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Check with suncoast porsche and the replacement mirror is $376
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I checked with Suncoast Porsche and the replacement mirror is $376!
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Options to replace failed interior rear view mirror?
Repair any auto-dimming rear-view mirror
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radar-mirror.com will repair ANY auto-dimming rear-view mirror for $99 (you have to remove it and ship it to them and wait for it to return, though).
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I know this thread is 7 years old, but I have a repair option for what it's worth.
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Replace factory non dimming mirror &
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The other version is the Porsche aftermarket type & replaces the factory non dimming mirror & uses the same twist mount described by others above & in various threads.
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The other version is the Porsche aftermarket type & replaces the factory non dimming mirror & uses the same twist mount described by others above & in various threads.
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Replace manual mirror)
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The auto-dimming 993 mirrors work as well - I put one in my 996 with great success but do not know if the corresponding wires match up for the rain sensing/reverse gear functions (I replaced a manual mirror).
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My new to me 01 TT has the auto-dimming rear view mirror and the rain sensor which I think is part of the windshield mount. Problem is it has the fogged/blurred problem which I believe may be somewhat common.
I checked with Suncoast Porsche and the replacement mirror is $376! Ouch. Is there any other options that will work? It seems from reading some older post there may be a corresponding Audi mirror. I just want to make sure that the replacement will attach to the existing windshield mount.
Also does anyone know the proper procedure for removing the exisiting mirror? Do the electronics plug in the mirror or up in the overhead console area?
Thanks.
Keith
Sorry I wish I had seen your post earlier as I just deleted an ended Ebay auction for a self-dimming mirror for $110 that did not sell. But it was for an Audi mirror that is supposed to be the same or interchangable for the Porsche one. I know there have been some threads on this mirror here or on some of the other sites, and the Audi version is alot less expensive I think. You might want to do some searches.
The wire for the mirror plugs into the overhead console.
Here you go my friend, take a look at these:
http://www.renntech.org/forums/index...2&#entry112722
http://www.renntech.org/forums/index...5262&hl=mirror
my wife's car has gone thru 4 mirrors in 3 years.... some reasone they dont hold up to parking lot posts
I have taken to buying them in "bulk" now......
The auto-dimming 993 mirrors work as well - I put one in my 996 with great success but do not know if the corresponding wires match up for the rain sensing/reverse gear functions (I replaced a manual mirror).
To remove, wrap a rag around the stalk to the windshield, take a pair of pliers and twist - it will pop off at about 90*.
Keith- There are two differant self dimming mirrors for that car which I have spent a great deal of time sourcing. The differance is that one is the factory option & the other is the tequipment add on which may also include the tequipment rain sensor. Be carefull. They mount differantly!!! If you have the factory option with rain sensor then the rain sensor is most likely in the center of the mount and can be seen from outside the windshield. In other words it appears to be part of the mount as opposed to being next to the mount. That version slides down from its mount. DO NOT TWIST IT OR YOU WILL BREAK THE WINDSHIELD!! Take the two piece plastic cover off of it & you will see the brass clips on the sides. Gently lift up on the bottom & pull the mirror down. Check your ins. policy before commencing. The other version is the Porsche aftermarket type & replaces the factory non dimming mirror & uses the same twist mount described by others above & in various threads. Sometimes you will have a factory option mirror but with the tequipment rainsensor which is always mounted next to the mirror. I may have an extra mirror for the factory type. PM me if interested.
I know this thread is 7 years old, but I have a repair option for what it's worth.
radar-mirror.com will repair ANY auto-dimming rear-view mirror for $99 (you have to remove it and ship it to them and wait for it to return, though). I used them for my BMW M5 and plan to use them again for the 996 Turbo because it has the same issue.
EDIT: Video on the fix they do:
You Tube
Is auto dimming really worth it? I paid like $20 for a replacement non-dimming version and have no problem raising my arm up to flip the little manual switch.
I chose to send my mirror with exact same problem here:
http://sybesmas.com/site/
Should get back by the end of this week. Can provide an update. Total cost ~$110.
