2007 Dakota Laramie - Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror?

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John T - 27 Dec 2006 11:44 GMT

I just took delivery of my new, ordered-from-the-factory 2007 Dakota
Laramie. I'm pleased with just about everything except the rearview mirror.
Everything I read about the Dakota said the Laramie came with an
auto-dimming rearview mirror, but mine came with a "cheap" day/night mirror.
I asked the salesman about it and he's telling me the factory does not
install auto-dimming mirrors on Dakotas any more. I'm curious whether that
much literature is wrong or if there's a misunderstanding between a few
people.

Does anybody have a 2007 Dakota with a factory-installed auto-dimming
mirror?

Thanks.

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TBone - 27 Dec 2006 19:41 GMT

How exactly did you order it? I would go on-line and build another one and
see if the auto-dimming feature is still available. If so, I would print
out the build sheet and bring it back to the dealer and have him explain how
it is still available on DC's web site. If he / she still insists on it not
being offered, I would insist on speaking to a factory rep to confirm it and
ask why it is still on the web site. It sounds to me more like the dealer
screwed up on the order and doesn't want to have to re-order the truck
because IIRC, putting one of these into a truck that doesn't already have it
can be very expensive and he doesn't want to pay up for that either.

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> I just took delivery of my new, ordered-from-the-factory 2007 Dakota
> Laramie. I'm pleased with just about everything except the rearview mirror.
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> Thanks.

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John T - 27 Dec 2006 21:08 GMT

> How exactly did you order it? I would go on-line and build another
> one and see if the auto-dimming feature is still available. If so, I
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> one of these into a truck that doesn't already have it can be very
> expensive and he doesn't want to pay up for that either.

The mirror isn't a separate option. All the docs I've seen say it's part of
the Laramie package and the owner's manual describes it ("if installed").

I may be SOL on this, but I'm "upgrading" from a 2000 Dakota Sport that had
the auto-dimming mirror, an under-hood light (not so on the '07 Laramie),
bigger washer fluid bottle, and a less "plasticy" interior than the '07
Laramie. It just seems DC is going cheap (on the little things, no less)
when I'm willing to spend the money to get their top of the line package.

These are small items in the scheme of things, but I do feel a bit cheated
at the moment.

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