outside mirrors heating up
03-07-2007, 12:46 AM
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Re: outside mirrors heating up
"Merle Fritz" <amfritz@valornet.com> wrote in message
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> 2000 A6
>
> Just got the car back from the body shop after repairing the front end
> (ran into a wide-screen TV going down the interstate. it was only doing
> 70 and I was doing 75!) and noticed that the drivers side mirror (they had
> to take the door apart to do some adjusting) was **HOT** to the touch.
> Passenger side mirror was cool, so I thought that they had screwed up the
> wiring somewhere. Took it back to the shop and they swear that all is
> well.
>
> Is this normal? Never really paid much attention to the outside mirrors
> before. Just wiped them clean now and then. Didn't notice that they were
> ever warm, much less HOT.
>
> How do the mirrors work? Does a thermostat turn on the heating element,
> or does it come on when you start the car, or just when?
forgot to say, if your passenger side is not warm/hot then I would think its
U/S.
does it defrost on those frosty days........
03-07-2007, 12:46 AM
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Re: outside mirrors heating up
"Merle Fritz" <amfritz@valornet.com> wrote in message
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> 2000 A6
>
> Just got the car back from the body shop after repairing the front end
> (ran into a wide-screen TV going down the interstate. it was only doing
> 70 and I was doing 75!) and noticed that the drivers side mirror (they had
> to take the door apart to do some adjusting) was **HOT** to the touch.
> Passenger side mirror was cool, so I thought that they had screwed up the
> wiring somewhere. Took it back to the shop and they swear that all is
> well.
>
> Is this normal? Never really paid much attention to the outside mirrors
> before. Just wiped them clean now and then. Didn't notice that they were
> ever warm, much less HOT.
>
> How do the mirrors work? Does a thermostat turn on the heating element,
> or does it come on when you start the car, or just when?
forgot to say, if your passenger side is not warm/hot then I would think its
U/S.
does it defrost on those frosty days........
03-07-2007, 12:46 AM
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Re: outside mirrors heating up
"Merle Fritz" <amfritz@valornet.com> wrote in message
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> 2000 A6
>
> Just got the car back from the body shop after repairing the front end
> (ran into a wide-screen TV going down the interstate. it was only doing
> 70 and I was doing 75!) and noticed that the drivers side mirror (they had
> to take the door apart to do some adjusting) was **HOT** to the touch.
> Passenger side mirror was cool, so I thought that they had screwed up the
> wiring somewhere. Took it back to the shop and they swear that all is
> well.
>
> Is this normal? Never really paid much attention to the outside mirrors
> before. Just wiped them clean now and then. Didn't notice that they were
> ever warm, much less HOT.
>
> How do the mirrors work? Does a thermostat turn on the heating element,
> or does it come on when you start the car, or just when?
forgot to say, if your passenger side is not warm/hot then I would think its
U/S.
does it defrost on those frosty days........
03-07-2007, 02:19 PM
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Re: outside mirrors heating up
On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:11:40 -0500, daytripper
<day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:34:38 -0600, Merle Fritz <amfritz@valornet.com> wrote:
>>How do the mirrors work? Does a thermostat turn on the heating element,
>>or does it come on when you start the car, or just when?
>
>I'm pretty sure there's nothing automatic about the mirror heaters, they are
>controlled by the same switch as the rear window defogger.
Not on an A6, no.
They switch on automagically below a certain outside temperature.
>And they surely
>should not be *hot* to the touch - warm, maybe, but not hot.
All depends on perception. Yes, they should not be so hot, that you
can't touch them. But they should feel pretty warm. The glass at
least..
What would bother me is: BOTH should do that.
W.
<day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:34:38 -0600, Merle Fritz <amfritz@valornet.com> wrote:
>>How do the mirrors work? Does a thermostat turn on the heating element,
>>or does it come on when you start the car, or just when?
>
>I'm pretty sure there's nothing automatic about the mirror heaters, they are
>controlled by the same switch as the rear window defogger.
