Would anybody know where to get a mirror glass with heater element for the passengers mirror ? I am in Australia and it is deceptive when you overtake and use the side mirror to judge when you are clear of the overtaken car - I do head checks before moving in front of the following car, but would enjoy that mirror not exaggerating the distance.

Look for some car shop or parts shop where they sell aftermarket parts, you might find a non-original or non-OEM product that comes without the feature that annoys you.

Usually cheaper mirrors do not have this.

I'm fairly sure that the passenger mirrors are plain and do not "exaggerate" the distance, the drivers one however has a distorted field of vision to cover the blind spot when pulling out to overtake, that of course is far more dangerous than pulling back in.

 

I understand what you are seeking, I looked for it myself for the same reason but what you actually want is a blind spot mirror lens for the passenger side but be careful what you wish for, I got burned!!!

 

The only way to achieve it is to buy a drivers door mirror for the LHD variant of the vehicle which I did and fitted, it was worse than useless because the optics were designed to be viewed by the driver sitting in the seat next to the mirror not the other side of the car.

Yes, that is correct, I had this problem when we were making youngtimer Audis and I had a customer that wanted to have both "long" mirrors, and I sorted a RHD driver's and thought to adapt it and it was useless.

 

For those too young to remember, until the late 90's some German manufacturers and models would have different door/wing mirrors, driver's side would be longer, while passenger's would be shorted and a tad "wider".

I also remember Mercedes from about 30 years ago only fitted an electric adjustable mirror to the passenger side, with the driver's mirror just having an internal lever.

Yes, good memory! The driver's electric adjustment was, and by extension is, a very rare option, seldom seen.