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Paul B
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Interior Mirror - Early Warning Signs?
« on: Dec 11th, 2006, 7:13pm » |
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Now we all know that these fancy dimming rear view mirrors can fail in an instant. And those who have had one fail will know how much of a mess they make.
Luckily, mine's always worked just fine. But I'm not sure now if its got the start of something wrong 
The only early warning sign I knew of was if dark blotches appeared.
But yesterday I had mine on 'DIM'.
When driving it today, things looked too dark, so I pressed the button to turn it off... only the mirror has stayed tinted.
Could this mean its on the way out?
Opinions please 
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Re: Interior Mirror - Early Warning Signs?
« Reply #1 on: Dec 11th, 2006, 7:31pm » |
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It's dead. Get it out ASAP before the "alien blood" destroys your interior!! 
Make NO mistake, that stuff is highly nasty to anything that it falls on! 
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« Reply #2 on: Dec 11th, 2006, 8:52pm » |
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paul...
i agree with SD here,classic early signs i'm afraid,advice has already been given,whip it out pronto,as you already know,when they go,they leave a mess,and they tend to give very little warning as well...
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Re: Interior Mirror - Early Warning Signs?
« Reply #3 on: Dec 11th, 2006, 9:25pm » |
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Don't delay Paul. Get the thing off and out of the car. Disconnect inside the interior light fitting and remove the mirror by a sharp downward tug in line with the slope of the screen. You can retain the original mirror without the 'auto dip' facility by following the 'Snoopy' method. Here.
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Re: Interior Mirror - Early Warning Signs?
« Reply #4 on: Dec 12th, 2006, 8:53pm » |
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Hey
ive never had a mirror fail and dont know much about them, but if the whole thing has stayed dark, could it just mean the switch has failed or ceased up?
paul B, is the green led indicator still on? and when the car is turned off, does the mirror go normal?
I may be talking rubbish though 
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Paul B
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Re: Interior Mirror - Early Warning Signs?
« Reply #5 on: Dec 12th, 2006, 9:11pm » |
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Tried it out again tonight.
The switch goes in & out lovely, and the green light comes on as it should.
But whether its on or off, I now have that grey tinted effect all the time.
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Re: Interior Mirror - Early Warning Signs?
« Reply #6 on: Dec 12th, 2006, 10:07pm » |
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Its b****red, if the powers still getting to it and it doesnt work take it out ASAP or start looking for a new centre consol...
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Re: Interior Mirror - Early Warning Signs?
« Reply #7 on: Dec 12th, 2006, 10:47pm » |
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Paul. Stuart is right!. You don't want him,Craig, and me saying "We told you so" when the interior gets damaged. Get the .......... thing off!.
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Re: Interior Mirror - Early Warning Signs?
« Reply #8 on: Dec 12th, 2006, 11:52pm » |
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on Dec 12th, 2006, 10:47pm, Simmo wrote:| Paul. Stuart is right!. You don't want him,Craig, and me saying "We told you so" when the interior gets damaged. Get the .......... thing off!. |
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 Had one fail with similar fault, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET IT OFF QUICK
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Re: Interior Mirror - Early Warning Signs?
« Reply #10 on: Dec 13th, 2006, 10:28am » |
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My mirror has been permantely tinted since I bought the car, & about 4 months ago the liquid suddenly dropped, but hasn't leaked yet.
When going around corners it is quite calming to watch the liquid sway from side to side.......a bit like the sea 
Thinking of injecting a nice bright blue dye into it & a bit of sand 
Or maybe I'll just whip it off sharpish
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Re: Interior Mirror - Early Warning Signs?
« Reply #11 on: Dec 13th, 2006, 6:50pm » |
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on Dec 12th, 2006, 10:07pm, Highlander wrote:| Its b****red, take it out ASAP or start looking for a new centre consol... |
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on Dec 12th, 2006, 10:47pm, Simmo wrote:| Paul. Stuart is right!. You don't want him,Craig, and me saying "We told you so" when the interior gets damaged. Get the .......... thing off!. |
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on Dec 12th, 2006, 11:52pm, cossieguy wrote:
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET IT OFF QUICK
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on Dec 13th, 2006, 8:14am, Snoopy wrote:| PAUL You HAVE HAVE HAVE HAVE HAVE HAVE HAVE HAVE HAVE HAVE HAVE HAVE HAVE HAVE been WARNED , I know from past experience what a mess it makes .
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So, shall I take it off then?
Got something laying over the console until I can find time to take the mirror off properly.
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