Anyone know how to turn off the auto-dimmer on the rear view mirror?

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08-20-15, 07:21 AM

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Anyone know how to turn off the auto-dimmer on the rear view mirror?

Tint + dimmer = can't really see squat.

anyone figure it out?

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08-20-15, 08:48 AM

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Anyone know how to turn off the auto-dimmer on the rear view mirror?

Isn't it just the button next to the green light on the rear view mirror?

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08-20-15, 11:02 AM

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i mean, prevent it from turning on when the car turns on.

right now, i manually turn it off every time i drive at night, and would like to not do that

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08-20-15, 12:42 PM

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I just put a piece of electrical tape over the sensor.

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08-20-15, 12:48 PM

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have you tried holding the button down? that might work

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08-20-15, 04:35 PM

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Pin definition of the rear view mirror connector from one of the post. May be unplug pin 4 or 5?

Quote:

Pin 1 (Blue): Ignition Power
Pin 2 (Puple): Ground
Pin 3 (not on ewd?)
Pin 4 (Green): Signal for light control
Pin 5 (White): Signal for light control (both are MPX)
Pin 6 (Pink): Power