Well I finally made the effort to fit new heated wing mirror glasses due to
failure of the originals (1997 A4 2.4SE V6)

The new glasses were fitted with thermistors (I think thats what they are)
to shut them down at a certain temp as they would otherwise be on all the
time.

Boy do they get warm........

I tried fitting the relay into the wiring so that they are active only when
the rear screen was on but was unable to locate the power wire to the rear
screen. Tell a lie, I located it but it was live all the time.

DJ

 

On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 20:50:41 -0000, "Clanger" <D231@sidfseltd.freeserve.co.uk>
wrote:

>Well I finally made the effort to fit new heated wing mirror glasses due to
>failure of the originals (1997 A4 2.4SE V6)
>
>The new glasses were fitted with thermistors (I think thats what they are)
>to shut them down at a certain temp as they would otherwise be on all the
>time.
>
>Boy do they get warm........
>
>I tried fitting the relay into the wiring so that they are active only when
>the rear screen was on but was unable to locate the power wire to the rear
>screen. Tell a lie, I located it but it was live all the time.

Which indicates it's the ground return that gets switched...

 

"Clanger" <D231@sidfseltd.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Well I finally made the effort to fit new heated wing mirror glasses due
to
> failure of the originals (1997 A4 2.4SE V6)
>
> The new glasses were fitted with thermistors (I think thats what they are)
> to shut them down at a certain temp as they would otherwise be on all the
> time.
>
> Boy do they get warm........
>
> I tried fitting the relay into the wiring so that they are active only
when
> the rear screen was on but was unable to locate the power wire to the rear
> screen. Tell a lie, I located it but it was live all the time.
>
> DJ
>
>

How much were they clanger, mine have never worked, are you in the uk?

Ron

 

yes, UK

they cost £58 for the pair from an Audi dealership at Basingstoke, Hants

regs
Clang

"Ronny" <Ron@ron.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Clanger" <D231@sidfseltd.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:bu6u87$1uv$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > Well I finally made the effort to fit new heated wing mirror glasses due
> to
> > failure of the originals (1997 A4 2.4SE V6)
> >
> > The new glasses were fitted with thermistors (I think thats what they
are)
> > to shut them down at a certain temp as they would otherwise be on all
the
> > time.
> >
> > Boy do they get warm........
> >
> > I tried fitting the relay into the wiring so that they are active only
> when
> > the rear screen was on but was unable to locate the power wire to the
rear
> > screen. Tell a lie, I located it but it was live all the time.
> >
> > DJ
> >
> >
>
> How much were they clanger, mine have never worked, are you in the uk?
>
> Ron
>
>