Heated mirrors not working
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Heated mirrors not working
Hi. Just noticed first proper frost that my Xantia heated mirror heating elements no longer work both sides but adjustment works OK.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
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Re: Heated mirrors not working
Remove the mirror glass,(prise apart the two little metal tails behind the glass at the top) and test that you are getting a current to the mirror with a multimeter or test lamp. If so then the elements have failed and you need a new glass. If not then the fault is downstream.
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Re: Heated mirrors not working
Drivers side mirror is NEW 6months ago so I guess it's not the elements.
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Re: Heated mirrors not working
Not trying to make you feel stupid, but you know they only come on with the heated rear window switch? And if so, does the heated rear window work?
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Re: Heated mirrors not working
Yes I know, heated rear window works OK.Dommo wrote:Not trying to make you feel stupid, but you know they only come on with the heated rear window switch? And if so, does the heated rear window work?
I fitted the mirror so I'm coming to the conclusion it's my fault
Shall remove door card at some point and see what's up, could have missed plugging in plug for heated element.
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Re: Heated mirrors not working
does every xantia have heated side mirrors?
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Re: Heated mirrors not working
No, mine doesn't
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Re: Heated mirrors not working
how do i find out if mine has?
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Re: Heated mirrors not working
ok. will i be able to feel an obvious difference?
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Re: Heated mirrors not working
and if they are faulty? by the above test, i would i assume i don't have them. there must be another way of telling?
what spec had them?
thanks
what spec had them?
thanks
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Re: Heated mirrors not working
If you look carefully at a mirror, squinting at it helps, and when just misty you can sometimes just make out the heating elements if you're lucky.
I'd say that those cars with body-coloured mirror back covers are the heated ones. It's not truly model specific as I've seem SXs with them.
They are wired in parallel with the heated rear window so if that works then there is no reason why the mirrors won't - wiring through the doors aside...
I'd say that those cars with body-coloured mirror back covers are the heated ones. It's not truly model specific as I've seem SXs with them.
They are wired in parallel with the heated rear window so if that works then there is no reason why the mirrors won't - wiring through the doors aside...
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Re: Heated mirrors not working
Heated mirrors were standard on SX models and above so VSX, Activa and Exclusives as well.
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