Anyone have an auto dimming mirror for sale? The filament in mine was bad so I ripped the old one out and I have been told that in order to replace my windshield I need to have the same mirror. Something to do with the glass shape, not sure. Anyway, would love to hear if somebody has one.
WTB: auto dimming mirror
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I got mine off ebay after hunting in junk yards.
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Normal mirrors require a "button" on the windshield and there is a black circle on/in the windshield glass.
Auto-dim mirrors (with rain sensor) have an open ring (with clear glass) where the windshield slides on with the rain (gel) sensor in the middle.
What color is your auto-dim mirror housing?
I may have some options to help.
You can also try using a Passat auto dimming mirror. I went to pick n pull and found one because the ones on all the Jetta's were manual. The Passat had the same pigtail as the Jetta. I had to paint it black to match, but on the upside to the Passat mirror, the mirror had ambient lighting!
Well, not all auto-dimming are also rain sensing, but I believe the MK4 only came with both rain sensing and auto-dimming, unless they were normal/manual mirrors.
You can retro fit an auto-dimming (non-rain sensing) into an MK4 that was manual, as the use the same mounts. Rain sensing use a different mount.
Looking from the outside, the MK4 (& Passat B5) mount for a rain sensing is an open circle, while the non-rain sensing is solid/button.
There's an outside view picture int his thread that might help
FS: OH: Auto-dim, Rain Sensing with Compass, rear view...
Have been working on this for some time and finally got it assembled & installed (still need to calibrate compass) Combined an Audi A4/B7 auto-dimming rear view mirror with hidden compass with a VW MK4/B5/B5.5 rain sensing mount (& black interior paint) to create a black auto-dimming, rain...
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Or this thread might help
HOWTO: Replacing rain sensor and autodimming rearview mirror
If a mod could add this to the "FAQ/Howto section", that would be great. This information currently does not exist over there (or I wouldn't have written it). Thanks Follow this guide at your own risk , I'm not responsible for your screwups and have put warnings in place where I think someone...
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I collected and created several different options over the years as I looked for the "best" mirror option for me and my 3 Jetta Wagons (1 rain sensing, 2 normal/manual).
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