[1GR8_968]

Does anyone know if the side mirrors fold in? I see that there is a black button of some kind underneath each mirror but not sure what to do. Thought I would ask before I tried and broke one. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/huh.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[flash]

no button - that's the temp sensor - grab and rotate mirror

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[1GR8_968]

Success! Was a bit tight but they gave. My guess is that they were never moved in / up considering the amount of wax and dirt I just found under them.



Thanks a million Flash!

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[flash]

no worries - happy to help

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[Anchorman]

Flash, this one was much too easy for you...c'mon, leave these for the rest of us. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/wink.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[flash]

roflmao - sorry - stuck here in front of the machine, waiting for a phone call

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[Rutger Gert-jan]

Hi,



Are there temp sensors in the mirrors? are they also fitted to convertibles? from what I know the heat is always on....(at least on convertibles)

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[968rz]

The sensor in the mirror is for the outside temp display, it has nothing to do with cabin temp; that is located right next to the cig lighter (on a coupe anyway) and looks like a vent about an inch across.

As for the heat "always being on" you mean the fan right (this is always running on a slow speed with key on no matter what)? you should not have hot air coming out unless you have it turned up.

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[Rutger Gert-jan]

Hi,



I am sorry, I meant the heated mirrors are always on.....I just looked in the owners manual, on a cab they are always on...





Cheers,



Rutger

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[968rz]

[quote name='Rutger' post='41819' date='Sep 28 2007, 11:39 AM']Hi,



I am sorry, I meant the heated mirrors are always on.....I just looked in the owners manual, on a cab they are always on...

Cheers,



Rutger[/quote]

<img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/huh.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> , that makes no sense, I know on my coupe the mirror heaters only come on when the rear defroster is on (which is often left on, darn Germans could have put a timer in it-my 924 is the same). Maybe some of the other cab owners can verify this for you.

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[Anchorman]

It is correct that the mirror heaters on a cab are on any time the ignition is on. There is no "rear defroster" switch, and I guess Porsche figured that always on was a better approach than putting in a mirror heater switch.

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[968rz]

hmm, Learn something new every day (if you don't; you're doing it wrong <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> , wouldn't the element burn out faster?

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[1GR8_968]

Perhaps they come on when the front defroster is on. Makes sense if you think about it.

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[Kim]

now that is neat but I'll bet that fewer than 1 of 10 of us actually now have mirror heater elements that work. Of course, for most of us, who would ever know? My car has seat heaters and I will see if the mirror heaters are hooked up to them.

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