will77530 Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 i grew up in tahoe with snow and i when the side mirrors were frozen i just didnt use them....theyd melt through out the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appi Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 wow JBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterJohnson Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 I snowboard all the time in the winter. I drive up to Utah, mammoth, bear, mthigh I use a scraper or cardboard ontop and a small towel for the side mirrors. Good luck man, park in the garage if u can Scion tC SQ BuildiPad mini, lots of fabrication, daily drivenFord Explorer C Pillar Wall Build Just a cheap car to destroy with bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truconcept Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Just occurred to me... Why am I trying to fight the ice after it sticks to my mirror? Why not just stop it from getting there in the first place? Will post results in the morning id be too paranoid about messing up the paint on my mirrors having wet plastic bag on it **actin bad like a kid at six flags** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted November 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 I don't see how it would mess anything up. It's not like you are rubbing the plastic bag across the mirror or something ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskanzx5 Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 take a big planket and close one end in the passenger door with part of the blanket covering the mirror. stretch the blanket over the windshield and to the other side of the car. close it in the door on that side and hang part of it over the mirror. come morning you will be ice free across the entire windshield and mirrors. t1500bdcp 2 t2d4 15" 1 t600.4 1 t400.2 1 set p1 tweets singer alt, tons of wiring, smd vm-1, 80prs, back seat delete, still in the works, aiming for a 145-147 with the ability to play 25hz up to 50hz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickass audio Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 I always wax my vehicle with carnuba wax before the snow comes in. Then when it gets frozen over or has snow on any part it comes off with a breeze. I dont reccommend taking your ice scraper to the mirror since you can press too hard and break the gears on the mirror that move it or slip and start to make marks on the outer lip of your mirror itself. I now have mirrors that defrost however my remote start only has the rear window hooked up to the remote start wire to warm it up when i send the command for the defrosters, the mirrors dont kick on until i go outside and press the button which is fine since the mirrors heat up way faster than the damn back window on my truck. I say just throw 2-3 coats of wax on the mirrors and you should be good for the mirrors. As for the windows and your body of the vehicle waxing them helps (i wax everything but my windshield, all the other windows are waxed) and its rare to find the snow or ice sticking to it. If it does its usually to my hood where it gets drastic temperature changes from the engines warmth melting the snow/ice then freezing back over again when it cools down. To get that off i run the engine a little bit until it starts to get around 180 degrees then i take my snow brush and hit down on the middle part of the hood. It causes the metal on the hood to bend a little when i hit it and breaks the ice and snow free. do NOT do this with the scraper as you will kill your paint job and hit it lightly. edit: since i just saw the plastic bag trick you are trying, i really dont think that is a good idea. If you get moisture behind the bag and the bag is touching the body of your mirror or the mirror itself, when you go to take it off there is a chance the bag can get stuck to the mirror and not come off until it thaws. 2004 GMC Envoy1 XS power S3400 batt under the hood and 4 XS Power D3100's battery installed in the rear by the amps0 gauge power wire from front to backAlpine iva-w205 touchscreen dvd/cd/mp3/ipod/am/fm/gps headunitSundown Audio SAX-200.4 amp for my mids and highs8 gauge speaker wire from amp to woofer270 amp Mechman AltRockford Fosgate T1652-s component speakersRockford Fosgate 3Sixty.2 sound processorRca's from Rockford Fosgate and Monster Cable14 gauge speaker wire for the mids and highs1 18" Ascendant Audio SMD Dual 1 ohm with custom Black & Blue carbon fiber and hand signed dustcapBox: 5.66 cubic feet net volume box tuned to 30.13Hz with 1.5" wide wooden dowels and 1.5" thick baffle1 DC Audio 5.0k amp wired to .5 ohms nominal with an imp rise of 1.35 ohms for the single AA SMD 18"Future Vision 8000k 50w bi-xenon projector HID's with 4300k 35w fog lightsLink to my build: Buildupdates/progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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