[s-cars] Rear Defroster Switch

[Huw Powell]

> Huw,
> I'm willing to bet (a half eaten bologna sandwich) that you don't have any
> modern Audis which run current through the heater elements in the mirrors at
> all times (key = on).  Now way they'll last 300K miles.  I've replaced one
> on my personal S4 at 60K.
> 
> Mark Rosenkrantz

Um, ok, but that has *nothing* to do with the question?

Maybe S4 mirrors aren't as good as the old ones?

> On Jan 21, 2008 5:41 PM, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>>I'm sure that is why all of the power heated mirrors have been losing
>>>the silvering on the edges. I've never had this happen to no power
>>
>>mirrors.
>>
>>Wow, science.  Well, an anecdote, at least.  All my heated power mirrors
>>have always been fine - and that right now is two cars totalling almost
>>600,000 miles - it's the ones hanging from the windshield that lose
>>their silvering on mine!  I need two or three new ones right now...
>>
>>
>>>>>The switch may melt. It is also bad for the mirrors.
>>
>>>>Don't know about it hurting the mirrors.
>>
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> 
> 

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