heated mirrors on 09 model?

[DOMAV]

Hi i'm still waiting for my yaris to be delivered to me, but i was wondering do the 2009 models have heated mirrors?

the model i ordered is a 1.33 t-spirit (i think here in malta we import them from UK)

[Yaris Hilton]

Mine aren't heated. I don't recall seeing that in the options for the US models.

[DOMAV]

Mine aren't heated. I don't recall seeing that in the options for the US models.

:smile:

i wish mine are cause on many other cars in malta its standard

[Yaris Hilton]

The Yaris is a bottom line economy car. It doesn't have lots of things that are standard on other cars, which are also way more expensive. That's fine with me. I don't need heated seats to warm my buns, lights that stay on for a minute after I get out of the car, synthesized voices talking to me...

The only thing I do miss from more "luxurious" cars is the dashboard display of things like outside air temperature, instantaneous and average mileage, and miles till empty. Wouldn't need to buy a tacky gauge and stick it on the dash.

[DOMAV]

:smile:The Yaris is a bottom line economy car. It doesn't have lots of things that are standard on other cars, which are also way more expensive. That's fine with me. I don't need heated seats to warm my buns, lights that stay on for a minute after I get out of the car, synthesized voices talking to me...

The only thing I do miss from more "luxurious" cars is the dashboard display of things like outside air temperature, instantaneous and average mileage, and miles till empty. Wouldn't need to buy a tacky gauge and stick it on the dash.

:smile::smile:

good one, but the 2007 model has the outside tempreture for sure.

the only query about the heated mirros is that i had them on my old seat ibiza 1995 so i was thinking 2009 may be standard now

[RedRide]

To me, heated mirrors are not a luxery item in many parts of the country where it snows. They are a safety related just like a rear or front defroster.

They should be part of the "all weather packag" IMO. Every car should have this option IMO.

While it's true that the Yaris is a "bottom line economy car" this should not mean that safety is compromised.

[DOMAV]

To me, heated mirrors are not a luxery item in many parts of the country where it snows. They are a safety related just like a rear or front defroster.

They should be part of the "all weather packag" IMO.


:clap:

:smile: in Malta we don't need them that much but when the humidity is too high and the mirors are wet with humidity i can't see a thing.

[CTScott]

Heated mirrors are documented in the EWDs, so they are definitely available somewhere. My bet is that they are one of those options that never makes it out of Japan.

[RedRide]

how did you manage to drive when the heated mirrors were not invented yet?:iono:

There was one a time when heaters and windshield defrosters were not standard. That was a genuine safety hazzard for those driving in the winter and are now mandated by law

There was even a time when there was no such thing as windshield wipers.

Just becaue you make do without something doesn't mean it's safe.


Why heated mirrors? Because it is not safe to get in your car in the dead of winter at 1:00 am with ice encrusted mirriors and get on the interstate as I often do.
Why not scrape them? Mirror glass is often comparitively soft and easily scratched. it is easier said than done anyway.

In NY, evey new car sold must have some sort of rear window defroster. Heated mirrors should also be mandated by law.
This is real simple technology and only needs a few feet of wire, a switch and mirror glass with the wire eliments in it.

[IllusionX]

my mirrors never really been frozen in the past.

[RedRide]

OK, you guys are saying ice on mirrors are not a problem for you so, we will leave it at that. :wink:

[RedRide]

but we have trouble seeing how you can have mirrors so iced up

Exactly my point. You guys have troble seeing :smile:

[devinlamothe]

lol are you parked next to the a hydrant?

im sorry but heated mirrors and defrosters just contribute to people becoming lazier and lazier. i routinely see people with a tiny hole in their windshield in the winter mornings cause they just couldn't be bothered to scrape the stuff off.

The best is when it snows 20+cm overnight and then you see giant marshmallows with tiny window holes driving on the highway. Like you couldn't be bothered to take 4 mins and wipe it off?

Heated mirrors are pretty moot however - in all the time I've lived in Northern Ontario I don't think my mirrors have ever gotten full of ice except in the odd ice storm ... even then what PK said, just take some -40 rated windsheild fluid and pour it on and scrape off. :iono:

[RedRide]

lol are you parked next to the a hydrant?

im sorry but heated mirrors and defrosters just contribute to people becoming lazier and lazier. i routinely see people with a tiny hole in their windshield in the winter mornings cause they just couldn't be bothered to scrape the stuff off.

So, you would do away with windshield defrosters also as they are only for lazy people? :confused:

Hey, I once knew a guy who said he didn't need windshield wipers simpley because his were broken and he had a bottle of "Rain-X"
A pure case of sour grapes. :wink:

[RedRide]

ummm the defroster will HELP you see better but it will take forever to melt the ice if you dont scrape the major parts first.............

Exactly my point! :clap:
Heated mirrors will help, somtimes substantially depending on the weather. :smile:

[DOMAV]

did i start something here ?? :)

and me in malta it never snows but i wanted my mirors to be heated that all :):)

[RedRide]

did i start something here ?? :)

and me in malta it never snows but i wanted my mirors to be heated that all :):)

Yeah, it's rather sad that some find them useless.

Useless is what many said about seatbelts at one time.

[RedRide]

You peple are now grasping for straws to bolster a a flawed point of view.

