Has anyone fitted heated mirrors ??

Originally Posted by rbull51

I dont have heated mirrors, they are electric but not heated. I have also seen other zs's without the heated mirror button. ??

The Mirrors don't have a button for heating they come on with the ignition

[Jem]

Originally Posted by rbull51

I dont have heated mirrors, they are electric but not heated. I have also seen other zs's without the heated mirror button. ??

On my rover i thought it was just electric as there was no button only to find out if you press and hold the electric mirror pad then it turns on the heater.

[michaelb]

Originally Posted by rbull51

I dont have heated mirrors, they are electric but not heated. I have also seen other zs's without the heated mirror button. ??

if they are electric then they are heated also. there is no 'on' button on the 45 or ZS.

if they don't warm up then they're not working properly.

[talkingcars]

Originally Posted by Jem

On my rover i thought it was just electric as there was no button only to find out if you press and hold the electric mirror pad then it turns on the heater.

Are you sure about that? 3 of us have all said that they come on with the ignition.

James

P.S.

I thought you had a ZS, not a 45!

[Jem]

Sorry when i was saying my rover im talking about my 414 i had before my Z

Originally Posted by talkingcars

Are you sure about that? 3 of us have all said that they come on with the ignition.

James

P.S.

I thought you had a ZS, not a 45!

Now make that 4

[rbull51]

I could be wrong but i dont think they do all have it, mine definatly dont heat up and never have done. Look at this parkers link, it indicates that the items which are marked were not standard fit on all models...???
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/equipm...spx?model=1113

[SARENG]

I read that as coming with heated mirrors as standard?? Even my old 1990 Rover 216Gsi had heated mirrors... Maybe yours are just not working? They definitely come on with the ignition, no button!

[michaelb]

Originally Posted by rbull51

I could be wrong but i dont think they do all have it, mine definatly dont heat up and never have done. Look at this parkers link, it indicates that the items which are marked were not standard fit on all models...???
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/equipm...spx?model=1113

parkers is not a reliable source of information to be honest.

all rover 25/45/ZR/ZS fitted with electric mirrors are also heated. i'm not sure if the earlier 200/400 are the same but i would imagine that they are.

if yours don't heat up( and it's only luke warm anyway) then they are not working.

do you have to de-ice them in winter as you would with your windscreen? or do they clear themselves?

[rbull51]

Originally Posted by michaelb

parkers is not a reliable source of information to be honest.

all rover 25/45/ZR/ZS fitted with electric mirrors are also heated. i'm not sure if the earlier 200/400 are the same but i would imagine that they are.

if yours don't heat up( and it's only luke warm anyway) then they are not working.

do you have to de-ice them in winter as you would with your windscreen? or do they clear themselves?

I would say that they dont work at all as when they are misted / condensated up from a misty morning they do not clear as quick as i would expect from heated mirrors, they only seem to clear because of the wind from driving along, which even then is around 5 miles or so and they have only just cleared. I used to own a 1997 rover 400 with heated mirrors and they were superb. Got noticably warm/hot and cleared anything that was on them in minutes! How do i take the glass out so i could check the cables & connections behind??

[talkingcars]

To remove the glass you need to angle the mirror into the car, I then found you have to pull the outer edge out very slightly, apply pressure on the inner edge and out it pops.