How can I tell if my interior mirror is still auto dipping
03-15-2007, 12:37 PM
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Today after I long drive I felt that my interior mirror was not cutting out the headlights of cars driving behind me to the extent I thought it would do in the past. How can I confirm if its working as normal. Is there a fuse I can check, I'll look up the WDS later tonight.
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='403194' date='Mar 15 2007, 04:37 PM
Today after I long drive I felt that my interior mirror was not cutting out the headlights of cars driving behind me to the extent I thought it would do in the past. How can I confirm if its working as normal. Is there a fuse I can check, I'll look up the WDS later tonight.
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You can also put your finger over the forward facing sensor to make the mirror think it's darker outside than it really is. Doing this and letting light hit the rearward facing sensor should cause the mirror to go dark. Letting your finger off of the forward facing sensor should cause it to lighten up...
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as other mentioned take a flash light and point it at the whole in the mirror, to speed things up try covering it with your finger point the flashlight at the covered whole and then take your finger of and see how fast it changes to green...
i've noticed a big change in the mirrors reaction ever since i tinted the car. i wasnt expecting it....
anyways the tint does take some of the glare....
i've noticed a big change in the mirrors reaction ever since i tinted the car. i wasnt expecting it....
anyways the tint does take some of the glare....
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='403194' date='Mar 15 2007, 10:37 PM
Today after I long drive I felt that my interior mirror was not cutting out the headlights of cars driving behind me to the extent I thought it would do in the past. How can I confirm if its working as normal. Is there a fuse I can check, I'll look up the WDS later tonight.
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