Then those cars have breakaway mirrors that would shear off with impact. ( as you quoted me : There can be no protrusion on a vehicle that does not either breakaway, is flexible or folding.)
More expensive cars tend to have the folding breakaways and less expensive the breakaways that shear.

If the folding breakaway mirror that was referred to in the post is struck, it gives away and likely only the mirror surface will be damaged; the one on your Camray, for example, will shear off and an entire new assembly will have to be put on the car.

 

I beg to once again differ. Your car has 2 temperature levels (low and high). It has nothing to do with position -- trust me, I drive with it on "low" (one light on) and my groin still boils.

 

Hmm... interesting, where are you getting that from? Does your owner's manual say that? Odd it would be different than mine, which is also a 2006.

Maybe you brought your MINI from Europe and those MINIs are wired different? Maybe they wired yours incorrectly to where it works the way you say it does?

Maybe that's a "secret option" that no one knows about, a programming option that can be done at the dealer. That would be news.

 

...but I don´t think we are talking about the same issue here.

The original thread i replied to was about electrically operated folding door mirrors, standard (I think - at least my ´07 Cooper S has them) on the Chilli-Pack here in Europe. I was not talking about manually folding mirrors which have been standard equipment on even the most humble vehicle in Europe since ***** was a kitten.

 

If not mentioned in the previous 58 pages . . . on the HK, turning the bass/treble past the middle mark lowers the maximum volume level.

 

When we had a 90 CRX it had mirrors that folded fore and aft. I was parked in front of the bar I bounced at and some jamoke in an M3 passed someone in their lane on the right. (between them and my parked car) I got to watch him fold my mirror forward and drive off with his passenger mirror hanging by the adjuster cables.

 

Really??? That's interesting ... when I push the button 4 the 2nd time, only the back portion remains warm; the tushie area cools off.

 

The amount of heat that the heated seats put out varies from one car to the next (and can also be adjusted by changing out resistors in the seat wiring), so I suspect that your lower seat just isn't putting out the normal amount of heat in the "low" position, leading you to think that it's off.

As a quick check, does your passenger seat behave the same way? With it off, hit the button twice quickly and see if the lower portion stays cold.

Eager2own is describing the way the seats are supposed to work - the lower and upper portions are always on at the same time. The only thing you change by selecting between "one light" and "two lights" on the switch is the level of heat.

 

Oh, OK. I did try it in the single position for a friend once (male, who never complained about the lower portion), who really enjoyed the back heat. Oh well ... guess it's a little different. That's what makes these Minis so adorable!

 

Yep, they all have their quirks. Still, if you're still under warranty, that's something the dealer can fix/adjust fairly easily.

 

^ or in my case, it may be something that I sabotage so that I can have back-only heat.

 

I did not know that I would spend insane amounts of money replacing the super charger because it is made to fail....

The only car I want to keep after payoff and it is built to fail at only 50k. WTF

 

I don't think your rant and complaint about your supercharger failing belongs in this thread where people are going to waste time getting an e-mail message that is not on topic.

I'd prefer not to unsuscribe to this thread.

Just sayin..

 

Great post. I did not consider that the Member's heated seat might be malfunctioning.

 

I found this on my own, no written stuff on this HK Stereo .

Just turn your ignition key a smidgen, not even as far as first stop, like a 1/4 of an inch. Push the HK on/off button TWICE, radio will come on, Remove key, Radio automatically shuts off in about 5 mins...

 

Try that without the key trick and only one push.


I did not know when I bought our second S less than a year ago for $16,240 with just under 50k on the odometer it would be worth almost $18,000 a year later thanks to higher gas prices. (no I have no intention of selling)

 

oh really? I bet there are hundreds of people on this board that would disagree with you...

 

Holy crap, it came on w/o key ! Had to push it like 6 times, but it came on..thanks

 

WoW like top speed? how do they know that? OBDII?

 

I saw a Cooper D on the dealer's lot today. Shocked the heck outa me!!!!

 

When they insert your MINI key into their computer it narcs on all the stuff you thought you got away with.
It will tell them if you have been redlining, top speed, avg speed, avg gf weight and many other things you thought no one knew about.

 

They can also tell when the last time you had sex was...in the MINI.

 

I think that one is done by looking at how many times the passenger side airbag light went on and off..

 

Just count the stains on the seat(s).

 

Oh, nooo ... I rather enjoy this feature! It really comes in handy!