Non-heated mirrors pissing me off
Non-heated mirrors pissing me off
Ok. I now swear that my 05 RA had heated mirrors (because I never had this problem). The 04 I traded into does not and it's really bothering me. Are there any remedies that you can think of? RainX or antifog spray doesn't do much against the winter frost in the morning. And spending $200+ for new OEM side mirrors from Canada is not a practical solution either. This really sux. 
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I never knew heated mirrors existed! But I guess living in a place devoid of snow and regular sub-zero temps thats not surprising. I have heard of heated seats though... never sat on one though.
Originally Posted by Ryan_VRX06
I never knew heated mirrors existed! But I guess living in a place devoid of snow and regular sub-zero temps thats not surprising. I have heard of heated seats though... never sat on one though.
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Originally Posted by ddcha
Ok. I now swear that my 05 RA had heated mirrors (because I never had this problem). The 04 I traded into does not and it's really bothering me. Are there any remedies that you can think of? RainX or antifog spray doesn't do much against the winter frost in the morning. And spending $200+ for new OEM side mirrors from Canada is not a practical solution either. This really sux.
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Originally Posted by bruce988jl
hm.. custom heated mirrors, that'd be nice.. i can't imagine how bad it is for colder areas, i'm only in boston and i want heated mirrors...
It's a whopping 10* here. -2* with the wind chill. My furnace shuts off, rests for about a minute, then kicks on again. My gas bill this month is going to SUCK.
Haha...-2 is common here in my region. And I'm glad I have heated mirror. I got another solution for you. Get a garage! lol
Seriously, I never heard of any type of antifog spray, but maybe using winter windshield washer before you leave with your car. Keep some in a spray bottle.
Seriously, I never heard of any type of antifog spray, but maybe using winter windshield washer before you leave with your car. Keep some in a spray bottle.
Originally Posted by GolfTango
Find a wrecked Jetta, Golf, GTI, New Beetle, Audi etc. (they all have standard heated mirrors) and pull the heating element off the back of the glass and afix them to the RAs, wire to the rear defroster swich....or you can buy some fog-x.
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Originally Posted by vince_3d
Seriously, I never heard of any type of antifog spray, but maybe using winter windshield washer before you leave with your car. Keep some in a spray bottle.
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Originally Posted by Myszkewicz
It's 54* in Boston, what are you complaining about? It's a whopping 10* here. -2* with the wind chill. My furnace shuts off, rests for about a minute, then kicks on again. My gas bill this month is going to SUCK.
It's a whopping 10* here. -2* with the wind chill. My furnace shuts off, rests for about a minute, then kicks on again. My gas bill this month is going to SUCK.Heh -2F with the windchill, man that would be nice.
This is what iv had to deal with for the last 2 weeks, in degrees Celsius, -40 windchills
Heated mirrors FTW. 
Some really good coldweather windsheild Washer fluid in a spray bottle could probably work if nothing else does, that stuff melts solid ice pretty quick
P.S. sorry for big picture never looked at dimensions
Last edited by 06silverRA; Dec 7, 2006 at 07:56 PM.
