How does the powered rear view mirror work?
 

I wanted to flip the mirror when headlights are blinding me. Owner's manual shows traditional flip type mirror. My BRZ mirror doesn't have that. There is a power button. When I press it, I don't see any difference in the mirror. What is the deal? Broken? Garbage gimmick? Tear it out and install a normal mirror? Piece of crap mirror rattles anyway, and can't even be adjusted. Literally the worst rear view mirror EVER

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Powered rear view mirror?

Are you pulling my leg or do I need to get out more?

:bonk:


humfrz

Yes

Page 70 of the owner manual. It is auto dimming so when powered up it will dim when there are bright lights. You won't see anything just pushing the button. If it doesn't dim when turned on and bright lights come up behind you it is broke.

GrantedTaken has also started a thread describing the brake pads as the "worst design ever". Seriously, if you are so unhappy with the design of this automobile, you might consider selling it and buying something that is more suited to your design criteria. Perhaps a Toyota Camry? It's pretty well designed, and very popular....

literally unusable

It's threads like these that keep me coming back to ft86club.com

they don't dim as nicely as the toggle type, as those physically change the reflective surface.

but i have the homelink auto dimming mirror in the brz, and added it to my ranger. not having to put a garage door opener in the car is great.

overall though, the dimming is enough for me. the ranger required some tape over the sensor to dim correctly being installed in a different vehicle.

Do you by chance have window tint blocking or preventing the sensor from auto dimming when being hit by light?

Well he does live on "The Sun" so maybe he has 200% tint.

Can you see the photo I posted?
The fucking mirror has a POWER BUTTON

WTF, I did not see that in the owner's manual when I looked up the page for rear view mirror. Worst owners manual ever.

Are these things known to break? When I pressed the power on, nothing changed. The bright light was still blinding me.

What a pathetic joke. I got the BRZ since its the epitome of UNDER ENGINEERED. Then they add some bullshit busted mirror, instead of using the basic lightweight 100 year old design that aint broke.

Camry is a bloated floaty piece of shit. How dare you suggest such a moronic idea.

Not that I am aware of. Who would tint a rear view mirror?

Is this the new "Troll" thread, if so the OP is onto another winner

Thankyou for your service

have you considered a civic si?

GrantTaken is literally the WORST member of FT86Club forums EVER.

Hope I got the capitalization right.

Hey, don't yell and cuss at me.

With my old, weak eyes, I can barely see the mirror, let alone any power button!

I outta :slap: you, but, I only :slap: people that I like.


humfrz

To keep it on topic I believe the correct wording would be "worstest member"

Example: You "86MLR is the worst troll on the forum" Me "Uh ahhh, Granttaken is the worstest".

I genuinely cannot tell whether or not this guy is trolling. Granted I don't come on here THAT often...

Hmmm, 5% tint in all my rear windows so I never have issues with anybody blinding me from behind. Forget that rear view mirror
is even there most of the time because at night it's useless.
The key is also to never let anybody get behind you. When they sneak back there, just floor it until you don't see any more headlights
and you lose them. 60% of the time, it works every time.

Yeah, he comes off like a real jerk, but is probably a nice guy once you get to know him. But, why would anyone bother?

The narrative I'm building in my head is that he moved back from abroad, where he was pampered with bmw i3's, and mercedes smart cars. When he came back into the country, the 86 was forced onto him at gunpoint by a rogue group of ferrets assembled within a trenchcoat at the airport, who will hunt him down and nibble him if he ever attempts to get rid of it by any means.

So all that he has left is to complain about his lot in life, being stuck with a stupid ferret car that has nothing like the luxuries that smart car has.

Doug Demuro actually did a Doug review of a Ferret car. Disappointingly, there aren't really any ferrets involved.

I swear to god the OP seems to take the car for granted.

You might be the problem, not the issues you describe.

They are usually referred to as Auto Dimming mirrors. And the dimming effect won’t be as noticeable as the traditional flip down rear view mirror. It should still prevent excessive glare from traffic behind you.


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Lame thread. The "worst brakes" one was fresh and new, but now you're just recycling old jokes. Get some fresh material.

Someone who can’t figure out how to operate a self dimming mirror.

Shoulda bought an FR-S. It has a little lever to dim the mirror. Works great. You can also see the brake pads without removing the wheels.

I think I have a solution:

In the forum's User CP, under "Settings and Options", select "Edit Ignore List". Type "GrantedTaken" into the little box and boom - no more issues! Best forum ever.

How dare I suggest such a moronic idea? Take a look at my avatar - I AM a moron! :thumbsup:

Auto-dimming mirrors usually have two photo sensors, one looking forward and one to the rear. The forward sensor determines the daytime\nighttime operation of the mirror by monitoring long-term ambient brightness. The darker it is outside the darker it makes the mirror.

The rear sensor is to detect headlights from behind. If the front sensor says it's nighttime (dark outside) and the rear sensor detects headlights from behind the idea is to further darken the mirror and reduce glare.

Personally I've never had an auto-dimmer that went dark enough or even close to a manual dimmer.

You can try covering the front sensor with tape of varying opacity to trick that sensor into thinking it is darker outside and dimming more. Black electrical tape would provide the most extreme dimming.

Unfortunately, even the most extreme auto-dimming doesn't seem to be as good as a manual dim. If the rear window has a dark factory tint (or more) then auto-dim might be sufficient.

As for the button on the mirror, it turns auto-dim on or off but it's a gradual process and not readily apparent.

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I want to see what GrantedTaken comes up with next


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I don't know but I will not be trying to help him again. I always give a few chances because maybe things were a misunderstanding but he has now used them all up. I mean really, he can't find the section of the owner's manual? Did it require a page turn and that was to much effort? I found it in under a minute and I don't even have a BRZ manual.


If he is trolling as a joke it isn't working (too subtle maybe?) and if he is serious then he can just go and intercourse himself from here on out.

It may be disconnected. For a while people were buying the auto-dimming mirrors and mounting them in cars that didn't come with them. If yours didn't come with the Homelink mirror, whoever installed it may have not connected the power correctly.

I'm honestly not sure if you're a troll or really this obtuse.

I’m not sure what’s worse, if this person is trolling, or that frustrated with his car. Or her car, or it’s car, I don’t want to discriminate. [emoji28]


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maybe OP is going through a rough phase in his life :(

Just use “snowflake” it is gender neutral.

[emoji16][emoji106] Fits all types


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