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I have one too. My side mirrors also dim which is NICE! J

MUST HAVE!

Where do you get it, and how do you hook it up?

I find its a hinderance. Its hard to see who's sneaking up on you at night. It dims in daylight from time to time. You save $50 if you flip your mirror up.

I dont have on in my Jeep so I dont know if its the same, but my Porsche has one and I hate it.

Heated Mirrors in the Jeep would be nice.....

Well if my side mirrors are not autodim then i must be on something good..lol. Yes, the passenger side is auto dim and havent noticed the drivers side but iam sure it is to( I dont drive it much at night since i work so darn much). Not sure how many KJ's have it. Mine is a 03' rene with almost every option, I believe the sticker price new was 45 CA(i bought it a year later)

why would you want your rear view to dim? as black as the back window in a liberty is, i never have to flip up my manual one.

did they make the windows lighter on later models?

Alak wrote:

You can turn it on and off. Thats probably why they put the on/off on there.

Mine has never dimmed during the day..

What do you mean heated mirrors? The outside mirrors are heated.. Ive never had the rear view mirror fog/frost on me. :lol:

Author:	JMLoughrey [ Tue May 01, 2007 8:45 pm ]
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Been tinkering with the idea of adding an Autodimming rear view mirror to the KJ. Anyone out there already have one? You can get one for under $50 on ebay and would make a nice new addition to the interior of the KJ i feel. Wasnt a viable option back when i purchased mine. I've noticed as of late that alot of newer car/suvs lights are driving me nuts when they are behind me, and that with the factory tinted glass. Anyone got any input?

Author:	Dje Ryu [ Tue May 01, 2007 9:00 pm ]
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Lift it! The lights won't even be noticeable. j/k, yeah, if you can do it for that cheap go for it. Sounds like it might be helpful in the way of safety too, actually.

Author:	Jeepjeepster [ Tue May 01, 2007 9:10 pm ]
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I love mine.. I wish the side mirrors would dim too.

Author:	renegadekj [ Tue May 01, 2007 9:14 pm ]
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I have one too. My side mirrors also dim which is NICE! Jeepjeepster your side mirrors don't dim and your rearview does? It is a really nice greenish tint..not sure how it works though!?

Author:	trailpixie [ Tue May 01, 2007 9:19 pm ]
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love it. It works great!

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Author:	QuestMan [ Tue May 01, 2007 10:50 pm ]
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I've got an auto-dimming rearview, too. Love it!!!! If I ever have a choice I'll NEVER buy a car without.

Author:	hyedipin [ Tue May 01, 2007 11:55 pm ]
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renegadekj wrote: I have one too. My side mirrors also dim which is NICE! J what!?!?! Are you sure LOL.. I never saw a KJ with autodimming side mirrors.. they are only heated. I have the same year and model/line KJ as jeepjeepster.

Author:	JMLoughrey [ Wed May 02, 2007 8:56 am ]
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seems like people really like it. I'd be all over autodimming side mirrors like white on rice if i can find em. Other reason i want them is i usually end up leading in the trails beacuse i know the KJ's limits and with like 3 other jeeps/trucks behind me with a doo doo ton of lights, it gets a bit cumbersome to see.

Author:	Fulltimer [ Wed May 02, 2007 9:31 am ]
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Love mine also! Terry

Author:	Endurance [ Wed May 02, 2007 2:46 pm ]
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MUST HAVE! Where do you get it, and how do you hook it up?

Author:	JMLoughrey [ Wed May 02, 2007 3:15 pm ]
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Endurance wrote: MUST HAVE! Where do you get it, and how do you hook it up? From the information i'm aquired through a little bit of research, they are fairly simple hook up. It looks like if you find a unit from a 2002 + UP dodge/jeep/chrysler vehicle it should go to the same bracket that is previously on your windsheild. As for wiring goes, it looks as if you've got 3 or 4 wires. 12v, Acc, Ground and Reverse. Ive heard that hooking up reverse is optional to make it functional. The reverse wire just turns the dimming feature off when you click into reverse. I turn around when i go in reverse asnd dont use the mirror when backing up.

