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 ELECTRIC HEATED MIRROR PROBLEMS
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huwwatkins
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:55 pm

Drivers Razz Kinda looks a bit naff having cracked wing mirror glass.
schakal
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:17 pm

if its really too bad scrape it all out .if you are lucky and can get the mirror out without disturbing the brown sticky tape behind the glass just stick an aftermarket glass on there . you will have heated mirrors.

but if not clean the surface and stick one of those after market replacement glass things again . that way you are not quaranteed to have heated mirrors though but they are useless for me anyway.
those glass replacements are a couple quid from motor factors
Chris H
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:21 pm

I need to get a new glass to use on the chamade. I have the heated backing sitting in the hall doing nothing. I have a non heated mirror fromth e prima on the car the now.

Swapping the glass in my exprience means breaking it. So I will leave it till I buy a new glass.

Another thing I have only wished for them once, other than that never need them
huwwatkins
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:15 am

Got the insides of a miror from a scrappy yesterday, like yours its had the glass smashed and an aftermarket one stuck on afterwards. what i want is to replace the glass in the one on the car, shall i just take the after maket one off this one, take my old glass out and stick it on?
schakal
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:27 am

that should be allright huw as long as you can stick the mirror on the alloy plates strongly. i used super glue and my mirror is still not fallen off .
double sided sticky pad should be a better option me thinks but i did not have it at the time
huwwatkins
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:36 am

Did it heat up after you'd done it?
schakal
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:52 am

no thats the main point . you have to disconnect and cover the live wires(2 wires to the alloy plates ) with tape or smth to make sure they dont heat .
cause they will cause a short circuit and may lead to a fire or smth.

you cant have heated mirrors without the renault original glass
if you are too fussy,i know a guy on ebay selling valver bits and he has 2 mirrors as well . his stuff did not sell ,so you might get the mirrors cheap .he is in wales by the way
Neal
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 7:20 am

schakal wrote:
with tape or smth


schakal wrote:
a fire or smth.


what is 'smth'? Some kind of universal compound?
schakal
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 7:49 am

smth = something

what part of that abbreviation is not understandable spiderman ?
Confused
Neal
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:07 am

ever heard of the word 'Facetious' ?

That's what I was being.
stan
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:11 am

PMSL or smth
schakal
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:40 am

Neal 19 16v wrote:
ever heard of the word 'Facetious' ?

That's what I was being.


no i never heard of that word , an explanation would be good though . its good to learn new words .

do you know why i called you spiderman instead of superman ??
Neal
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:42 am

fa·ce·tious adj. Playfully jocular; humorous: facetious remarks.

No I don't know, enlighten me.
schakal
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:49 am

cause they both wear tights Smile
Neal
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:51 am

I don't get it.
schakal
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:10 pm

never mind Smile
Neal
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:17 pm

Laughing Razz
schakal
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:36 pm

nice new avatar there neil .

thanks for turning my project into a junkyard btw
Neal
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:41 pm

Anytime my good man!
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