My rearview mirror doesn't do anything but sit there. i have heard others say that they automatically adjust when headlights come up from behind. I disconnected the wire harness going to it and reseated it, I tried adjusting the dial from 1 to 10 for distance, and I even used a flashlight on the sensor trying to trigger it. Nothing. Has anybody else had this problem and actually fixed it? What needs to be done? Thanks

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87 IROC 350 TPI with less than 10k original miles
93 Z28 Pace Car #494 of 645
86 Olds 442 (All Original)
My IROC Website
Northstar Camaro Club of Minnesota

 

Scott,

Try this:
Set the dial to "Far". You need to make sure the forward looking sensor detects NO light, so at night with the ignition on, shine a flashlight into the rearward looking sensor (flashlight shining forward). If the mirror doesn't adjust, it's an internal problem.

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Willie

Supercharged 1987 305 IROC-Z, Daily-Driver, Emissions-Legal.
Former Paxton (6-psig) with 50-hp nitrous: 12.043 @ 112.86 mph.
ATI D1SC (10-psig): 12.056 @ 116.62 mph.
All stats are altitude corrected for 3,100 feet using NHRA's Altitude Correction Table.

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1987 "20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition" Z28 Convertible -- Super Chevy Show Class Winner, 1998.