Thread Number: 73751
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Automatic dimming car mirrors |
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Post# 974149 , Reply# 1   12/17/2017 at 00:41 (2,293 days old) by Imperial70 (MA USA)   |   | |
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I've had auto-dim mirrors in a couple of my cars and they seem to work okay. Although the Ford I purchased this summer didn't come with one and that works just fine to. I don't miss the auto-dim feature. |
Post# 974153 , Reply# 3   12/17/2017 at 00:51 (2,293 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 974160 , Reply# 4   12/17/2017 at 02:09 (2,293 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )   |   | |
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I had it in the crappy 99 MB I had, which also had the drivers side mirror auto dimming as well.. .It was a good feature... Subaru offered it but only for the rear view mirror, not the drivers side mirror,, so I passed..
The drivers side mirror auto dimming was great.. it annoys the piss out of me when I'm driving at night and someone is in the left lane and their lights are shining into my eyes . I usually have to put my arm up on the windowsill with my hand blocking the glare. |
Post# 974166 , Reply# 5   12/17/2017 at 04:02 (2,293 days old) by johnrk (BP TX)   |   | |
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Post# 974184 , Reply# 6   12/17/2017 at 06:40 (2,293 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Dimming side mirrors are fine. Dimming rearview mirror, not so much. I would rather manually dim the rear-view myself. I have had both and the auto option is not a feature I have to have on the rearview. |
Post# 974188 , Reply# 7   12/17/2017 at 07:15 (2,293 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 974198 , Reply# 10   12/17/2017 at 08:08 (2,293 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia)   |   | |
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Yep, high riding cars with too bright lights..Grrr. "Chelsea tractors" I guess Chelsea is a posher part of London? Here in Melbourne, Chelsea is a bayside suburb but nothing flash. Our poshest suburb is Toorak, and Range Rovers are known as "Toorak Tractors". |
Post# 974207 , Reply# 12   12/17/2017 at 08:48 (2,293 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 974212 , Reply# 13   12/17/2017 at 09:22 (2,293 days old) by joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA)   |   | |
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. . . with compass and HomeLink garage door opener integration. The opener buttons only work with the engine running or with the key in the ACC position so you don't need to bring the transmitter into the house when you park in the driveway.
Dimmer's great when the all too common jacked-up Ford Excursion with poorly aimed retrofit HIDs (i.e.: no such thing as "low beams" even on low beams) is behind you at a red light. |
Post# 974213 , Reply# 14   12/17/2017 at 09:23 (2,293 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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We have a lot of SUV and pik'up truck drivers in our region who run HID lamps and mains (brights) all the time. It makes it very hard to navigate poor roads at night. Twice this year I've read in the local paper of a cop pulling someone over for it, but with all the yee-haws and strats, I've no hope anything significant can be done about it. Anybody have aftermarket solutions? |
Post# 974217 , Reply# 16   12/17/2017 at 09:33 (2,293 days old) by joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 974220 , Reply# 17   12/17/2017 at 10:11 (2,293 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Post# 974281 , Reply# 20   12/17/2017 at 16:39 (2,293 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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I've found that the old (early 80's) GM auto-dimming mirrors seem to work pretty well. These were still prismatic with a small motor and a dial to adjust sensitivity. These fell out of favor in the late 80's when the liquid crystal type came out, which are okay....as long as the liquid doesn't leak out, as made famous with the '93 Allantés.
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Post# 974340 , Reply# 21   12/17/2017 at 20:43 (2,292 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 974412 , Reply# 23   12/18/2017 at 09:00 (2,292 days old) by joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA)   |   | |
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All three of my Subarus (1992 and 1996 Legacy [gone], 2013 Impreza [daily driver]) have headlights that turn off when you shut off the engine, even if the knob is in the on position. If you turn the knob to off and back to on, the headlights will turn on with the warning tone when you open any driver or passenger door.
Don't know when they added it but it's similar to the headlights-on when the engine's running feature on many fleet vehicles in the belief that if daytime running lights are good, low beams during the day are even better. |
Post# 974418 , Reply# 24   12/18/2017 at 09:25 (2,292 days old) by philcobendixduo (San Jose)   |   | |
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Both my 2003 Passat and my 2011 Nissan Leaf have auto-dimming inside rear view mirrors.
I love them and would not buy a car without them. Hard to believe some "top trim level" cars still come with manual "flip switch" interior rear view mirrors and auto dimming mirrors are not even an available option. |