Auto dipping mirrors shit me- sometimes!

Swift135 · 07-31-2008, 10:05 PM

Was on my favorite stretch of curvy road the other night and had a car that in silhouette looked like a cop car come up and sit on my tail. I could not make out if it was the cops because all I could see in the mirrors (i have auto on side mirrors also) was headlights and everything else was black. Anyway after painfully sticking to the 70km speed limit for 5km an upcoming street light revealed that it was a taxi behind me - I floored it, goodbye taxi...

aedeau · 07-31-2008, 10:45 PM

I don't get it? so the auto mirror dips to prevent dazzle? I thought the auto mirrors were for reversing?

professor · 07-31-2008, 10:56 PM

i think he means auto-dimming not auto-dipping?!

Swift135 · 07-31-2008, 11:14 PM

Yes, dimming. They dip and dim. In my wifes Lexus and my Golf there is a button to turn the auto dimming off, but BMW being a good German company decides when its going to dim and that's that!

amk2912 · 08-01-2008, 02:51 AM

Wouldn't it be easier to have slowed down to 60 from 70, let the sucker pass you, assess, and then blow him away??

ORIGIN M. · 08-01-2008, 02:55 AM

^ Yeah that is what I would have done. But hey maybe next time.

AussieRacer · 08-01-2008, 03:45 AM

Does take a little getting used to, but I actually like the auto-dimming exterior mirrors. As it is, if the car behind had caused the mirrors to be dimmed for the whole 5km, that meant for 5km it had it's headlights shinning into your rear-view mirror. Since cop cars are generally well-maintained and taxi's not, I would have ruled out a copper.

If the mirror is dimming too often, check that you have nothing blocking the front sensor on the windscreen side of the mirror. If too little light comes in, any stray light hitting the rearward facing sensor will trick the system into thinking you are being blinded by headlights from behind.

07-31-2008, 10:05 PM	#1
Swift135 Lieutenant 23 Rep 453 Posts Drives: 330d, M3 DCT E92 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brisbane iTrader: (0)	Auto dipping mirrors shit me- sometimes! Was on my favorite stretch of curvy road the other night and had a car that in silhouette looked like a cop car come up and sit on my tail. I could not make out if it was the cops because all I could see in the mirrors (i have auto on side mirrors also) was headlights and everything else was black. Anyway after painfully sticking to the 70km speed limit for 5km an upcoming street light revealed that it was a taxi behind me - I floored it, goodbye taxi... __________________
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aedeau Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 244 Posts Drives: VE Clubsport R8 LS3 6.2Ltr Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brisbane iTrader: (0)	I don't get it? so the auto mirror dips to prevent dazzle? I thought the auto mirrors were for reversing?
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professor Major 46 Rep 1,473 Posts Drives: Z4 M40i Join Date: Mar 2008 iTrader: (0)	i think he means auto-dimming not auto-dipping?!
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Swift135 Lieutenant 23 Rep 453 Posts Drives: 330d, M3 DCT E92 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brisbane iTrader: (0)	Yes, dimming. They dip and dim. In my wifes Lexus and my Golf there is a button to turn the auto dimming off, but BMW being a good German company decides when its going to dim and that's that! __________________
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08-01-2008, 02:51 AM	#5
amk2912 Lieutenant Colonel 87 Rep 1,663 Posts Drives: '10 X5 40d & '12 F10 520d Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Perth iTrader: (0)	Wouldn't it be easier to have slowed down to 60 from 70, let the sucker pass you, assess, and then blow him away?? __________________ 2012 BMW F10 520d M-Sport 2010 BMW E70 X5 xdrive40d
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ORIGIN M. Banned 3161 Rep 9,134 Posts Drives: ///M Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Hemisphere iTrader: (0)	^ Yeah that is what I would have done. But hey maybe next time.
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AussieRacer Major 24 Rep 1,058 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Aust iTrader: (0)	Does take a little getting used to, but I actually like the auto-dimming exterior mirrors. As it is, if the car behind had caused the mirrors to be dimmed for the whole 5km, that meant for 5km it had it's headlights shinning into your rear-view mirror. Since cop cars are generally well-maintained and taxi's not, I would have ruled out a copper. If the mirror is dimming too often, check that you have nothing blocking the front sensor on the windscreen side of the mirror. If too little light comes in, any stray light hitting the rearward facing sensor will trick the system into thinking you are being blinded by headlights from behind. __________________ Current: 135i Auto, Le Mans Blue - w/ Bridgestone RE-11 rears, GP Thunder 7500k angels, & "golf tee" mod plus a few M3 suspension bits and pieces...
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