Auto dimming mirror

Talk about the 406's electrical system, what wires do what, how to add extra functionality, etc.

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Re: Auto dimming mirror

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Pretty much. Think you need 2 x 12V feeds and an earth, but can't quite remember. The sensors are on the mirror, one on the front and one on the rear.
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they are ldrs arent they
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Welly wrote:
Self-dimming wing mirrors would be cool too.
My 740 had those bad boys as standard, t'was feckin ace :mrgreen:
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was them old volvos rear wheel drive?
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406executiveHDI wrote:was them old volvos rear wheel drive?

Welly is the Old Volvo driver, not me, mine was all German :cheesy:
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ah right i thought you were on about a volvo 740
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