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Originally Posted by Spanker
On eBay there appear to be some for sale from the US but with shipping at $38+ and then possible import duties on top it seems to be a quite expensive solution.
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That's what I did and it was a bargain. 
I've lived happily for years with non-dimming external mirrors, but you know what we're like on here - it had them originally so needed resolving.
In practice I couldn't care less when driving if they dim or not, it's only the internal mirror I like to dim.
My guess is that the drivers side mirrors get damaged more often from close-passing opposing traffic. So getting a spare passenger side from an LHD car (as I did) balances the "mirror population".
And there are plenty of heated non-dimming mirror glasses available on eBay at a decent price. I prefer the blue tint convex ones, but YMMV.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 2nd January 2017 at 04:30 PM.
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