Outside heated rearview mirrors
Outside heated rearview mirrors
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Re: Outside heated rearview mirrors
Funny, I was just griping about missing my Crossfire for that very reason this morning. Wifey's Honda Accord is void of this function, and I was in traffic before I made this observation. Had to scrape my mirror with my driver's license at the red light...
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From: NY City & Orlando, Florida
Re: Outside heated rearview mirrors
My car is in Florida for it's semi-winter nap, so hopefully I won't ever need this in that area.
But it is nice to know.
(And I'm stuck in NY till after the Holidays, very depressing from a driving standpoint).
So the trick to engage is to toggle on the rear defroster...???
I'm assuming this is available to all Limited Xfires and above, including the SRT's...
But it is nice to know.
(And I'm stuck in NY till after the Holidays, very depressing from a driving standpoint).
So the trick to engage is to toggle on the rear defroster...???
I'm assuming this is available to all Limited Xfires and above, including the SRT's...
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From: Ontario
Re: Outside heated rearview mirrors
Originally Posted by GraphiteGhost
OK, for the last 29 months, I have been trying to figure out those heated outside mirrors. Yesterday in the garage, when I fired up the car with the garage door opened, the rear hatch fogged up and those mirrors also fogged some. I clicked on the rear electric defogger, and WHOA those outside rear view mirrors just cleared instantly. I saw the pattern of the heaters momentarily as they cleared those mirrors. Still figuring this girl out, love surprises! Now I know they work, and they work GREAT! HEATED MIRRORS - SERVICE INFORMATION
DESCRIPTION
The exterior mirrors are equipped with heater elements located
behind the mirror glass (1) on each sideview mirror. With the
ignition switch turned to the ON/RUN or START positions, the
sideview mirror heater elements are powered. The heater elements
behind each sideview mirror cannot be repaired. If
faulty or damaged, the entire sideview mirror assembly must
be replaced. For complete sideview mirror removal procedures,
see sideview mirror removal in this section.
behind the mirror glass (1) on each sideview mirror. With the
ignition switch turned to the ON/RUN or START positions, the
sideview mirror heater elements are powered. The heater elements
behind each sideview mirror cannot be repaired. If
faulty or damaged, the entire sideview mirror assembly must
be replaced. For complete sideview mirror removal procedures,
see sideview mirror removal in this section.
Refer to
Page 8N-72.
The mirror glass would have cleared when you turned on the ignition and the rear glass defogger as well when you switched it on but by that time the mirror glass was warming up already. They are fused on separate circuits.
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Re: Outside heated rearview mirrors
Originally Posted by GraphiteGhost
180, nothing rash. After posting, I went to my trusty owners manual and found on page 86, the following... Heated Remote Control Mirrors (If Equipped) Both outside mirrors are heated to melt frost or ice when the Rear Window Defroster switch is depressed. Totally Cool! Maybe I should have looked in the manual first... I love this car! 
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Re: Outside heated rearview mirrors
Originally Posted by GraphiteGhost
Funny, in my 2004 service manual set, it indicates (Page 8W 62-2) the mirrors are hot when ignition on all the time. Apparently they redone the wiring to run only when the rear defogger is activated. Does anyone have a later year service manual to check this? The mirrors circuit is listed in my set as 8W 62, it may be somewhere else if they redid the wiring. 
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From: The Villages, Florida
Re: Outside heated rearview mirrors
I just looked in my owners manual. There is an ADDENDUM. It replaces the information in section 3 of the manual. It states
MIRRORS
Heated Remote Control Mirrors
On early production vehicles, both outside mirrors are heated automatically to melt frost or ice. On late production vehicles, both outside mirrors are heated to melt frost or icc when the Rear Window Defroster switch is depressed.
MIRRORS
Heated Remote Control Mirrors
On early production vehicles, both outside mirrors are heated automatically to melt frost or ice. On late production vehicles, both outside mirrors are heated to melt frost or icc when the Rear Window Defroster switch is depressed.
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Re: Outside heated rearview mirrors
Originally Posted by aschrager
I just looked in my owners manual. There is an ADDENDUM. It replaces the information in section 3 of the manual. It states
MIRRORS
Heated Remote Control Mirrors
On early production vehicles, both outside mirrors are heated automatically to melt frost or ice. On late production vehicles, both outside mirrors are heated to melt frost or icc when the Rear Window Defroster switch is depressed.
MIRRORS
Heated Remote Control Mirrors
On early production vehicles, both outside mirrors are heated automatically to melt frost or ice. On late production vehicles, both outside mirrors are heated to melt frost or icc when the Rear Window Defroster switch is depressed.
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From: corning ny
Re: Outside heated rearview mirrors
i found that my right side heater in the outside mirror was defective so went to dealer to order a replacement mirror and they told me i could get just the mirror glass itself with the grid in it. ordered it and installed works ok now. there is two different part numbers for the glass one with heat and one without . just info
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From: Tennessee
Re: Outside heated rearview mirrors
BUMP. Just ordered a replacement mirror for my passenger side, as mine was damaged in a parking lot. The used mirror I purchased does not have a plug for the heater, assuming it was on a Crossfire that was not equipped with the heated mirror function. Was it an option? If so, on which models?
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Re: Outside heated rearview mirrors
BUMP. Just ordered a replacement mirror for my passenger side, as mine was damaged in a parking lot. The used mirror I purchased does not have a plug for the heater, assuming it was on a Crossfire that was not equipped with the heated mirror function. Was it an option? If so, on which models?
Only LTD and SRT models have heated mirrors.
Base models do not have them.
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