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>I live in the south and notice
>that even in this 100plus weather the heated outside mirrors get VERY hot
>- - almost too hot to touch. Is this normal? Shouldn't they only heat up
?in cold weather?
Mike, I asked this question a few weeks ago about my 98 328i. I notice the
same thing with my side mirrors. I found out from my local BMW dealer that
all new 3 series have continuously heated mirrors. BMW eliminated the use
of the external temperature to control the heated mirrors to simplify the
system (read as "to reduce warranty work, reduce maintenance costs"). So,
on a hot day you can fry eggs on your mirrors (if you tilted your bimmer on
it's nose).
As for your other questions, I'll leave them for others to respond. I would
also be interested in what is suggested to remove water spots. My black
bimmer is prone to spotting.
Greg Miller
98 328i/4
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