Author:	Alak [ Wed May 02, 2007 3:19 pm ]
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I find its a hinderance. Its hard to see who's sneaking up on you at night. It dims in daylight from time to time. You save $50 if you flip your mirror up. I dont have on in my Jeep so I dont know if its the same, but my Porsche has one and I hate it. Heated Mirrors in the Jeep would be nice.....

Author:	Jeepjeepster [ Wed May 02, 2007 3:28 pm ]
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Alak wrote: I find its a hinderance. Its hard to see who's sneaking up on you at night. It dims in daylight from time to time. You save $50 if you flip your mirror up. I dont have on in my Jeep so I dont know if its the same, but my Porsche has one and I hate it. Heated Mirrors in the Jeep would be nice..... You can turn it on and off. Thats probably why they put the on/off on there. Mine has never dimmed during the day.. What do you mean heated mirrors? The outside mirrors are heated.. Ive never had the rear view mirror fog/frost on me.

Author:	Cowcatcher [ Wed May 02, 2007 3:31 pm ]
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Love mine too!

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Author:	renegadekj [ Wed May 02, 2007 9:10 pm ]
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Well if my side mirrors are not autodim then i must be on something good..lol. Yes, the passenger side is auto dim and havent noticed the drivers side but iam sure it is to( I dont drive it much at night since i work so darn much). Not sure how many KJ's have it. Mine is a 03' rene with almost every option, I believe the sticker price new was 45 CA(i bought it a year later)

Author:	hyedipin [ Wed May 02, 2007 11:20 pm ]
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renegadekj wrote: Well if my side mirrors are not autodim then i must be on something good..lol. Yes, the passenger side is auto dim and havent noticed the drivers side but iam sure it is to( I dont drive it much at night since i work so darn much). Not sure how many KJ's have it. Mine is a 03' rene with almost every option, I believe the sticker price new was 45 CA(i bought it a year later) maybe CA only option!!?! gotta investigate that, if that is really an option PUT ME DOWN FOR ONE immediately. I hate those a-holes with long beams on a slow traffic..

Author:	ratmloud [ Thu May 03, 2007 9:38 am ]
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my side mirror also auto dims when you turn on the rear view dimmer, and the side mirrors are heated also.

Author:	jcphoto20 [ Fri May 04, 2007 7:08 pm ]
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why would you want your rear view to dim? as black as the back window in a liberty is, i never have to flip up my manual one. did they make the windows lighter on later models?

Author:	Jeepjeepster [ Fri May 04, 2007 7:28 pm ]
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jcphoto20 wrote: why would you want your rear view to dim? as black as the back window in a liberty is, i never have to flip up my manual one. did they make the windows lighter on later models? Yes.. But mine is also tinted and it makes a big difference.. Getting the side front windows tinted helped alot with the headlights in the side mirrors though.. It was kinda bad before I had them tinted..

Author:	Alak [ Sat May 05, 2007 6:48 pm ]
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Jeepjeepster wrote: Alak wrote: I find its a hinderance. Its hard to see who's sneaking up on you at night. It dims in daylight from time to time. You save $50 if you flip your mirror up. I dont have on in my Jeep so I dont know if its the same, but my Porsche has one and I hate it. Heated Mirrors in the Jeep would be nice..... You can turn it on and off. Thats probably why they put the on/off on there. Mine has never dimmed during the day.. What do you mean heated mirrors? The outside mirrors are heated.. Ive never had the rear view mirror fog/frost on me. Sorry for delay in response, I got stuck in a mud puddle for a couple days. Kidding aside; True you can turn it off and on, but it would kinda be pointless if you can just flip the mirror up and down and save a fortune. I have a base model sport, and the outside mirrors are NOT heated on my model.