Side view Mirror heating.
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Side view Mirror heating.
Is it fine if I keep the side view mirrors heated all the time?
2 reasons to ask this question.
(1) here in Seattle the sideview mirrors are wet more or less all the time.
(2) I tend to forget turning off the mirror heating switch. (I fear this might damage the mirrors)
Any ideas?
2 reasons to ask this question.
(1) here in Seattle the sideview mirrors are wet more or less all the time.
(2) I tend to forget turning off the mirror heating switch. (I fear this might damage the mirrors)
Any ideas?
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Never letting ignorance stand in the way of commenting. <g> I'd suspect like the rear window defrost that the side mirror heating elements are on a timer or at least reset to off when the ignition is turned off.
Anyone with an '05 owner's manual care to give us the answer?
Anyone with an '05 owner's manual care to give us the answer?
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the mirror heating button for the canadian 04 model does not reset when the ignition is turned off nor is there a timer.
the button is just pressed down and a little orange light is shown.
the button is just pressed down and a little orange light is shown.
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Originally Posted by ianz
the mirror heating button for the canadian 04 model does not reset when the ignition is turned off nor is there a timer.
the button is just pressed down and a little orange light is shown.
the button is just pressed down and a little orange light is shown.
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Originally Posted by morpheus
Is it fine if I keep the side view mirrors heated all the time?
2 reasons to ask this question.
(1) here in Seattle the sideview mirrors are wet more or less all the time.
(2) I tend to forget turning off the mirror heating switch. (I fear this might damage the mirrors)
Any ideas?
2 reasons to ask this question.
(1) here in Seattle the sideview mirrors are wet more or less all the time.
(2) I tend to forget turning off the mirror heating switch. (I fear this might damage the mirrors)
Any ideas?
However, coming from an engineering background, I'm sure they accounted for people such as yourself.
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Set it and .... forget it.
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All I can tell you is that a number of us VW Passat owners learned the hard way that leaving the mirror heating elements on all the time caused the elements to burn out in short order. Perhaps the Acura design is different but I would not take the chance.
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Originally Posted by PixelHarmony
BTW, what are heated mirrors good for other than melting ice?
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Originally Posted by PixelHarmony
??? We have heated sideview mirrors
Pixelharmony <---- :noob:
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New standard equipment for the '05 TSX.
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Originally Posted by PixelHarmony
??? We have heated sideview mirrors
Pixelharmony <---- :noob:
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New standard equipment for the '05 TSX.
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the side mirror warmers arent automatic? it was on my audi.
how much does the mirrors cost? i would like a set on my 04.
and also it also helps clear off the water condensation.
how much does the mirrors cost? i would like a set on my 04.
and also it also helps clear off the water condensation.
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I forget about the heated mirrors most of the time. Never have occasion to need them, really. I noticed the other day that they were on - they could have been that way for months, since I never think about them.
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We just got our 05 on the 17'th and thumbing through the manual, IIRC, the switch is a on/off only, no timer. So it's on with your ignition all the time if you have it set that way. No idea of the ill effects on leaving them on.
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Originally Posted by PixelHarmony
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But I doubt heated mirrors will damage your parts. BTW, what are heated mirrors good for other than melting ice?
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Dumb Question....do the heaters have a separate switch? Where is it? Next to the VSA Switch? Or does it piggyback onto some other system (rear defrost)? Can anyone post a picture? And how much $$$ to put a set onto my '04 (that turned 15k miles today)?
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Originally Posted by HondaGuy347
Dumb Question....do the heaters have a separate switch? Where is it? Next to the VSA Switch? Or does it piggyback onto some other system (rear defrost)? Can anyone post a picture? And how much $$$ to put a set onto my '04 (that turned 15k miles today)?
Along with the statement above...
Why aren't they tied into the rear defrost like 90% of the rest of the industry? Then they turn off on the same time interval.
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Originally Posted by majormojo
I forget about the heated mirrors most of the time. Never have occasion to need them, really. I noticed the other day that they were on - they could have been that way for months, since I never think about them. ![Dunno](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/dunno.gif)
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Originally Posted by PixelHarmony
what happened to your tsx in your avatar??
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