Auto dimming rear view mirror not worth a sh/t....
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2013FSport (10-25-17)
#3
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^^^ I only have the rear view dimming mirrors and I really enjoy it. Like Gville said, it does a great job dimming lights from behind. The auto dim should make the mirror become blueish green.
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2013FSport (10-25-17)
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2013FSport (10-25-17)
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Thanks gents, maybe I need to look into a used one this one is a fraction of what I know they can do. My previous car, an 06 Mazda 6S hatch was great. This, not so much. Actually I miss the mirror compass too even tho this has Nav.
You can see this change but as stated some lights are so damn bright these days. FWIW there is no inspection here so pretty much anything goes legal or not.
I'll head to the part out list...
You can see this change but as stated some lights are so damn bright these days. FWIW there is no inspection here so pretty much anything goes legal or not.
I'll head to the part out list...
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Thanks gents, maybe I need to look into a used one this one is a fraction of what I know they can do. My previous car, an 06 Mazda 6S hatch was great. This, not so much. Actually I miss the mirror compass too even tho this has Nav.
You can see this change but as stated some lights are so damn bright these days. FWIW there is no inspection here so pretty much anything goes legal or not.
I'll head to the part out list...
You can see this change but as stated some lights are so damn bright these days. FWIW there is no inspection here so pretty much anything goes legal or not.
I'll head to the part out list...
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Thanks gents, maybe I need to look into a used one this one is a fraction of what I know they can do. My previous car, an 06 Mazda 6S hatch was great. This, not so much. Actually I miss the mirror compass too even tho this has Nav.
You can see this change but as stated some lights are so damn bright these days. FWIW there is no inspection here so pretty much anything goes legal or not.
I'll head to the part out list...
You can see this change but as stated some lights are so damn bright these days. FWIW there is no inspection here so pretty much anything goes legal or not.
I'll head to the part out list...
IIRC, newer models have the mirror without the compass. My RX doesn't have the compass either.
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2013FSport (10-25-17)
#10
Anyone have any clue if the dimmer in the mirror stands alone or does it interact with light sensor near the defroster? Testing says they are independent but I ask as the one flaw this car has is the light sensor has curled up a bit and is not down where it belongs. That said all dash and Nav lighting/backlighting work with this thing in the image. And no I don't want to pull dash apart to fix that!
Anyone know how its held in?
Mirror just senses light through the window.
Zmon, did you say your dimmer failed?
Anyone know how its held in?
Mirror just senses light through the window.
Zmon, did you say your dimmer failed?
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2013FSport (10-25-17)
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87810-53160 - 2009 All Models
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Jeff
#14
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I've never used them, but a handful of people have posted positive results using this company ( http://www.radar-mirror.com/Mirror_Repair.html ) to replace the mirror glass after the electrochromatic coating failed. It's significantly cheaper than replacing the entire mirror.
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Anyone have any clue if the dimmer in the mirror stands alone or does it interact with light sensor near the defroster? Testing says they are independent but I ask as the one flaw this car has is the light sensor has curled up a bit and is not down where it belongs. That said all dash and Nav lighting/backlighting work with this thing in the image. And no I don't want to pull dash apart to fix that!
Anyone know how its held in?
Mirror just senses light through the window.
Zmon, did you say your dimmer failed?
Anyone know how its held in?
Mirror just senses light through the window.
Zmon, did you say your dimmer failed?
The older models (06-08) had issues with the mirrors electrochromatic coating failing and displaying black specks all over the glass, that's why I replaced mine with a newer one. I was going to buy the frameless mirror used in the new Lexus models, but I couldn't find one for a reasonable price when I was wanting to replace mine.