Probably an irrelevant question, but does anybody know the purpose of the 2 red LEDs positioned to the side of the interior dipping mirror on/off switch.
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Red led under mirror
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Yup, what LeonCR said. I'd love to have these in the back too, just gives it a nicer feel. In my opinion anyway.
Thanks. I'll have to go out more at night.
It was one of those things that I had never noticed, until I spotted them, then I noticed it all the time!
It was one of those things that I had never noticed, until I spotted them, then I noticed it all the time!
There is a Seat part for about £13, it's a litttle black plastic part with 2 red LED's. just drill two 3mm holes about 20mm apart in the dome light trim and glue it in, then wire it up to a switched live.
I did this in the rear of my old Exeo, it looked cool.
I know you can get red LED's on ebay for pennies but these ones are the correct brightness for this job so no need to fit resistors to dim them down or anything.
Part number 8E0919063A clicky
Oh wow, nice one, thanks! Can i get this part from the SEAT or Audi dealer? I can just connect them to one of the wires within the rear light section? Is it the same brightness as the front ones?
Yep it's a VAG part so take your pick where you buy it from.
Just drill 2 holes somewhere and make sure they line up with the leds (20mm apart IIRC) and glue the part behind the trim. It runs on 12v so just wire it up to an ignition switched live and an earth. IIRC the brown wire is for the live and the green is the earth. Wire it up the wrong way and your £13 could go up in smoke.
You need to read this thread if you fancy the red LEDs under your mirror for a couple of quid.
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=234338&highlight=mirror+leds+mod&page=2
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=234338&highlight=mirror+leds+mod&page=2
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the lights are in Audi's aswell, (never checked a VW) they are designed to give you a little light at night around the gear stick and radio area, not enough to glare or distract, but enough to find your gear stick if for some reason you lose it in the dark.
The little green light on the left is to indicate that the auto dimming function is enabled. Push the button and it'll go off and the mirror no longer dips to stop the glare from headlights behind you.
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Ha, yeah noticed that after I re-read it properly. My bad
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The other one is the sensor to pick up the lights behind you. The sensor on the front of the mirror is to detect that it's dark outside.
I've got a dimming mirror on my Cupra but its a bit pointless because it doesnt dim due to the rear window having the standard tinting...waste of money if you paid for it as an added option!
I've got a dimming mirror on my Cupra but its a bit pointless because it doesnt dim due to the rear window having the standard tinting...waste of money if you paid for it as an added option!
My Supercopa has the factory rear glass tinted and the auto dimming mirror work a treat. Yours must be broken.
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