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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 11:10 AM
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hi anybody no why my wing mirrors dont change when i shine a torch on the rear view mirror only when i connect power to the connector the back of the wing mirror they both go black is there a relay or ecu problem if so which one and where thanks nick
 
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 11:12 AM
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hi forgot to add that the rear view mirror works fine no problem with that one
 
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 01:22 PM
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are you asking if the side mirrors are auto-dimming?
 
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 01:34 PM
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yes they are auto dimming but are not working with the interia mirror only when i add power to the terminal on the back of the wing mirrors
 
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 03:07 PM
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If the side mirrors are auto-dimming that's a new one to me.

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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 03:33 PM
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^ same here, never knew that...will have to pay attention tonight on my drive home. I didn't think they were. Are you in the US?
 
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 04:02 PM
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no uk
 
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 04:34 PM
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Mine is an 01 and they auto dim with the center mirror.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 05:17 PM
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I never bother turning on the autodim feature on the main rearview mirror so I guess I should try it out and see if the side mirrors also dim.

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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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sweet. yes mine have dimmin side mirrors as well...mind u...i gt it on my bimmer 635 csi `84 model :P most of german cars have dimmed mirrors ....smart
 
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