Re: Rav4 Auto Dimming Mirror Question

"netrunner" <netrunner@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Hi ..I have a brand new, leftover 05 Rav4 L that I'd like to add an OEM
> auto dimming rear view mirror option to. I've already asked this group
> last week if it would be easy to install and you let me know that I could
> easily do it myself. Soo ..I'm about to order the OEM part (about $200)
> but before I do ..
>
> Can any of you tell me if the Rav4 auto dimming mirror generally works as
> well as I expect it well. I've heard that certain "GM" auto dimmers are
> not all they're cracked up to be ..but I have a Toyota ..and have had 7 of
> them in a row. I just expect more from Toyota.
>
> I'm going on 60 (gracefully) and can use all the night advantage I can get
> ..and hope you'll let me know if the Rav4 auto dimming mirror will
> generally perform as well as I think it might. Thanks Ray[/color]

We have the auto dimming mirror in our Sequoia and LS 400. Both work well
and unobtrusively. You do not get the shadow effect that you get from a
prism-type dimming mirror. Instead, the image darkens and reduced glare.
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Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 22:28:21 -0600, "Ray O"
<rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote:
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>"netrunner" <netrunner@cox.net> wrote in message
>news:FeSFf.85198$4l5.57828@dukeread05...[color=green]
>> Hi ..I have a brand new, leftover 05 Rav4 L that I'd like to add an OEM
>> auto dimming rear view mirror option to. I've already asked this group
>> last week if it would be easy to install and you let me know that I could
>> easily do it myself. Soo ..I'm about to order the OEM part (about $200)
>> but before I do ..
>>
>> Can any of you tell me if the Rav4 auto dimming mirror generally works as
>> well as I expect it well. I've heard that certain "GM" auto dimmers are
>> not all they're cracked up to be ..but I have a Toyota ..and have had 7 of
>> them in a row. I just expect more from Toyota.
>>
>> I'm going on 60 (gracefully) and can use all the night advantage I can get
>> ..and hope you'll let me know if the Rav4 auto dimming mirror will
>> generally perform as well as I think it might. Thanks Ray[/color]
>
>We have the auto dimming mirror in our Sequoia and LS 400. Both work well
>and unobtrusively. You do not get the shadow effect that you get from a
>prism-type dimming mirror. Instead, the image darkens and reduced glare.[/color]

Oh?

How does it work?

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Scott in Florida

"Scott in Florida" <JustAsk@Florida.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 22:28:21 -0600, "Ray O"
> <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote:
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>>
>>"netrunner" <netrunner@cox.net> wrote in message
>>news:FeSFf.85198$4l5.57828@dukeread05...[color=darkred]
>>> Hi ..I have a brand new, leftover 05 Rav4 L that I'd like to add an OEM
>>> auto dimming rear view mirror option to. I've already asked this group
>>> last week if it would be easy to install and you let me know that I
>>> could
>>> easily do it myself. Soo ..I'm about to order the OEM part (about $200)
>>> but before I do ..
>>>
>>> Can any of you tell me if the Rav4 auto dimming mirror generally works
>>> as
>>> well as I expect it well. I've heard that certain "GM" auto dimmers are
>>> not all they're cracked up to be ..but I have a Toyota ..and have had 7
>>> of
>>> them in a row. I just expect more from Toyota.
>>>
>>> I'm going on 60 (gracefully) and can use all the night advantage I can
>>> get
>>> ..and hope you'll let me know if the Rav4 auto dimming mirror will
>>> generally perform as well as I think it might. Thanks Ray[/color]
>>
>>We have the auto dimming mirror in our Sequoia and LS 400. Both work well
>>and unobtrusively. You do not get the shadow effect that you get from a
>>prism-type dimming mirror. Instead, the image darkens and reduced glare.[/color]
>
> Oh?
>
> How does it work?
>
> --
>
> Scott in Florida[/color]

Good question! The answer is, I'm not really sure because I've never taken
one apart. My guess is that there is an LCD film over the mirror that
darkens when light shines in the photosensor.
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Ray O
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