Is this mirror auto dimming for the nighttime driver?
1118278
when you're driving in Riversa looks great, as if it were day, but when you are driving forward looks a little dark.
1118279
This mirror in NOT auto dimming. It has a darker finish making the reflected image darker than any standard mirror. I believe this is to help with seeing the camera image on sunny days
1118280
No. It is dimmer than the stock mirror in daylight. I am not bothered by headlights at night.
611788
No. You can dim it but when you turn it off and back on it comes back to full brightness.
1784138
I'm not sure what type of dimming it has, but it definitely seems to be changing the brightness level on it's own, for some reason. I'd like to disable this feature, if I could figure out how. I turned off "Dynamic contrast" and "Dynamic backlight", but this didn't help.
1464845
ALL GM trucks from this body style that have the LED turn signal in the glass factory have the auto-dimming glass on the drivers side mirror. The passengers side mirror does not auto dim. You can also tell when you take the glass off, you'll see a wire harness with 4 wires, 2 for the heater, and 2 for the auto dim function. There are also 2 more that plug into small connectors on the back of the glass for the heater. If you see a seller selling one with only 2 wires on the harness, these are the cheaper NON-DIMMING type that were never offered factory on these vehicles. BEWARE of these fakes as they are much cheaper to produce, but you lose the original auto-dimming feature. ALL GM trucks from this body style that have the LED turn signal in the glass factory have the auto-dimming glass on the drivers side mirror. The passengers side mirror does not auto dim. You can also tell when you take the glass off, you'll see a wire harness with 4 wires, 2 for the heater, and 2 for the auto dim function. There are also 2 more that plug into small connectors on the back of the glass for the heater. If you see a seller selling one with only 2 wires on the harness, these are the cheaper NON-DIMMING type that were never offered factory on these vehicles. BEWARE of these... » Read More ALL GM trucks from this body style that have the LED turn signal in the glass factory have the auto-dimming glass on the drivers side mirror. The passengers side mirror does not auto dim. You can also tell when you take the glass off, you'll see a wire harness with 4 wires, 2 for the heater, and 2 for the auto dim function. There are also 2 more that plug into small connectors on the back of the glass for the heater. If you see a seller selling one with only 2 wires on the harness, these are the cheaper NON-DIMMING type that were never offered factory on these vehicles. BEWARE of these fakes as they are much cheaper to produce, but you lose the original auto-dimming feature. « Show Less
1245423
Yes. By pressing the function key (Fn) and the space bar you can dim the lights or turn them off completely.
10535
I don't know if it's dimmable but it's not very bright so I don't think it would be necessary to dim it. It's puts off just enough light in an outdoor night setting. It looks great.
1643108
It does have an auto dim feature. The sensor is the little hole under "14" and above the LCD display (you can actually see it in the product picture). I have this and can confirm that the auto-dim does work.
39816
I have the Cherokee Latitude with large box behind the mirror, but also don't have auto dimming. I got the Sunshade that has the cutout space for the sensor behind the mirror. It fits fine.
737580
You can brighten or dim the light. If you dim it all the way it appears as if it is off.
47910
They only come on in the dark, and there not super bright. I bought two cams and this one makes night into day for me. I use it as a rear view mirror in my truck. It's hooked into a 7" screen
833417
Yes, I don't know about dimming though, didn't know they had side mirrors that dim. It's fairly easy to install, you will have to remove the side panel to get access the the 3 bolts that hold the mirror on. The electrical is just a quick disconnect.
1988316
There's not a "nightvision" mode per se, but in utter darkness my reverse lights provide enough light to distinguish support columns in a parking garage, curbs, parking spot lines, and people. It's obviously not as clear, but it works well. I'll see if I have a picture to upload.
956989
it does, but it destroys the contrast ratio so you cannot see the lighter color. everything looks dark when you dim the brightness. what i do is normal brightness and wear sunglasses.
1461752
I don't like the dimming but it is a battery saver. What I don't like even more is the screen contrast. No options. My sky caddy has 4 or 5 settings, much better. Additionally I don't like the side controls, to easy to accident push one when grabbing it. Hope that helps.
2165667
Yes, it detects light levels and will flash when it is required. I think there are some manual overrides possible but I just use the out of the box auto feature.
786678
The display as well as the mirror in general is darker than the GENTEX OEM mirror I have in another car, but it does the job. I don't have a daytime photo, so here's a picture of it in the dark (right after installation): http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb282/tk1971/DSC_1240_zpsa7eaeffd.jpg
1198566
Like the others have said, you need a constant lead for the power, and one switched source to turn the mirror off with the car. Also tinted windows may cause the mirror not to dim all the way.