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Heated Mirrors Kit - Interest / Update Thread (pic heavy)

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Up2NoGood, Jun 13, 2015.

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Would You Like To Sign Up For Heated Mirrors

  1. YES

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  2. NO

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  1. Sep 15, 2015 at 2:06 PM
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    PeterVICEG

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    Hey Jaimes, I am only just getting to the install. I am wondering how much current the mirrors draw.

    I ask as I have a house battery with a couple of circuits already routed to the cab area. For me I can easily put the mirrors on their own discrete cuircut.

    I want to properly protect things, so some advise is appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Peter
     
    PeterVICEG, Sep 15, 2015
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  2. Sep 15, 2015 at 2:13 PM
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    Up2NoGood

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    Hey Peter,

    Both mirrors combined draw about 4.5 amps total.

    Hope that helps.

    Jaimes
     
    Up2NoGood, Sep 15, 2015
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  3. Sep 15, 2015 at 2:15 PM
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    PeterVICEG

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    Perfect!

    Thanks
     
    PeterVICEG, Sep 15, 2015
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  4. Sep 15, 2015 at 2:50 PM
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    Glad I stumbled across this today, awesome man.

    1) Left of steering
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    3) Green
    4) Canada
     
    BennyTRD, Sep 15, 2015
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  5. Sep 15, 2015 at 3:10 PM
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    Up2NoGood

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    No problem at all

    Awesome thank you for the order. I'll put you up on the list and send you a PM shortly!
     
    Up2NoGood, Sep 15, 2015
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  6. Sep 16, 2015 at 3:03 PM
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    PeterVICEG

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    Done! A great kit. Instructions work well and Jaimes is a stand up guy and great to deal with.

    Recommended!
     
    PeterVICEG, Sep 16, 2015
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  7. Sep 16, 2015 at 3:16 PM
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    Up2NoGood

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    Right on, you should be well prepared for winter now! Also thank you for ordering :thumbsup:

    Out of curiosity did you hook this up through your fuse panel or an aux. battery?
     
    Up2NoGood, Sep 16, 2015
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  8. Sep 16, 2015 at 5:21 PM
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    PeterVICEG

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    You made it too easy with the add a fuse. I plugged it in to the ACC spot as directed and, hey presto, heated mirrors.

    This leaves all my aux circuits for future needs.

    Peter
     
    PeterVICEG, Sep 16, 2015
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  9. Sep 16, 2015 at 7:57 PM
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    Thanks Jaimes for the great communication and fast shipping! This kit is nicely put together for an easy install.
     
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  10. Sep 17, 2015 at 7:15 AM
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    Hey Guys,

    I'm not exactly sure how this happened but on the Left of Steering option one of my instruction edits the grounding point for the mirrors reverted back to grounding in the door rather than in the cab (which is where the instructions should be showing to ground them). I'll be revising the instructions tonight to the in cab grounding point. Mostly a heads up for anyone who may be working on their install right now.

    Some of you may have already installed your kit by grounding inside the door panel. If so it's really not an issue if your mirrors are working fine. The reason I changed the ground to inside the cab is although the door ground point worked fine for most, a couple of people could not get a solid ground inside the door. If you don't have a solid ground you will know it as the mirror(s) will not properly heat up.

    Anyhow just a heads up, and I'll have the instructions changed back to the in cab grounding point tonight after work :thumbsup:
     
    Up2NoGood, Sep 17, 2015
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  11. Sep 17, 2015 at 12:58 PM
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    Update: We had some rain over the night so my windows and mirrors were fogged up. I think this is the first time I was excited to see my windows/mirrors fogged. Got in the truck and turned the mirrors on. I noticed it working pretty quickly. I have the 5 min. timer and by the time it shut off my mirrors were completely clear. Couldn't be more happy with this kit. Quality product and great service.
     
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  12. Sep 17, 2015 at 3:02 PM
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    Glad you guys like it! It definitely takes all of the annoyance out of fogged / frosted mirrors when you just need to push a button to clear them off
     
    Up2NoGood, Sep 17, 2015
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  13. Sep 17, 2015 at 3:38 PM
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    Pumped for the install
     
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  14. Sep 17, 2015 at 6:34 PM
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    I'm looking forward to hearing that you are up and running :thumbsup:
     
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  15. Sep 17, 2015 at 6:36 PM
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    I've now uploaded the instructions for the Left of Steering Kit showing the most current grounding location. Not sure what happened there but its fixed now.
     
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  16. Sep 18, 2015 at 8:59 AM
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  17. Sep 18, 2015 at 9:15 AM
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    Thanks for the order! I'll add you to the list right now and send over a PM in a minute.
     
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  18. Sep 18, 2015 at 10:50 AM
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  19. Sep 18, 2015 at 10:57 AM
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    This is gonna be one of the best mods yet. Sad on a 34,000 vehicle it is not standard already
     
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  20. Sep 18, 2015 at 12:06 PM
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    Perfect. Provided tracking isn't lying to me the rest of your kit should be there Tuesday or Wednesday :thumbsup:
     
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