Passat anti-dazzle mirror

[antiguru]

Does anyone know if it is possible to disable the anti-dazzle mirror on a 2002 Passat? If yes, how?

[sarnieken]

When you say 'disable', I presume you mean that you don't want it to tint automatically when there are bright lights behind you?

firstly, why would you want to do that?

Secondly, they have a sensor mounted on the frame of the mirror, this has to be blocked.

The next time you are in traffic and are able to, put your finger over this sensor and make sure the mirror goes back to normal. If it does, get something suitable and block the sensor.

[antiguru]

Thanks sarnieken.

Firstly, because it does more than just take the dazzle out of headlights. It turns the rear view into a nighttime scene, so you can�t see anything at all out of the central mirror except for headlights.

Secondly, we have tried the finger-over-it option and it doesn�t seem to make any difference. I�ll try a bit of bluetack and see if that helps. I can�t tell whether it�s triggered by the headlights of a car behind, the Passat�s own lights being on or a light sensor because it�s getting dark.

[Josyjo]

On my new golf there is a button on the bottom of the rear view mirror that you can use to disable the auto-dim function... It isn't at all obvious, you would have to know it is there... Not sure whether your Passat will have it, but its worth checking?

[antiguru]

Thanks for the idea but i think the Passat must be a different design to the Golf. My own Golf has an unsophisticated lever, which is much better than tinting the glass black as the Passat does ......