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Old 03-16-2008   #1 (permalink)
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i noticed when i got home from tinting my car that the passenger side mirror is different from the driver's side. the driver's side has a plastic enclosure around the mirror, the passenger does not.

is this normal on a slk350?
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Drivers side autodimming
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It will catch you off gaurd at first but it is because mirror auto dims for headlights behind you like your rearview mirror. I thought at first that my mirror had been damaged and replaced at first but then I figured it out.
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I had the same question before~
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mine is same ~ i want both mirror dimming !!! arrgg!!
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mine is same ~ i want both mirror dimming !!! arrgg!!
They probably have the auto-dimming feature for the right side in the UK. I just don't know if it needs more wiring done.
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mine is same ~ i want both mirror dimming !!! arrgg!!
I agree. I don't understand really what they were thinking. What, light from headlights only gets in your eyes from the driver's side?
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K ~ i really don't understand why we can't get the same options like Europe Does... i know laws are different but this is too much after you know for fact that our car can have a lot more features... ( For Example side Folding mirror, back up sensors...xeons... list goes on... )
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