Not on an A6, no.
They switch on automagically below a certain outside temperature.
>And they surely
>should not be *hot* to the touch - warm, maybe, but not hot.
All depends on perception. Yes, they should not be so hot, that you
can't touch them. But they should feel pretty warm. The glass at
least..
What would bother me is: BOTH should do that.
W.
03-07-2007, 02:19 PM
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Re: outside mirrors heating up
On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:11:40 -0500, daytripper
<day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:34:38 -0600, Merle Fritz <amfritz@valornet.com> wrote:
>>How do the mirrors work? Does a thermostat turn on the heating element,
>>or does it come on when you start the car, or just when?
>
>I'm pretty sure there's nothing automatic about the mirror heaters, they are
>controlled by the same switch as the rear window defogger.
Not on an A6, no.
They switch on automagically below a certain outside temperature.
>And they surely
>should not be *hot* to the touch - warm, maybe, but not hot.
All depends on perception. Yes, they should not be so hot, that you
can't touch them. But they should feel pretty warm. The glass at
least..
What would bother me is: BOTH should do that.
W.
<day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:34:38 -0600, Merle Fritz <amfritz@valornet.com> wrote:
>>How do the mirrors work? Does a thermostat turn on the heating element,
>>or does it come on when you start the car, or just when?
>
>I'm pretty sure there's nothing automatic about the mirror heaters, they are
>controlled by the same switch as the rear window defogger.
Not on an A6, no.
They switch on automagically below a certain outside temperature.
>And they surely
>should not be *hot* to the touch - warm, maybe, but not hot.
All depends on perception. Yes, they should not be so hot, that you
can't touch them. But they should feel pretty warm. The glass at
least..
What would bother me is: BOTH should do that.
W.
03-07-2007, 02:19 PM
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Re: outside mirrors heating up
On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:11:40 -0500, daytripper
<day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:34:38 -0600, Merle Fritz <amfritz@valornet.com> wrote:
>>How do the mirrors work? Does a thermostat turn on the heating element,
>>or does it come on when you start the car, or just when?
>
>I'm pretty sure there's nothing automatic about the mirror heaters, they are
>controlled by the same switch as the rear window defogger.
Not on an A6, no.
They switch on automagically below a certain outside temperature.
>And they surely
>should not be *hot* to the touch - warm, maybe, but not hot.
All depends on perception. Yes, they should not be so hot, that you
can't touch them. But they should feel pretty warm. The glass at
least..
What would bother me is: BOTH should do that.
W.
<day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:34:38 -0600, Merle Fritz <amfritz@valornet.com> wrote:
>>How do the mirrors work? Does a thermostat turn on the heating element,
>>or does it come on when you start the car, or just when?
>
>I'm pretty sure there's nothing automatic about the mirror heaters, they are
>controlled by the same switch as the rear window defogger.
Not on an A6, no.
They switch on automagically below a certain outside temperature.
>And they surely
>should not be *hot* to the touch - warm, maybe, but not hot.
All depends on perception. Yes, they should not be so hot, that you
can't touch them. But they should feel pretty warm. The glass at
least..
What would bother me is: BOTH should do that.
W.
03-07-2007, 02:19 PM
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Re: outside mirrors heating up
On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:11:40 -0500, daytripper
<day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:34:38 -0600, Merle Fritz <amfritz@valornet.com> wrote:
>>How do the mirrors work? Does a thermostat turn on the heating element,
>>or does it come on when you start the car, or just when?
>
>I'm pretty sure there's nothing automatic about the mirror heaters, they are
>controlled by the same switch as the rear window defogger.
Not on an A6, no.
They switch on automagically below a certain outside temperature.
>And they surely
>should not be *hot* to the touch - warm, maybe, but not hot.
All depends on perception. Yes, they should not be so hot, that you
can't touch them. But they should feel pretty warm. The glass at
least..
What would bother me is: BOTH should do that.
W.
