Auto Dimming Mirrors

Arqum · February 7, 2015

Guys, question for you. On your ISF's do your wing mirrors dim?

My rear view dims when headlights hit it at night but I thought we had auto dimming wing mirrors too?

Am I wrong?

Stuno1 · February 7, 2015

Mine do and it's an 08 so imagine they all do. They go a geeny/blue colour so obvious when they do.

Stu

Arqum · February 7, 2015

Hey stu. Mine stay the bronze colour. Only thing that goes blue is the rear view mirror

Stuno1 · February 7, 2015

Hmmm, mine defiantly auto dim. When you drive at night do you get glare from the lights behind you?

Stu

Arqum · February 7, 2015

So they go bluey green? My rear view mirror dims perfectly. But wing mirrors don't.

Stuno1 · February 7, 2015

I'll check what colour they go next time I go out at night but mine defiantly reduce glare.

Stu

SiM22 · February 7, 2015

Mine go a yellow/bronze colour

Arqum · February 7, 2015

The thats it, but I thought they are suppose to go blue...

SiM22 · February 7, 2015

I dont know, i always though mirrors would go yellow to stop glare. This is going to be a fun thread i think :-D

Corrado · February 9, 2015

My rear view mirror turns green but wing mirrors don't. I think they may dim slightly but can't tell for sure. They definitely don't turn green like the rear view mirror.

giorgoXXI · February 9, 2015

The wing mirrors definitely dim. In fact the other day very bright street lights hit the sensor and switched of the dimming, and the difference was huge! Couldn't stand the glare from the headlights behind me.

Arqum · February 9, 2015

The wing mirrors definitely dim. In fact the other day very bright street lights hit the sensor and switched of the dimming, and the difference was huge! Couldn't stand the glare from the headlights behind me.

What colour did they dim to?

Corrado · February 9, 2015

The wing mirrors definitely dim. In fact the other day very bright street lights hit the sensor and switched of the dimming, and the difference was huge! Couldn't stand the glare from the headlights behind me.

Do they dim the same colour as the interior rear view mirror, i.e. green?

giorgoXXI · February 9, 2015

The wing mirrors definitely dim. In fact the other day very bright street lights hit the sensor and switched of the dimming, and the difference was huge! Couldn't stand the glare from the headlights behind me.

Do they dim the same colour as the interior rear view mirror, i.e. green?

The wing mirrors definitely dim. In fact the other day very bright street lights hit the sensor and switched of the dimming, and the difference was huge! Couldn't stand the glare from the headlights behind me.

What colour did they dim to?

Never really noticed but I think they go blue/green, I'll have a closer look tomorrow. They don't dim as dark as the rear view mirror.

giorgoXXI · February 10, 2015

Checked today, looks like a blueish tint when they dim. Hard to tell though if the color is influenced by the environment. Also I think they only dim if the rear view dims. If you have headlights on your wing mirror and not on the rear view mirror, then it doesn't seem to dim at all.

Arqum · February 11, 2015

Hmmmm ok mine no way go blue. So are mine faulty then?

Stuno1 · February 11, 2015

I would be gob smacked if something like auto diming mirrors are faulty. It's just a sensor on one of the mirrors that detects the light and dims the mirror. Possible I guess but I'd be surprised.As long as you don't get glare they are fine.

Arqum · February 11, 2015

i do get glare on mine. Mrs has an IS250c and her mirrors go blue like the rear view mirror.

I had a CT and RX450h F-Sport and both had mirrors go blue.

Stuno1 · February 11, 2015

Hmm, ok, guess the dealer could run a check to see if the sensor is faulty?

Stu

stevet · February 11, 2015

Not sure how the mirrors work on the ISF but on a IS300 I had it was just a chemical behind the glass similar to photo reactive lenses on sunglasses. So no sensor as such.

TigerFish · February 11, 2015

I'm pretty sure on the GS, the mirrors were run from the same sensor as the rear view mirror, when it dimmed, the sides did too (and would un-dim in reverse along with the rear view mirror). If someone has clattered the mirrors, they may have changed the glass for cheaper ones though (multiple hundreds of pounds for genuine items I believe)

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Arqum · February 11, 2015

the glass is genuine that much i do know.

Everything else works fine, heating dipping etc but dimming, no....

Corrado · February 15, 2015

Same here Roheel, I think mine don't dim either.

Arqum · February 15, 2015

This is it. There seems to be different opinions. Can someone take a pic of their mirrors when they dim pls?

Corrado · February 21, 2015

Looking carefully at mine I think they do dim the same colour but the dimming is not as visible as the interior rear view mirror. I only noticed it when reversing out of a dark garage. I don't get glare so they must be working. I don't think it would show up well if I took a photo.