One of my only complaints with the RX8. I'm used to having a "flip"adjustment to the "night" position in a standard rear-view mirror. When the RX8's auto-dimming mirror is in "auto" mode it just doesn't seem to darken enough. Anyone else bothered by this?

I do like having the buttons to control your garage door opener on there though.

 

do you have a spoiler? I bought mine without the spoiler and had it installed later. The spoiler interefered with the auto dimmer, so I had to aim the mirror slightly higher than normal. Works fine now.

 

No spoiler.

 

My car has no auto-dimming mirror. You're so lucky. My previous BMW and Mercedes have it and I want one for my RX-8. Is your mirror wired or it's just attached to the front windshield with no wiring involved? I'm thinking about ordering it.

 

It has wiring.

 

My auto dimming mirror works great. I am so glad I don't have to flip it at night. Since I would always forget to flip it back in the morning when I am still half asleep.

 

maybe yours is defective? Probably worth having looked at...mine gets pretty dang dark. A very dark green.

 

you sure yours is on? mine is really dark. there should be a green light on the mirror when it is on.

 

My spoiler also got in the way just raise the mirror a few notches and your good to go

 

Maybe I'm being too nit-picky. My wife insists that it works fine. I DO like how it works in twilight situations where the normal night mirror setting would be too dark. I just find myself instinctively reaching up to "flip" it when some yahoo has his high-beams on in back of me, only to realize that it's already as dark as it's going to get.

Oh well, it's just a small issue and overall I'm really enjoying the car!

 

where can i buy the auto-dimming mirror?
My RX8 doesnt have it

 

It's with the GT package when you bought the car.

 

here in Greecev we dont have this GT Package

 

it is called the Sport Package here in FL. I liked it for the first three days i had the car......now it never kicks on at all....might be due to the 5% limo tint on the rear window though ;-)


just add tint and your problems are solved. i am wishing i could turn it off and KEEP it off...it comes back on everytime you restart the car!

 

Mine doesn't seem to get very dark, either. I see a minor difference between it and the side-view mirror. I wish mine got darker too (and no, I don't have a spoiler).

 

If the standard mirror mounts the same as the autodimming one, I'd swap for the manual style. Send me a picture of your manual mirror mounting if you're interested in a straight swap!

 

what does the dimming function do anyways?

i don't have a rx8 but then alot of cars i've driven has the dimming function, just that I never use it because I use those wide view mirror attachments

 

mine works great also im loving my 8

 

There is a sensor that, when activated, automatically darkens the rear-view mirror when it senses bright light, for instance when the person behind you is using their high-beams. The concept is cool, I just wish it would darken a little more when it's active.

 

I love my auto-diming mirror. Mine goes exactly the correct darkness and I do not have the spoiler. I find that the colour of the dim is slightly green.