<day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:34:38 -0600, Merle Fritz <amfritz@valornet.com> wrote:
>>How do the mirrors work? Does a thermostat turn on the heating element,
>>or does it come on when you start the car, or just when?
>
>I'm pretty sure there's nothing automatic about the mirror heaters, they are
>controlled by the same switch as the rear window defogger.
Not on an A6, no.
They switch on automagically below a certain outside temperature.
>And they surely
>should not be *hot* to the touch - warm, maybe, but not hot.
All depends on perception. Yes, they should not be so hot, that you
can't touch them. But they should feel pretty warm. The glass at
least..
What would bother me is: BOTH should do that.
W.
03-07-2007, 04:00 PM
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Re: outside mirrors heating up
Wolfgang Pawlinetz wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:11:40 -0500, daytripper
> <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:34:38 -0600, Merle Fritz <amfritz@valornet.com> wrote:
>
>
>>>How do the mirrors work? Does a thermostat turn on the heating element,
>>>or does it come on when you start the car, or just when?
>>
>>I'm pretty sure there's nothing automatic about the mirror heaters, they are
>>controlled by the same switch as the rear window defogger.
>
>
> Not on an A6, no.
> They switch on automagically below a certain outside temperature.
As they do on the A3.
> On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:11:40 -0500, daytripper
> <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:34:38 -0600, Merle Fritz <amfritz@valornet.com> wrote:
>
>
>>>How do the mirrors work? Does a thermostat turn on the heating element,
>>>or does it come on when you start the car, or just when?
>>
>>I'm pretty sure there's nothing automatic about the mirror heaters, they are
>>controlled by the same switch as the rear window defogger.
>
>
> Not on an A6, no.
> They switch on automagically below a certain outside temperature.
As they do on the A3.
03-07-2007, 04:00 PM
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Re: outside mirrors heating up
Wolfgang Pawlinetz wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:11:40 -0500, daytripper
> <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:34:38 -0600, Merle Fritz <amfritz@valornet.com> wrote:
>
>
>>>How do the mirrors work? Does a thermostat turn on the heating element,
>>>or does it come on when you start the car, or just when?
>>
>>I'm pretty sure there's nothing automatic about the mirror heaters, they are
>>controlled by the same switch as the rear window defogger.
>
>
> Not on an A6, no.
> They switch on automagically below a certain outside temperature.
As they do on the A3.
> On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:11:40 -0500, daytripper
> <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:34:38 -0600, Merle Fritz <amfritz@valornet.com> wrote:
>
>
>>>How do the mirrors work? Does a thermostat turn on the heating element,
>>>or does it come on when you start the car, or just when?
>>
>>I'm pretty sure there's nothing automatic about the mirror heaters, they are
>>controlled by the same switch as the rear window defogger.
>
>
> Not on an A6, no.
> They switch on automagically below a certain outside temperature.
As they do on the A3.
03-07-2007, 04:00 PM
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Re: outside mirrors heating up
Wolfgang Pawlinetz wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:11:40 -0500, daytripper
> <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:34:38 -0600, Merle Fritz <amfritz@valornet.com> wrote:
>
>
>>>How do the mirrors work? Does a thermostat turn on the heating element,
>>>or does it come on when you start the car, or just when?
>>
>>I'm pretty sure there's nothing automatic about the mirror heaters, they are
>>controlled by the same switch as the rear window defogger.
>
>
> Not on an A6, no.
> They switch on automagically below a certain outside temperature.
As they do on the A3.
> On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:11:40 -0500, daytripper
> <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:34:38 -0600, Merle Fritz <amfritz@valornet.com> wrote:
>
>
>>>How do the mirrors work? Does a thermostat turn on the heating element,
>>>or does it come on when you start the car, or just when?
>>
>>I'm pretty sure there's nothing automatic about the mirror heaters, they are
>>controlled by the same switch as the rear window defogger.
>
>
> Not on an A6, no.
> They switch on automagically below a certain outside temperature.
As they do on the A3.
