yelramp
Junior Member
Posts: 6
Primary Vehicle: Rav4
Year: 2006
Model Spec/Trim: XT4
Engine Capacity: 2000
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Manual
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by yelramp on Jan 17, 2019 11:17:07 GMT
Good morning All,
slightly frosty start this morning and it appears that the drivers door mirror was the only one being
heated. Does anyone know if both mirrors should be heating or whether, like my wife's Micra, only the
drivers side is heated?
If both should be heated, can anyone please suggest what may be the cause of the passengers side
not working?
Not had the car too long so up until this morning it wasn't an issue.
Many thanks,
Phil.
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Post by firemac on Jan 17, 2019 11:36:10 GMT
On all my 4.2's, both mirrors were heated. If one isn't working it's most likely that there is a break in the wiring loom between the A-pillar and the door.
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Post by davrav on Jan 17, 2019 11:50:06 GMT
Could be that the element has fried or that one of the connectors to the back of the glass has simply come adrift.
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Post by Paulus17 on Jan 17, 2019 14:00:21 GMT
On all my 4.2's, both mirrors were heated. If one isn't working it's most likely that there is a break in the wiring loom between the A-pillar and the door. Is this on all 4.2s Jim or just certain spec ones? I never knew this :no: |
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Post by firemac on Jan 17, 2019 17:24:27 GMT
On all my 4.2's, both mirrors were heated. If one isn't working it's most likely that there is a break in the wiring loom between the A-pillar and the door. Is this on all 4.2s Jim or just certain spec ones? I never knew this  I've had a VX, and several XT3 4.2s and they all had heated mirrors on both sides. |
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Post by jasehutch on Jan 17, 2019 18:39:29 GMT
Is this on all 4.2s Jim or just certain spec ones? I never knew this I've had a VX, and several XT3 4.2s and they all had heated mirrors on both sides. Mine has them. |
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Post by Hoovie on Jan 17, 2019 18:54:28 GMT
On the glass there is usually a little symbol that indicates if it is a heated element or not.
If the symbol is there and it is not demisting, probably faulty. likely element is burnt out (if this was a VW, that would be the case on 99.9% of mirrors).
If symbol not there, maybe one side was not heated (I thought it was either both or neither) or the heated glass maybe replaced in the past with a plain glass)
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Post by Paulus17 on Jan 18, 2019 14:56:46 GMT
On the glass there is usually a little symbol that indicates if it is a heated element or not. If the symbol is there and it is not demisting, probably faulty. likely element is burnt out (if this was a VW, that would be the case on 99.9% of mirrors). If symbol not there, maybe one side was not heated (I thought it was either both or neither) or the heated glass maybe replaced in the past with a plain glass) I'll have a look later :TU: |
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Post by Ravasher on Feb 2, 2019 11:33:01 GMT
The mirrors are heated on our 4.2. The old 4.3 stopped working and had it replaced by Toyota. IIRC someone mentioned they’re quite easy to replace so maybe worth getting a price from Kingo
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