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Sep 10, 2010 | 11:50 PM

whitehooptie

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Dimming Mirrors

I have a question. Just got my 04 C5 hatch about a month ago. Pretty well got all the quirks worked out of it but I might have a new one. Tonight, I used the dimming rearview mirror for the first time because some jack--- was tailgating me. It worked fine. Then I looked in the driver side mirror and it was dim! I was thinking that this was pretty neat. So I look over to the passenger side and it is normal. WTH? I can't imagine GM only making one side of the mirror work but not the other.

Where should I start? Or is this how they all are?

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Sep 11, 2010 | 12:05 AM

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Have no fear mate, all is in order. It is working fine and passenger side does not dim, just rear view and drivers turns a blue color.

Sep 11, 2010 | 12:10 AM

whitehooptie

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That's stupid........ I wonder if the General's cheese slid off his cracker a time or two.

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Sep 11, 2010 | 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by whitehooptie

That's stupid........ I wonder if the General's cheese slid off his cracker a time or two.

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Why is that dumb? I suspect for safety reasons they decided not to dim the passenger side.

Sep 11, 2010 | 11:16 AM

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everything is working as it should.

Sep 11, 2010 | 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by whitehooptie

That's stupid........ I wonder if the General's cheese slid off his cracker a time or two.

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Just wondering why you think it is Stupid? Works great for me.

Sep 11, 2010 | 11:28 AM

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We don't need no stinkin' dimming mirror on the right side... thinks Chevy.

Sep 11, 2010 | 04:20 PM

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I have the auto dimming mirrors on mine and yes, the passenger side does not dim. Just the way GM made it.

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Sep 11, 2010 | 08:44 PM

Jewjenk

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My wife's edge as and the Mercedes dim the same way, I think it is the manufacture's safety margin..............

Sep 11, 2010 | 08:46 PM

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whitehooptie

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It just seems to me that if you're going to have 3 mirrors, that same technology should be in all three. It just seems that "2 out of 3 ain't bad".........