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Old 02-15-11, 07:35 AM
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Default Side mirrors fog up often

I noticed that the side mirrors fog up in the morning. Not the coldest mornings in San Diego, maybe 40 degrees...But the side mirrors keep fogging up. I don't remember this happening in any of my cars before. Anyways, I applied a little Rain X (original) to the mirrors and that seemed to help. Anyone else have this issue? What have you done to prevent this??
Old 02-15-11, 07:39 AM
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I haven't had this problem very often, have you tried hitting the defroster button? The heated mirrors should fix the fogging in less than a minute.
Old 02-15-11, 07:40 AM
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yeahh g, those mirror defrosters work wonder, i had mine covered in ice at coldest temps and it took care of it
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I didn't realize that the mirrors had defrosters...Which button?? Is it standard or part of a package?
Old 02-15-11, 07:53 AM
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The defroster button on the dash. You hitt it twice I think and it heats up the mirrors.
Finally you get to use for stuff you paid for.
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You don't have to hit it twice, the defroster automatically turns on the rear window defroster and mirrors with one press.
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Originally Posted by nonopr01
The defroster button on the dash. You hitt it twice I think and it heats up the mirrors.
Finally you get to use for stuff you paid for.
Thanks, I'll have to try it...
Old 02-15-11, 09:38 AM
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^^^ hahaha, you didn't notice that feature?
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Originally Posted by gompka
You don't have to hit it twice, the defroster automatically turns on the rear window defroster and mirrors with one press.
Sorry I thought since it had two logos in the same button I had to hit it twice. But Who care I dont have to use that thing at all here in Puerto Rico.
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lol you only have to hit it once. hit the button and it defrosts the rear and side mirrors at the same time.
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Yeah, you hit it one time and it defrosts both. Unfortunately, it also causes damage to my rear window tint. I wish you could defrost the mirrors and rear window separately.

By the way, why does the side mirror look like it has a lot of water spots? Both of my side mirrors look crappy and I've tried to remove those water spots with a lot of chemicals and nothing has worked. Let me know if you guys have solutions for that!
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