Using that failed logic a rear sway bay is only for bad drivers as is a rear view mirror.

I'm out of this thread. :smile:.

[Yaris Hilton]

good one, but the 2007 model has the outside tempreture for sure.

Not on the 2007 S sedan I bought for my wife (now my daughter's.) Only gauges on the three (that one and 2009 x 2) are speedometer, odometer/tripmeter and tachometer. And the infamous 8 bar gas gauge, of course.

[DOMAV]

and how about the electric folding mirrors any one has them?? i know in the japan market they do them, but dont think they do in europe

[*MAD DOG*]

why would you want heated mirrors? just use a rainX wipes and no need to have heated mirrors

The Kia Rio (a real crap econobox) has heated mirrors as standard here. Heated mirrors are great in wet weather and foggy conditions as the heat keeps your mirrors clear.

I wish the Yaris had the option of heated mirrors, ESC, Cruise Control, Climate Control, Diesel (Not available in Aus)....... the list goes on.

[rningonfumes]

As Mad Dog has said, they are available in Australia. Many of you guys forget that our econo box Yaris here in North America is an almost mid level car for the European market whom loves smaller cars with more utility (4door hatch).

So it is perfectly fine for the OP who is from Malta to expect heated mirrors and other amenities which we think are more suited for upper level cars.

[JustAnotherAsian]

As Mad Dog has said, they are available in Australia. Many of you guys forget that our econo box Yaris here in North America is an almost mid level car for the European market whom loves smaller cars with more utility (4door hatch).

So it is perfectly fine for the OP who is from Malta to expect heated mirrors and other amenities which we think are more suited for upper level cars.
^couldn't have said it any better.

it's a worse case (or better depending on the way you look at it) with southeast asian countries. you should see their vios and corollas over there and what they go for in US dollars.

but now i'm just adding to the fire.

to the op: yes the yaris is likely available with heated mirrors in other markets. i'm not sure about malta, but you're sure to find them available as a packaged extra in the aussie market like some others have said.

[127.0.0.1]

Yaris has heated mirrors in other markets. the manual in US says 'if so equipped, defog also defogs mirrors'


about if it is needed or not...YES. My 4runner has them and I use them daily from october to april and yes they will melt ice, and take dew off the glass in 1 minute. it is not laziness it is a fact of living in a 4 season climate the mirrors will get dew coated every morning.

[DerFlosser]

Yaris has heated mirrors in other markets. the manual in US says 'if so equipped, defog also defogs mirrors'


about if it is needed or not...YES. My 4runner has them and I use them daily from october to april and yes they will melt ice, and take dew off the glass in 1 minute. it is not laziness it is a fact of living in a 4 season climate the mirrors will get dew coated every morning.


Interested in seeing what is involved and what it would cost to retrofit my Yaris with heated mirrors.

[bronsin]

and how about the electric folding mirrors any one has them?? i know in the japan market they do them, but dont think they do in europe


I saw a Mercedes with this feature at the bank the other day. It looked to be slaved to the ignition. Turn the key off mirrors fold in. Turn the key on mirrors fold out.
Electrically heated automatic folding mirrors. Someones going to see you driving a car with that and rob you. Maybe blow you away first!

[CTScott]

Interested in seeing what is involved and what it would cost to retrofit my Yaris with heated mirrors.

There are some inexpensive kits where you stick the defroster to the back of the existing mirrors and then wire it in.

[DerFlosser]

There are some inexpensive kits where you stick the defroster to the back of the existing mirrors and then wire it in.

Scott,
Thanks. Yeah...I was thinking that may be a route to take. I'll have to check it out some more....:drinking:

[kameele]

A little surprised that no one has mentioned this before. my 2009 sedan came with the cold weather package and heated mirrors are part of it. Also bigger battery and vents into the rear seats.

[bronsin]

Hmm I have the CWP and theres no heated mirrors. Not that I want any!

[127.0.0.1]

A little surprised that no one has mentioned this before. my 2009 sedan came with the cold weather package and heated mirrors are part of it. Also bigger battery and vents into the rear seats.

fyi

2010 5 door [U.S.] 'all weather guard package' does not have heated mirrors

[kameele]

Ooops. Guess the reason no one mentioned it, is that it doesn't exist. Faulty memory on my part. guess I got excited by seeing it in the manual. Checked my window sheet when I got home and it wasn't there :iono:

[127.0.0.1]

Ooops. Guess the reason no one mentioned it, is that it doesn't exist. Faulty memory on my part. guess I got excited by seeing it in the manual. Checked my window sheet when I got home and it wasn't there :iono:


yeah the US manual states a lot of [*if equipped] stuff that doesn't
make it to all models.

on my 4runner, when it was new, I said hey neat, heated mirrors

then over 11 years forgot how much I totally rely on those things to clear
up in 3 minutes after a button press. ice or dew or anything.


I am going to mcgyver a heater into my mirrors someday....12v switch
should be fairly easy. I want to get a wrecked Yaris mirrors to experiment on

[birdman]

Heated mirrors in Malta?

[kid chino]

The 09 brochure says the mirrors for the Canadian rs model are heated, however I don't think they are because they don't defrost nor I'd there a switch for them. A friend of mine has a matrix xr 09 with heated mirrors and there is a small heated mirror symbol on the mirror itself, wich my car lacks. I'm still confused.