W168 autom. abblendender Innenspiegel nachrüsten

I'm in the same boat as you're... I just received the auto dimming mirror from ATC today, part nr. 168 810 03 17, and guess what.... It's EXACTLY IDENTICAL to the Gentex auto dimming mirror!! I guess Gentex supplies these mirror OEM to MB..

The mirror I got from ATC does not come with any mounting hang tag or harness so I had to dig on the internet to see if I can find anything, this is when I come across Gentex and found out it's the same as the one used in the W168

Here's Gentex's website http://www.gentex.com and here's one of their reseller http://www.mitocorp.com They have a brief instructions for installing these mirror too!! Hope this help

 

I've email Mitocorp and ask if they can supply the mounting bracket and harness to me. I'll let you know if they reply. But anyway, I haven't try removing my original mirror to see if the Gentex fits, I'll let you know tomorrow as well..

 

excuse me, mr gentex; how do i get one?

-> oh, that´s easy: buy a new car... LOL

99 $ - the price is nice. btw, the turn-signal mirror is also fine.

if you both get any more information - let me know.

greetz, ron

 

Ok, I just got a reply from Mitocorp... Appearently, they refuses to sell just the button and harness to me since I didn't get the mirror from them I'm still waiting for a reply from one other source. Will report back.

Meantime, I removed my original mirror to test fit the one I got from ATC, it fitted!! Only problem is the wire connector is facing downward after the installation... Does anyone has a picture of how the auto dimming mirror on the A Klasse should be hook up? I can't imagine having the wires goes downward then bend to the headliner... Also, the connector on the mirror is yellow in color, although only a small part of it is showing, but still it doesn't look right, it should have some sort of covering for the connector, but it's missing on the mirror I got from ATC

 

ich kann kein Englisch

Dietmar

 

Aber so ein will ich auch! Wie bekomm ich den? Preis?

 

Is in dem Teil eigentlich auch ein Regensensor drin oder zumindest ne Vorrichtung dafür?

Greets Beni

 

was in Englisch steht, kann ich nicht lesen. Aber bei dem Foto muss es sich um ein wagen mit Regensensor handeln.
Bei unsere E Klasse mit abblendbarem Innenspigel blendet auch der linke Außenspiegel mit ab, wenn einer mit Licht hinter einen her fährt. Auf der Autobahn ist das großer mist, denn man kann die entfernung sehr schlecht im dunkeln abschätzen.

Ich halte dann immer den Sensor im Spiegelglas zu, der rechts im Glas sitzt.

Dietmar

 

Das Bild zeigt aut. abblendbaren Innenspiegel UND REGENSENSOR meines aktuellen Elches.

 

Da könnte man dann auch bestimmt den LDR (Lichtsensor) für die Auffindschaltung reinbasteln. Wäre geschickt.

 

No news yet I managed to get a compartible harness from a US eBay seller for US$25, but still the button doesn't fit I do not plan on changing the windshield so I won't get the rain sensor housing... I guess I will just have to find the right button for it to fit... Will keep everyone posted