Auto Dimming Side View Mirrors
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Burning Brakes
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Auto Dimming Side View Mirrors
Hello,
I have a '97 with the memory option. Both side view mirrors are busted, so I want to replace them. I know the later C5s came with auto dimming side view mirrors. Has anyone with an early C5 tried to upgrade their mirrors to these auto dimming ones? Is it "plug and play", or should I simply try to find one with the memory and heat option?
Thanks,
LS12NV
I have a '97 with the memory option. Both side view mirrors are busted, so I want to replace them. I know the later C5s came with auto dimming side view mirrors. Has anyone with an early C5 tried to upgrade their mirrors to these auto dimming ones? Is it "plug and play", or should I simply try to find one with the memory and heat option?
Thanks,
LS12NV
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Those look totally cool. I wonder if anyone makes one for the vette that also has a lense on the side of the mirror that blinks also????
I saw a car with that and it was really cool, covered the behind and side view.
I saw a car with that and it was really cool, covered the behind and side view.
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From: "This is not a psychotic episode, but a cleansing moment of clarity."
Not sure about retrofitting the electrochromatics in early C5's, but only the driver's side and interior rear view mirror are dimmable. Not the passenger side mirror.
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From: "This is not a psychotic episode, but a cleansing moment of clarity."
Originally Posted by DuffyN
Those look totally cool. I wonder if anyone makes one for the vette that also has a lense on the side of the mirror that blinks also????
I saw a car with that and it was really cool, covered the behind and side view.
I saw a car with that and it was really cool, covered the behind and side view.
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Originally Posted by JMc
Not sure about retrofitting the electrochromatics in early C5's, but only the driver's side and interior rear view mirror are dimmable. Not the passenger side mirror.
It also requires the changing of thedoor harness and the mirror.
I did the rear view mirror and looked into changing the driver's mirror and felt it was to involved and costly for one mirror.
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