Has anyone in Aus retrofitted an auto dim mirror?

yxalitis · 08-31-2010, 05:56 PM

Simple question really, if you have, can you tell me whether you needed to run a ground wire up the side column of the car?
I have a 2006 E90 320d, and it has a plain-old mirror, no alarm, no auto-dim.
It has NO wires running to it at all, but I do have a rain sensor, so wires are right there nearby.
Any help appreciated!

John_01 · 08-31-2010, 08:03 PM

My car has auto dimming rear vision mirror, but it dosen't work very well.

I have 35% tinting on my car. When a car comes up behind me the mirror goes dark and its very hard to see anything in the mirror, possibly due to the tint. I fixed it by putting a small sticker over the light sensor, which effectively disables the feature.

johnnydad · 08-31-2010, 09:50 PM

Mine works fine at night (no tint) but when the sun is setting behind it doesn't dip, and there are times when I'd like to un-dip it. Probably the least useful bit of tech in my car.

NBTBRV8 · 09-01-2010, 03:38 AM

You can retrofit, see:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...28&hg=51&fg=95

Dec540 · 09-01-2010, 03:40 AM

I retrofitted one to an e46. I think i tapped off the interior light power if my memory serves me right, it was ages ago. You may even find that bmw run all the wires up close to the mirror and then depending on what option you have then determines which are run from the roof to the mirror.

Drew335 · 09-01-2010, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by johnnydad

Mine works fine at night (no tint) but when the sun is setting behind it doesn't dip, and there are times when I'd like to un-dip it. Probably the least useful bit of tech in my car.

I'm with John on this one, of all the tech on my car this has to be one of the least useful features. Although I do have a tint which might be why it's not so effective at night. Not sure what others have experienced but I find it more useful on wet nights as it seems to cut out a lot of the glare.

WOPALX · 09-01-2010, 05:09 PM

I have a standard tint on my car and HATE the autodim mirror.

It makes it impossible to make out the details of the car behind you in the evenings, which IMHO gives the boys in blue more opportunity to ping you

yxalitis · 09-02-2010, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by WOPALX

I have a standard tint on my car and HATE the autodim mirror.

It makes it impossible to make out the details of the car behind you in the evenings, which IMHO gives the boys in blue more opportunity to ping you

Well then, you shouldn't be speeeeding then, should you!

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yxalitis Banned 9 Rep 84 Posts Drives: 2008 325i E90 Executive Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia iTrader: (1)	Has anyone in Aus retrofitted an auto dim mirror? Simple question really, if you have, can you tell me whether you needed to run a ground wire up the side column of the car? I have a 2006 E90 320d, and it has a plain-old mirror, no alarm, no auto-dim. It has NO wires running to it at all, but I do have a rain sensor, so wires are right there nearby. Any help appreciated!
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John_01 Colonel 236 Rep 2,643 Posts Drives: E90 325i, E82 135i Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia iTrader: (0)	My car has auto dimming rear vision mirror, but it dosen't work very well. I have 35% tinting on my car. When a car comes up behind me the mirror goes dark and its very hard to see anything in the mirror, possibly due to the tint. I fixed it by putting a small sticker over the light sensor, which effectively disables the feature.
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NBTBRV8 Captain 139 Rep 862 Posts Drives: LCi E60 530i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	You can retrofit, see: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...28&hg=51&fg=95
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Dec540 Captain 136 Rep 678 Posts Drives: G80 M3 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sunshine Coast, Australia iTrader: (0)	I retrofitted one to an e46. I think i tapped off the interior light power if my memory serves me right, it was ages ago. You may even find that bmw run all the wires up close to the mirror and then depending on what option you have then determines which are run from the roof to the mirror.
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