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Hello and welcome to my Defender 300Tdi Heated Mirror Job Installation.
First off so you don't get confused with the pictures below, the installation was done at the same time as doing the Heated Windscreen Job.
This is when I thought that not only having a heated windscreen is a nice touch, but what would be better than having heated mirrors too.
This is when I called Mudstuff.co.uk and just so happens they do a complete heated mirror kit for Defenders.
I didn't need the whole kit so just bought the heated mirror elements that stick very nicely to the rear of the Defender mirrors. Next thing I wanted to do was give my installation a main controlled point with easy access.
The next thing to do was put in place the relays to control the heated windscreen/mirrors and a wired switched negative output relay to put the heated windscreen light on in the clock cluster! I found the plugs that plug into the rear of the clocks that control the warning lamps in my loom we're without connectors to the heated windscreen warning lamp. As I didn't have any of these types of connections to put into place in the warning lamp plugs, I just soldered onto the lamp bulb a single thin walled wire and gave it a negative feed from the relay. Note do not put a live anywhere near your warning lamp bulb track as it will just frazzle up.
Next step was to install and wire up the two relays to control the heated windscreen and the mirrors.
After I got all my wires to the points I wanted them it was time to start dismantling and modifying the mirrors, mirror cases and their mounting arms.
Step 1. I made sure my mirrors we're warm and I removed the mirror glass retaining seal. Make a note on it of how it was fitted as it'll go back on so much easier and warming it up is a key factor.
Step 6. Knock out top dust cap from arm with a 1/4" punch.
Step 9. I fed and traced the cables through the mirrors and arms and re assembled. I drilled an 11mm hole through the bottom dust cap and fed some 11mm O/D - 7mm I/D convoluted tube through and up into mirror arm and sealed accordingly.
PVC Auto cable 120/0.30mm, 8.50mm², 60amp. Positive feed to Bulkhead Maxi Fuse.
Standard cable 44/0.30mm, 3mm², 27.5amp. Positive and Negative Feed and Relay Switching cables.
Standard cable 28/0.30mm, 2mm², 17.5amp. Auxiliary cables.
Thin wall cable 32/0.20mm, 1mm², 16.5amp. Switching Cables.
1x 70amp relay with 2x 9mm and 2x6.3mm blade contacts fitted in a RSI9 socket.
2x 40amp relays, standard Defender fitment part no YWB10027L fitted into RSI socket.
1x 30amp relay. Standard relay but wired to switch a negative.
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