Driver Side Mirror - doesn't dim
10-15-2009, 10:26 PM
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Driver Side Mirror - doesn't dim
Hey guys,
I am pretty sure the driver side mirror used to dim (at night) if you had traffic with their headlights on. For some reason last two nights, I don't see it dimming and see it crystal clear instead of being grey.
Can folks confirms that I was not dreaming things?
I am pretty sure the driver side mirror used to dim (at night) if you had traffic with their headlights on. For some reason last two nights, I don't see it dimming and see it crystal clear instead of being grey.
Can folks confirms that I was not dreaming things?
10-15-2009, 10:51 PM
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Yea driver's site should dim when lights shine on it. It dims even when I'm in a parking garage and there is opening behind me where day light is coming from. (you might rememeber those pics of small mirrors I posted a few month ago, and you can even see that mirror was dimmed)
10-15-2009, 11:30 PM
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10-17-2009, 06:44 PM
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Just wondering: did you by any chance clean the driver side mirror with Windex?
Windex contains chemical that will kill the darkening properties of these mirrors. I cleaned the inside mirror on my old 99 3.2 TL with Windex then I notice the black region getting smaller and smaller until it is all gone
Windex contains chemical that will kill the darkening properties of these mirrors. I cleaned the inside mirror on my old 99 3.2 TL with Windex then I notice the black region getting smaller and smaller until it is all gone
10-17-2009, 07:43 PM
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maybe the ammonia in windex.. it can't be used on tint either. ammonia weakens the tint and uv pretection.
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10-18-2009, 09:41 AM
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actually the driver side mirror does dim, but it depends on the sensor at the back of the rearview mirror. I think its somewhere near the top right (facing it) at the back. If you block this area during the day, you will see both the side and rearview mirror dim.
