A heating system for use with a vehicular camera assembly including a heater bracket having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having a plurality of adjacent ridges and a valley being defined between at least two of the adjacent ridges; a heating assembly disposed adjacent the second surface of the heater bracket; and at least one through opening in the valley between the at least two adjacent ridges, the at least one through opening extending from the first surface to the second surface of the heater bracket.