Mirror Heaters Stuck On!

[n_barker]

Hi, I noticed a couple of days ago that my heaters were on on my mirrors even though I had not switched them on, I let the car stand for 1/2 an hour and they cooled, when I switched the ignition back on they got warm again, after fiddling with the on/off switch I got them to go off, I'm not sure if the heated rear window was on or not as I hadn't got my meter with me, the window did feel cold though unlike the mirrirs, has anyone else had this problem please? Does anyone know if the mirrors has got a separate relay to the heated rear window or is it the same one? Also where is the relay so I can check it out?

[swfcdan]

i thought, dependant upon the year of car you have, on the earlier models the heated mirrors stayed on all the time

[n_barker]

i thought, dependant upon the year of car you have, on the earlier models the heated mirrors stayed on all the time

Hi,

The car is an 03 plate, the heaters have gone off now so I suspect they just come on with the rear window?

[Rikos]

What on/off switch where you talking about when you said you'd managed to turn them off?

[Chris.S]

Certain year cars the mirrors are constantly heated

[n_barker]

What on/off switch where you talking about when you said you'd managed to turn them off?

Hi,

I am on about the heated rear window/mirror switch, the neon was not lit but by turning the switch on/off I could hear a relay picking up/dropping off under the dash, the mirrors then went cold, I wondered whether it was the switch on the dash that was faulty or the relay?

Neil.

[Rikos]

Right i get you now, i think after around 2001 it was the heated rear window button that turned the heated mirrors on and off.

[TUFF1]

On mine they stay permanently on which i thought was right

[Chris.S]

2001-2003 cars they are on all the time

[TUFF1]

Does that go for the earlier models 99 to 2000

[Chris.S]

i cant remember sorry

[Rob]

Does that go for the earlier models 99 to 2000

yes

[n_barker]

Does anyone know where the relay is located for the heated mirrors please?