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Car Forum / BMW Cars / February 2007Rear view mirror - how can I break it ?
My E36 has an interior mirror that darkens itself at night supposedly as an anti dazzling feature. How can I disable this so that I get some rear vision back at night ? Has anyone done this mod ? > My E36 has an interior mirror that darkens itself at night supposedly as an > anti dazzling feature. How can I disable this so that I get some rear > vision back at night ? Has anyone done this mod ? applied on light-sensitive E39 interior mirror : put a piece of adhesive ribbon (not transparent) on the little black circle on glass'mirror.  SignatureLuc > My E36 has an interior mirror that darkens itself at night supposedly as > an anti dazzling feature. Works very well too on mine. Wouldn't be without it. > How can I disable this so that I get some > rear vision back at night ? Has anyone done this mod ? Cover up the sensor with something that blocks the light - black tape should do it. You can see the sensor on the mirror. Signature*Great groups from little icons grow * Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. > My E36 has an interior mirror that darkens itself at night supposedly as > an > anti dazzling feature. How can I disable this so that I get some rear > vision back at night ? Has anyone done this mod ? Should be a knob to switch it off - check the manual. Hey... I'll trade you if they interchange... I have a 98 740iL, e38, and the mirror doesn't dim. It is supposed to but doesn't. rick > My E36 has an interior mirror that darkens itself at night supposedly as > an > anti dazzling feature. How can I disable this so that I get some rear > vision back at night ? Has anyone done this mod ? Is the light sensor blocked? Signature...Carl Frisk Anger is a brief madness. - Horace, 20 B.C. http://www.carlfrisk.com > Hey... I'll trade you if they interchange... I have a 98 740iL, e38, and the > mirror doesn't dim. It is supposed to but doesn't. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> anti dazzling feature. How can I disable this so that I get some rear >> vision back at night ? Has anyone done this mod ? No it is not blocked. Is there a fuse or anything that would cause it not to work? thanks rick > Is the light sensor blocked? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >>> anti dazzling feature. How can I disable this so that I get some rear >>> vision back at night ? Has anyone done this mod ? > Hey... I'll trade you if they interchange... I have a 98 740iL, e38, and the > mirror doesn't dim. It is supposed to but doesn't. > rick The one on my M3 doesn't work. BMW simply say "computer says no". The one on my E38 does work but does it differently. If I have the lights on but it's not dark then I can't see much out of it, regardless of any sensors. I can not see any difference at any time. I raise the rear sunshade so that the lights are not as strong. rick >> Hey... I'll trade you if they interchange... I have a 98 740iL, e38, and >> the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > on but it's not dark then I can't see much out of it, regardless of > any sensors. > My E36 has an interior mirror................ Thanks or the replies. I think Luc's idea sounds worth a try. Thinking about it, I assume the that it works ( darkens ) when the sensor on the mirror glass gets more light than the sensor on the windscreen side. Covering the sensor on the glass could very well work - I'll let you know. |
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