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Offline Matbrown

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« on: January 02, 2007, 00:18:37 »
I'm guessing there is a common problem with the rear view mirrors on the Disco.

http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=26739&highlight=rear+view+mirror

http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=23898&highlight=rear+view+mirror

Mine has sort of hazed over, has an auto button on the bottom but i don't know what this is for, any ideas?
Can i replace it with any other mirror?



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« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2007, 12:28:03 »
Quote from: "Matbrown"
I'm guessing there is a common problem with the rear view mirrors on the Disco.

http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=26739&highlight=rear+view+mirror

http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=23898&highlight=rear+view+mirror

Mine has sort of hazed over, has an auto button on the bottom but i don't know what this is for, any ideas?
Can i replace it with any other mirror?



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Its an auto dipping mirror, it should have a green led come on when it activates with the auto button pressed, it actually dim's with a tint more than dips.

Love mine its a pity the door mirrors don't do the same  :wink:

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« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2007, 13:32:45 »
You can replace it with another auto-dipping mirror or a normal one.  The auto-dipping ones sometimes come up on eBay at a reasonable price.

IIRC some L322 Range Rovers came with auto-dipping door mirrors.  The trouble arose when people cracked them;  the liquid crystal gunk running down the paintwork had a tendency to strip off the paint, which cost Land Rover money in warranty claims.  I don't know if they still do them.
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« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2007, 16:46:38 »
Theres one fitted to the Range Rover Classic Vogues which also has 2 map lights, easy to wire into the interior light circuit.

I have an auto dipper fitted to my ES, its a bit pointless as it also has a privacy kit fitted, anyone following even with main beam doesnt make the mirror dip itself !

I fitted a range rover one to my old G reg discovery pretty easily and it worked well on that.
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« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2007, 17:35:48 »
Cheers,
Will keep my eyes open for a new one.



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