JDM Bug owners; an interior mirror question...


Does the mirror auto react and get darker when it senses bright light? Or are 2001/2002 JDM interior mirrors just bog standard mirrors?


I ask cos i've sat in two, and both cars had tints but one interior mirror seemed exceptionally dark. I wonder if it may have been a fancy darkening mirror that perhaps had stayed dark due to a fault

 

its hard to tell as mine came with tinted glass as standard

 

yes, wagon owners may have a better chance of telling for this reason

with hatch open etc

 

might try testing in my saloon with a torch, just wondered if anyone knew for sure

 

Wouldn't have thought they do because of the expense.

You need light sensors mounted on the mirrors and electronic circuitry inside the rear view mirror to control the current through a sealed backing plate to reduce the reflected light.

The ones in my E46 M3 do darken when sensing high light levels.

It's nothing special though, bit of a gimmick in my opinion.