Compass mirror
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Compass mirror
Greetings all. I am starting my Christmas shopping early. My dad has a 2000 and I was wondering if a compass mounted rear view mirror was available and how much of a PITA it would be to install. My dad is not a big fan of GPS but has mentioned on a few occasions how just a compass would be a great help. 
Any positive input would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Any positive input would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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You might try looking at the Gentex mirrors. They might have one that will work on a C5.
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I put a Gentex in mine years ago - I actually was driven to change the mirror not for the compass but for the built in Homelink buttons. I have a vert and didn't like the remote sticking up on the visor and got tired of chasing the remote all over the inside of the car with sporty driving. I did lose the lights on the bottom of the mirror - one for each side and a third one for general light. I recall someone - again years ago - posted detailed instruction on how to add some LED lights into the mirror. I also had to pull a constant power wire to the mirror for the homelink - only switched power was available. And BTW, I really do like the compass. Great on windy mountain roads - easy to get turned around. So, think it through. I doubt you'll find an all inclusive mirror - lights, compass, homelink (if that's an interest).
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Check these links, I hope it helps...
http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/nigvisrearvi.html
http://www.thecompassstore.com/mirrorcompass.html
Found this also:
http://motors.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_...mirror+compass
http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/nigvisrearvi.html
http://www.thecompassstore.com/mirrorcompass.html
Found this also:
http://motors.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_...mirror+compass
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I put a Gentex in mine years ago - I actually was driven to change the mirror not for the compass but for the built in Homelink buttons. I have a vert and didn't like the remote sticking up on the visor and got tired of chasing the remote all over the inside of the car with sporty driving. I did lose the lights on the bottom of the mirror - one for each side and a third one for general light. I recall someone - again years ago - posted detailed instruction on how to add some LED lights into the mirror. I also had to pull a constant power wire to the mirror for the homelink - only switched power was available. And BTW, I really do like the compass. Great on windy mountain roads - easy to get turned around. So, think it through. I doubt you'll find an all inclusive mirror - lights, compass, homelink (if that's an interest).
Outside of that Gentex has some excellent Homelink mirror options. I was wanting compass, homelink, autodimming and maplights. I could get 3 of the 4 and even sent an email to Gentex asking whether they had any plans to offer one with the options above and maplights. I received a generic reply that pointed me to their existing models.
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