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Rear View Mirror Blacks Out
« on: 07 July 2009, 17:49:40 »
My automatic rear view mirror diming has started happening during normal lighting conditions during the day.

Its just a small irritation but does anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks in advance
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Re: Rear View Mirror Blacks Out
« Reply #1 on: 07 July 2009, 19:34:20 »
no airfreshers dangling from mirror, covering front sensor?
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Re: Rear View Mirror Blacks Out
« Reply #2 on: 07 July 2009, 19:36:09 »
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no airfreshers dangling from mirror, covering front sensor?


As if!! That'd be an MOT failure!  ::)  :y  :y  :y
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Re: Rear View Mirror Blacks Out
« Reply #3 on: 07 July 2009, 20:39:15 »
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As if!! That'd be an MOT failure!  ::)  :y  :y  :y
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Re: Rear View Mirror Blacks Out
« Reply #4 on: 07 July 2009, 21:36:01 »
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As if!! That'd be an MOT failure!  ::)  :y  :y  :y

Ooh, there'll be tears before bed time if this carries on !!  ::)
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Re: Rear View Mirror Blacks Out
« Reply #5 on: 07 July 2009, 21:41:23 »
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My automatic rear view mirror diming has started happening during normal lighting conditions during the day.

Its just a small irritation but does anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks in advance


If you need a new one i have one here for £25 inc postage....... Pm Me

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Re: Rear View Mirror Blacks Out
« Reply #6 on: 15 July 2009, 19:40:36 »
Been away so missed the replies.

Thanks TB, you got it in one. Air freshener.
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Re: Rear View Mirror Blacks Out
« Reply #7 on: 15 July 2009, 19:42:02 »
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Been away so missed the replies.

Thanks TB, you got it in one. Air freshener.
Typical airfreshner causing problems.
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Re: Rear View Mirror Blacks Out
« Reply #8 on: 11 October 2009, 17:32:18 »
Back Again,

The air freshener was behind the mirror and was not blocking the little circular sensor on the face of the mirror. I removed it anyway but I am still having an intermittant problem with the mirror blacking out in normal light conditions. Any other ideas guys?
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Re: Rear View Mirror Blacks Out
« Reply #9 on: 12 October 2009, 08:11:45 »
clean the front facing sensor the one that looks at the windscreen
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Re: Rear View Mirror Blacks Out
« Reply #10 on: 12 October 2009, 10:14:38 »
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As if!! That'd be an MOT failure!  ::)  :y  :y  :y


Not for the intierior mirrow,  the wing mirrows are the ones to watch for mot.
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Re: Rear View Mirror Blacks Out
« Reply #11 on: 12 October 2009, 10:26:48 »
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Not for the intierior mirrow,   .....

It is if there's an air freshener hanging from obscuring your view.   ;)  ;)  ;)

Ask Jamie ..... he knows!  ::)  ::)  :y
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Re: Rear View Mirror Blacks Out
« Reply #12 on: 12 October 2009, 10:40:41 »
I have a new one too for a RHD, unused. Yes I was trying to fit it to my LHD earlier. LOL.  :-[ :-[ ;D ;D
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Re: Rear View Mirror Blacks Out
« Reply #13 on: 12 October 2009, 11:01:37 »
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Not for the intierior mirrow,   .....

It is if there's an air freshener hanging from obscuring your view.   ;)  ;)  ;)

Ask Jamie ..... he knows!  ::)  ::)  :y

That it would fail on an air freshener I have no doubts.
trying to gas the tester your lucky he wont press charges of gbh for that Lol. [smiley=evil.gif] [smiley=evil.gif]
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Re: Rear View Mirror Blacks Out
« Reply #14 on: 17 October 2009, 21:06:22 »
OK so, I removed the air freshener and cleaned both sensors and I'm still getting intermittant blacking out in normal daylight. Anyone got any other ideas? Or is it time to find a replacement?
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