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Tesla removed auto-dimming for side mirrors with June 2020 cars.
- Thread starter jeremymc7
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I can't imagine that it costs any significant money. But again, so usefull. It's frustrating.
And I don't think there's a cheap simple aftermarket fix. I'm assuming tinting mirrors would make it bothersome in low light conditions.
Also tinting back and back sides won't help. You gotta tint from sides too. Will be problem at night also. Ugh.
And I don't think there's a cheap simple aftermarket fix. I'm assuming tinting mirrors would make it bothersome in low light conditions.
Also tinting back and back sides won't help. You gotta tint from sides too. Will be problem at night also. Ugh.
I had the auto dimming side mirrors in a rental 2019 Model 3 and it was pretty annoying, made it too hard to be confident when checking the side mirrors. My Feb 2020 build does not have the side mirror dimming and I'm totally happy that way. The rearview mirror dimming is good, glad that stayed.
I wish we have the option to turn on/off the mirror dimming, that would be helpful.
So Tesla kept the center dimming mirror but removed the side dimming mirrors. I guess because headlights aren't blinding through the side mirrors?
WilliamG
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Or the official Tesla part from Europe like I did. That said the Suma is cheaper, but without the auto dimming, and perhaps an even wider viewing angle. But with the new cars not having auto dim anymore I would have got the Suma, either blue tint but r clear had I known in advance.
cool, so now we just need to convince all other cars on the road that are behind us and going in the same direction to be immediately behind us, and never use adjacent lanes. Also in the event of a bend in the road, they must stop until we are far enough to not get our eyes blasted by poorly aimed headlights (or high beams, with how stupid many drivers are).
For vehicles in adjacent lanes I simply slow down till the headlights are not in my eyes then resume my previous speed.
In my experience a bend in the road has not caused me problems. I may momentarily get a reflection but a simple acceleration or deceleration solves the problem.
Yes, there are ways to mitigate it, but the point is that there's technology to solve the problem and they've decided to take a step backwards and not use it. I could cut down a tree and build a fire to cook a meal on, but I have a stove and an oven.
Brian N
Member
How did you go about ordering the OEM Euro Mirrors? I was bugging my parts guy last year about it but he had like no clue what I wanted or how to order it. If you had a part number or something I could give them maybe it would help!
Somewhere between 9 months and never.
(Plus, the question was "can we get" not "will we get"...)
Knightshade
Well-Known Member
Still waiting for the update...
It's already here
To disable auto dim mirrors just trade yours in for a new one
Exactly! If they're going to remove them, then I'd rather they also remove the auto dimming center rear view mirror and go to a manual dimming mirror. Those were easy and didn't take much effort. Besides, I Always felt auto dimming mirrors never dimmed enough. Kind of like auto seats, I change the seat position much faster manually.
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