[eurobear]

Having my first proper night drive since collecting my car last Saturday and I’ve noticed my left mirror (passenger -RHD) doesn’t have antidazzle glass. Is this normal on the X3? Just my 430d had it on both and I assumed it would be the same on the X3, especially as there wasn’t an option to spec it on the build.

[Replicant]

Mine does not on the passenger side (LHD)

[MarkyM]

It's not just the X3, BMW stopped fitting it on passenger side in about 2017 on all models

I must admit I haven't found it an issue though

[Gary pa28]

Same here , passenger side doesn’t dim all normal

[eurobear]

Originally Posted by MarkyM

It's not just the X3, BMW stopped fitting it on passenger side in about 2017 on all models

I must admit I haven't found it an issue though

I guess I’ll get used to it. I just think it was a great option, but I guess it was too expensive

[Qsilver7]

Yep...it appears BMW has recently dropped the auto-dimming mirror on the passenger side.

[BuddhaTB]

First time owning a BMW and it just looks odd that the driver's side mirror has the auto-dimming function while the passenger side doesn't.

[tastes jigga]

safety + cost cutting

[eurobear]

Originally Posted by tastes jigga

safety + cost cutting

Why safety?

[MechX3M40i]

I could think of o couple of scenarios when you want your passenger side mirror not dimmed - when parked at curb side at night in city and you can monitor foot traffic on curb using the mirror while sitting at the driver side. Also, you can see the curb better when parallel park at night on a street with ambient lighting that could trigger the dimming.

But these are just excuses in a lame effort to justify cost saving, which is exactly why it was done this way.

[tonyb15re]

if you really want it you could probably source a mirror from a German or US Spec car and try to retro fit it, I would assume the wiring may already be in the loom unless of course BMW fit different looms for UK cars and other RHD cars, may be the case as the mirror tilt on reverse will be on the other side for the foreign cars

[tastes jigga]

Originally Posted by eurobear

Why safety?

I am having trouble locating the source, but if I recall correctly it's because people rely more on the passenger side mirror, compared to the driver side which people tend to look over their shoulder.

[Cape Dave]

Sad.

[eurobear]

Originally Posted by MechX3M40i

I could think of o couple of scenarios when you want your passenger side mirror not dimmed - when parked at curb side at night in city and you can monitor foot traffic on curb using the mirror while sitting at the driver side. Also, you can see the curb better when parallel park at night on a street with ambient lighting that could trigger the dimming.

But these are just excuses in a lame effort to justify cost saving, which is exactly why it was done this way.

See, on my 430d the anti-dazzle only came on when lights shone in your rear view mirror. So parking was never an issue as mirrors went back to normal. But maybe some folk had issues with it

[eurobear]

Originally Posted by tonyb15re

if you really want it you could probably source a mirror from a German or US Spec car and try to retro fit it, I would assume the wiring may already be in the loom unless of course BMW fit different looms for UK cars and other RHD cars, may be the case as the mirror tilt on reverse will be on the other side for the foreign cars

Well the car is going into the garage in a couple of weeks time for warranty work so I’m going to ask them to see if it is something they can do