 Heated Windscreen, anyone fitted one? |
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 Mar 9 2010, 06:30 PM
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Up Into Fourth  Group: Members Joined: 18-January 05 From: west sussex Member of a Local Club?: Bognor rock ya mini & WSMOC  |
Has anyone fitting a heated front screen?
Im just wondering how to bring the wires over/under/past the window rubber. cheers |
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Mar 9 2010, 07:15 PM
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Doc and Trader Group: Mini Docs Joined: 29-November 05 From: Midlands Member of a Local Club?: Central Minis |
fit the screen to the rubber and it will all be fairly obvious (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Mar 9 2010, 07:44 PM
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Up Into Fourth Group: Members Joined: 18-January 05 From: west sussex Member of a Local Club?: Bognor rock ya mini & WSMOC |
Im guessing the wire will just loop up and over the inner part of the rubber?
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Mar 9 2010, 08:19 PM
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Doc and Trader Group: Mini Docs Joined: 29-November 05 From: Midlands Member of a Local Club?: Central Minis |
Yes that is normal for heated front screens (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Mar 9 2010, 08:20 PM
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Doc and Trader Group: Mini Docs Joined: 29-November 05 From: Midlands Member of a Local Club?: Central Minis |
Don't forget to use a dedicated fused circuit with ignition controlled relay (flat battery cold day need I say more (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) )
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Mar 10 2010, 12:41 PM
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Up Into Fourth Group: Members Joined: 13-March 04 From: Earith, Cambs Member of a Local Club?: MCR, HAMOC, Chelmsford M.C. |
One of the best things you can fit to a Mini IMHO.
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Mar 12 2010, 02:11 PM
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Up Into Fourth Group: Members Joined: 15-July 07 From: Jersey C.I. Member of a Local Club?: Mini Club Jersey |
Here is a picture of my heated screen and were I routed the wires......................
(IMG:http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/mk1%20resto/myresto8.jpg) I thresded down vents and drilled a small hole for wires to pop out ....... (IMG:http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mk1leg/mk1%20resto/myresto11.jpg) ready to be connected..................... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumbsup.gif) |
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Mar 12 2010, 03:24 PM
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Stage One Kit Fitted Group: Members Joined: 10-March 10 From: Bournemouth |
I would like to fit one of these on my mk1 I'm restoring, can you buy them with thin elements in them?
If so anyone know where I can get one? Ta Alex |
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Mar 13 2010, 11:38 PM
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Definitely Not Camp Or A Freddy Group: TMF+ Member Joined: 24-October 05 From: leicester Member of a Local Club?: Wreake Mini Wanderers |
QUOTE (2009poolesparky @ Mar 12 2010, 03:24 PM)  I would like to fit one of these on my mk1 I'm restoring, can you buy them with thin elements in them? If so anyone know where I can get one? Ta Alex http://ramsport.com/shop/index.php?main_pa...products_id=117 http://www.heatedwindscreen.com/acatalog/r...indscreens.html |
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Mar 14 2010, 12:41 AM
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Up Into Fourth Group: Members Joined: 15-July 07 From: Jersey C.I. Member of a Local Club?: Mini Club Jersey |
QUOTE (2009poolesparky @ Mar 12 2010, 03:24 PM) I would like to fit one of these on my mk1 I'm restoring, can you buy them with thin elements in them? If so anyone know where I can get one? Ta Alex that is a thin element ...........what you see is a works style heated screen with the CB aerial silver wires .............. http://www.moss-europe.co.uk/Shop/ViewProd...ateIndexID=6697 ................. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumbsup.gif) |
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