I understand the principle of these and understand that you can stop it dipping, but can you manually dip it? Quite often I have to dip mine in daylight, usually when the sun is low in the sky, also when motorcyclists come up behind or the occasional car with their lights on. Maybe it's me but I do find it distracting and have to dip the mirror.

I suspect that there isn't a way to do this so is it possible to replace it with a normal manually dipping mirror?

I understand the principle of these and understand that you can stop it dipping, but can you manually dip it? Quite often I have to dip mine in daylight, usually when the sun is low in the sky, also when motorcyclists come up behind or the occasional car with their lights on. Maybe it's me but I do find it distracting and have to dip the mirror.

I suspect that there isn't a way to do this so is it possible to replace it with a normal manually dipping mirror?

If you covered the front light sensor it would dip all the time in daylight.

It can be replaced with a normal mirror, but you need a differnt adaptor stuck to the glass after removing the old one.

Is the sensor for the auto wipers housed in the mirror housing?

Is the sensor for the auto wipers housed in the mirror housing?

Yes, it

Mirror dipping and wipers/headlight illuminating sensors are different. Former on the mirror, latter facing forward through the screen in front of the mirror.

Can't force the mirror to dip without illuminating the sensor - unfortunately. (The small hole on the right hand side of the mirror.)

Mine is unsatisfactory too - not sensitive enough but the sensor seems to be too far recessed in the hole. Many owners rate this function. In light of my unsatisfactory performance - and dealer dismissal of the problem - I would prefer the old fashioned mechanical solution.

Mirror dipping and wipers/headlight illuminating sensors are different. Former on the mirror, latter facing forward through the screen in front of the mirror.

Can't force the mirror to dip without illuminating the sensor - unfortunately. (The small hole on the right hand side of the mirror.)

Mine is unsatisfactory too - not sensitive enough but the sensor seems to be too far recessed in the hole. Many owners rate this function. In light of my unsatisfactory performance - and dealer dismissal of the problem - I would prefer the old fashioned mechanical solution.

Perhaps I

should have realised that this was an octy 2 question. doh!! Thinking about it tape on the front sensor would force it to dim.

If the fitting is like the mk1 octy you dont need a new bracket (so dont know why I said so above). You could remove it where the mirror connects to the bracket at the ball joint and replace there for a standard one.

Thinking about it tape on the front sensor would force it to dim.

AFAIK it does the opposite eg if you block the sensor when a car is behind with lights on and the mirror is dipped then it will UN DIP the mirror and blind you.

Please would you look at the sensor for me and let me know if it is recessed behind the hole or protrudes into the hole. The sensor is at the bottom of the mirror, facing into the car, to the right of the "on" indicator LED.

My sensor is recessed, and I'm very happy with the auto dipping feature...

Maybe, it's related to how tall you are or/and how high you have the driver seat

With a bit of modification it should be posible to use the power feeding the green LED to power another LED positioned so to fool the sensor into thinking that it needs to dip

My thoughts were working along the same lines but it would be nicer if it worked, without modification, like other folks. Now If I could make the sensor stick out a bit more maybe all would be well. I wonder if I can prise off the mirror surround without f....... it?

No Problem with mine

Indeed getting in the other car (I have also got an MGZS120+) you do notice it not bing there

Correction about dimming internal mirror sensors.

There are two sensors on the internal mirror, one facing forward looking through the windscreen and the other looking towards the rear screen. The mirror dimming action depends upon the balance of light falling on these two sensors. So I suppose that approaching bright headlights or bright streetlights may reduce the speed and amount of the dimming action. This may account for my dissatisfaction with the performance. It may also be possible to tweak the performance if the front sensor is shaded or filtered. (In daylight, blocking the front sensor will cause the mirror to start dimming.)

The automatic headlamp switching sensor and the automatic windscreen wiper sensors are separate and are mounted on the windscreen under the mirror steadying pad.

Ours is fine too, (ovty II 1.9 elegance) but we do have the privacy glass fitted, although I'm unaware of exactly how much difference this makes.

Hi

I find auto dipping a pain in the ar**

I have it on my Octy 2 vrs - but it is always is turned off

At least on the Octy you can turn it off.

On my wife's Volvo S40 - it is fully automatic - which means you cannot turn it off and see the outline of the car following you - which means I did not see the light bar on top of the police car following me on the M56 last year!- 3 points and £60 fine for speeding (at 1.30 in the morning FFS!)

Cheers!

Steve