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by **colm_mcm** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:57 pm

Excellent guide here:

http://cars.gctranslations.co.uk/FTO_Mirrors.html

by **TopCat** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:30 pm

Wow, thats very comprehensive. Even if you never carried out the actual mod, you can learn a bit from reading it!

by **gfalls** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:03 am

I'm gonna run a book on how long it takes Seb to have a go at doing that... :lol:

by **fatboyfat7** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:39 am

Makes for good reading alright. Seems like a lot of effort mind you for heated mirrors... Now heated SEATS....!

Facebook · by **Sebastian** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:28 am

gfalls wrote:I'm gonna run a book on how long it takes Seb to have a go at doing that...

think i opened my mirrors 5-6 times :lol:

by **colm_mcm** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:37 pm

I'm gonna give this a lash, it'll probably be summer by the time they're actually working though!

by **Bernard** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:42 pm

Given the amount of work involved I'd rather wait the extra few minutes.

by **steelroe** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:51 pm

Just a point to note on this mod. There is no mention of a thermostat to cut the heater out at temp.
The pads in question can heat up to 200 celcius. so if you leave the rear heater switch on for a long time I would think thet damage would occur.

I must have a look at the wiring diagrams as I dont think the rear defogger has a built in stat as it is spread over a large area.

by **steelroe** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:54 pm

JUst had a look at the wiring and there is no stat cutout on the OEM defogger. So I think a stat would be in order for this install.

by **colm_mcm** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:56 pm

I wouldn't say they'd operate at 200 degrees if they were stick to a mirror glass? as in the glass wouldn't be that temperature.

GR4CE on the uk forum has this mod. will ask what the craic is.

by **Grace** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:22 pm

I'm here

Glad you liked the guide. It is very comprehensive because after having had to guess what I had to do from many cryptic answers I thought I'd make the job easier for the rest :lol:

The pads only heat up to about 40ºC and my rear heater has a timer so it's only on for approx. 15 minutes.
I've heard, though, that not all go off after a certain time, so I'm not sure if it's just because the timer doesn't work or there is a difference between facelift (as mine) and pre-facelift.
I've had no problems at all and they work a treat

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