this problem. I agree it is logical for them to be tied to the rear defroster switch; in my opinion it was a design flaw in the 1998 A4 that they were always on. I wonder if they changed it in later model years?
BillK
10-06-2003, 06:36 AM
Originally posted by jtimbck2
Mine never burned out, but a lot of people had this problem. I agree it is logical for them to be tied to the rear defroster switch; in my opinion it was a design flaw in the 1998 A4 that they were always on. I wonder if they changed it in later model years? Later years of the A4, yes, but the mirrors on the Audi TT have always been on full time since the model introduction; it's cheaper than adding a thermostatic control or the wiring to control the power via the defroster switch.