Rear View mirror with auto dimmer - Not!
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Rear View mirror with auto dimmer - Not!
I have the GT package with auto dimming rear view mirror. It seems like the auto dimming function needs a torch right next to the mirror for it to sense brightness. Has anyone noticed this?
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Or if you have a spoiler it doesn't work well, if at all. Try covering the sensor on the front with some electrical tape. You can feel it on the driver's side of the mirror. This seems to help some.
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My first mirror hardly dimmed at all. Rosenthal replaced it and the new one works better. Still, when a car pulls in behind me, it takes the mirror a moment or two to react, which is irritating. I prefer the regular mirror.
No tint, no spoiler.
No tint, no spoiler.
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Originally Posted by Paul_in_DC
My first mirror hardly dimmed at all. Rosenthal replaced it and the new one works better. Still, when a car pulls in behind me, it takes the mirror a moment or two to react, which is irritating. I prefer the regular mirror.
No tint, no spoiler.
No tint, no spoiler.
The mirror definitely has a 1-2 second lag time to dim bright headlights, especially if there hasn't been anything to cause it to dim already.
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BTW, there is one really cool feature of the garage door opener. It is disabled with no key in the car. Simple, I know, but this way I can leave the car out once in a while without worrying about it. In my other car we try to remember to remove the standard garage remote if the car is outside.
But I do wish I had a plain old night/day lever on it.
But I do wish I had a plain old night/day lever on it.
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Originally Posted by CarAndDriver
Mazda bought a crappy auto day/night mirror from some vendor. It's horrible compared to other one's I've used.
The mirror definitely has a 1-2 second lag time to dim bright headlights, especially if there hasn't been anything to cause it to dim already.
The mirror definitely has a 1-2 second lag time to dim bright headlights, especially if there hasn't been anything to cause it to dim already.
Most things in my rear view mirror can't catch me and are therefore irrelevant anyway.
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I have a 2004 and mine seems to work fine. I usually turn it off cause it dims somewhat to begin with and I can't see as much.
No tint, stock spoiler.
No tint, stock spoiler.
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I've 20% tint and it works well enough. Then again, its my first ADM. I just don't like how it turns everything green. Why can't it turn blue or just darker? Why GREEN?! Why...why would they do that?!
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