Monocramatic drivers mirror

[Matt]

I have the monocramatic drivers mirror in my TB and I need to replace the housing. I plan on buying a Dorman replacement mirror and was wondering if anyone knew if I could remove the glass from the current mirror and put it in the new housing, will it retain the monocramtic feature? I have to imagine that the feature is somehow in the glass and it should just plug and play.

 

[Me007gold]

I have the monocramatic drivers mirror in my TB and I need to replace the housing. I plan on buying a Dorman replacement mirror and was wondering if anyone knew if I could remove the glass from the current mirror and put it in the new housing, will it retain the monocramtic feature? I have to imagine that the feature is somehow in the glass and it should just plug and play.

Glass just snaps in to place.

 

[The_Roadie]

FYI, the term you're looking for is "electrochromatic".

 

[RayVoy]

FYI, the term you're looking for is "electrochromatic".

AKA "smart glass"

 

[Sparky]

It would be awesome to have a dimming mirror. I didn't know they made side mirrors that did that, at least not on our trucks.

 

[mapanch]

It would be awesome to have a dimming mirror. I didn't know they made side mirrors that did that, at least not on our trucks.

Wish my rearview was dimming too Just a basic one. I think the dimming side mirrors were only on early LTZ Trailblazers (and corresponding top of the line)

 

[Me007gold]

It would be awesome to have a dimming mirror.

I have one, and I hate it, I want to be able to control when it's dark. But they dont make mirrors with temp/compass that are manual dimming.

 

[Sparky]

I have one, and I hate it, I want to be able to control when it's dark. But they dont make mirrors with temp/compass that are manual dimming.

All the ones I've seen have an on/off button to disable the auto-dim.

I was speaking more about being able to dim my driver side mirror in particular, however. I don't mind flipping the little lever on the rear view, but it doesn't do much good when I have some moron sitting off my quarter in the left lane with his brights on

 

[The_Roadie]

It was another item offered in 2002 only like the underhood, footwell, and glove box lights that they took away in later years. "Decontenting", it's called. Cheap-ass-ery, I call it.

 

[Matt]

Looks like I'll find out when I get the new housing.

 

[Sparky]

It was another item offered in 2002 only like the underhood, footwell, and glove box lights that they took away in later years. "Decontenting", it's called. Cheap-ass-ery, I call it.

To be fair the underhood light is pretty craptastic anyway, doesn't turn on half the time and only lights up the corner when it does turn on.