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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 10:37 AM
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Default Does anyone make tinted side mirriors?

For instance, our factory rear veiw mirror has the Auto dim feature when someones is driving behind you with their lights on.

BUT, what about our side mirrors?
My 04 Acura TL has a tint on them that signifigantly reduces those bright headlights.................Does someone make this glass for our side mirrors? or sell them? or is there a process that can be applied to them to achieve this?

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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 11:00 AM
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Well I know that GM has the mirrors that are called the chromoatic or something like that that dims like the rear view mirror.. Not sure if it dims just when its bright out side or what. I know that some Avalanches, Tahoes, Suburbans had them before the turn signal mirrors.
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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 11:01 AM
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Oh and I think it only came on the drivers mirror.
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Old Oct 6, 2004 | 12:04 AM
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I've seen some Trans ams with the tinted side mirrors.
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Old Oct 6, 2004 | 12:25 AM
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Try pointing your mirrors anywhere but directly behind you. They are side mirrors to see blind spots and beside you... not the cars over 100 feet directly behind you.

come on... is it really THAT bad?
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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 12:00 AM
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Just black out your windows and you won't have a problem. Use 5% or so.
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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 09:06 AM
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Just black out your windows and you won't have a problem. Use 5% or so.
Couldn't have put it better myself. I run 20% all the way around. Even if they turn on thier brights still doesn't bother me.
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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 07:17 PM
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i gotta go with Lone Chev get darker tint! i have 5% all the way around even over the factory tint and 35% down the whole windshield and no one's lights ever bother me!
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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 09:38 PM
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tint on the front windows in Cali is illegal.

I was wondering if there was a process that can be applied to the mirror?
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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 09:55 PM
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Tinting is illegal in most states I think. But from my expereances cops don't care as much in trucks or they don't know the laws when applied to trucks. I've been driving around for a long time with 5% and grafixs and had problems but I am paranoid all the time.

I would think that any tint shop could just tint your mirrors.
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