Day/Night Mirror Adjustment - How does it work?

turbofreak · 15th February 2006, 11:42

Hey Guys,

Day night mirror adjustment is a very simple to use mechanism...and indeed effective to ..BTW does anyone know how it works..??

Regards,
Turbofreak

adit1329 · 15th February 2006, 19:58

the anti glare setting/ night adjustment on your rear view mirror takes the reflections from your rear glass indirectly from that the light that is reflected from other cars that are behind.

the mirror is in the shape of a wedge and when you change it to the anti glare setting it points elsewhere...

the most common example would be a glass pane of your house, when you switch on lights inside your house and stand in front of a mirror you can see your reflections clearly, the rear view mirror takes advantage of the same principle.

hope i have explained my thoughts clearly enough

turbofreak · 15th February 2006, 20:34

thanks buddy..thanks for ur expalanation...

Rehaan · 16th February 2006, 07:21

Turbofreak,

Heres another explaination of what adit1329 as just explained. (Proof can be seen when you are in a car with a sunroof and the mirror is flipped to "night driving" position).

Secondly though, i believe some of the more modern cars have mirrors that dont move but still dim when a bright light is shone on them. My guess would be that this is a simple light sensor that controls the opacity of an LCD layer that is infront of the mirror in the RVM housing.

cya
R

turbofreak · 16th February 2006, 14:38

Thanks Rehaan....that website has given a comprehensive explanation regarding my query...

Murugan · 15th November 2007, 16:04

Thanks Rehaan for the link. I finally understood how the day-night rear view mirror works. Unfortunately almost none of my friends knew about this wonderful technology in modern cars. In fact most of them just tilt the mirror out of the way to avoid the bright light and pose a hazard in the night by not observing the vehicles coming behind them. The car buying public needs to be educated on this issue.

Howstuffworks "How does a car's rearview mirror work when it's in the glare-resistant setting?"

gbpscars · 15th November 2007, 18:35

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...tml#post599220

15th February 2006, 11:42	#1
turbofreak BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 112 Thanked: 0 Times	Day/Night Mirror Adjustment - How does it work? Hey Guys, Day night mirror adjustment is a very simple to use mechanism...and indeed effective to ..BTW does anyone know how it works..?? Regards, Turbofreak Last edited by turbofreak : 15th February 2006 at 11:49.
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15th February 2006, 19:58	#2
adit1329 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 346 Thanked: 3 Times	the anti glare setting/ night adjustment on your rear view mirror takes the reflections from your rear glass indirectly from that the light that is reflected from other cars that are behind. the mirror is in the shape of a wedge and when you change it to the anti glare setting it points elsewhere... the most common example would be a glass pane of your house, when you switch on lights inside your house and stand in front of a mirror you can see your reflections clearly, the rear view mirror takes advantage of the same principle. hope i have explained my thoughts clearly enough
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15th February 2006, 20:34	#3
turbofreak BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 112 Thanked: 0 Times	thanks buddy..thanks for ur expalanation...
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16th February 2006, 07:21	#4
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,193 Thanked: 36,066 Times	Turbofreak, Heres another explaination of what adit1329 as just explained. (Proof can be seen when you are in a car with a sunroof and the mirror is flipped to "night driving" position). Secondly though, i believe some of the more modern cars have mirrors that dont move but still dim when a bright light is shone on them. My guess would be that this is a simple light sensor that controls the opacity of an LCD layer that is infront of the mirror in the RVM housing. cya R
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16th February 2006, 14:38	#5
turbofreak BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 112 Thanked: 0 Times	Thanks Rehaan....that website has given a comprehensive explanation regarding my query...
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15th November 2007, 16:04	#6
Murugan BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 382 Thanked: 261 Times	Thanks Rehaan for the link. I finally understood how the day-night rear view mirror works. Unfortunately almost none of my friends knew about this wonderful technology in modern cars. In fact most of them just tilt the mirror out of the way to avoid the bright light and pose a hazard in the night by not observing the vehicles coming behind them. The car buying public needs to be educated on this issue. Howstuffworks "How does a car's rearview mirror work when it's in the glare-resistant setting?"
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15th November 2007, 18:35	#7
gbpscars BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 401 Thanked: 5 Times	http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...tml#post599220 Last edited by gbpscars : 15th November 2007 at 18:36.
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