> I have a 05 Maxima SE, and I am very unhappy with the
>> performance of the autodimming rearview mirror. It often
>> fails to detect glare, especially when it is relatively
>> bright outside. Even at night I am sometimes blinded by
>> vehicles behind me because the damn thing fails to oppacify
>> for some unknown reason.
>
> Hmm, wanna trade? The auto-dimming mirrors in my Audi A4 are too > aggressive,
> getting dark even before the sun sets and often getting so dark that the > only parts
> of other cars which are visible are their lights. At least that ought to > be easy
> to fix; some black ink on the rear-facing sensor ought to reduce its > sensitivity
> to light (though I've never gotten around to trying it).
>
> Actually, I wish a lot of these auto-whatever features would go away. > They're
> designed for people who are too lazy or stupid to figure it out > themselves, and
> probably too dumb to be allowed to drive. I never found it difficult to > flip the
> little switch on the rear view mirror on my previous cars. Nor have I > ever found
> it difficult to turn on the wipers when it rains or turn my headlights on > when it's
> dark.
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Amen to that last paragraph!