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Originally Posted by mannyo
The rubber seal around the glass has failed, and the fluid inside has started to leak out. The dimming works by passing a current through the liquid to alter its properties. Be very careful as the chemical can damage paint, mine stayed at a simillar level for several months and then all of a sudden started leaking loads onto the mirror cover paint.
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My passenger side did exactly the same - slow steady leak. As it was the pax side i just replaced it with a heated non dimming one from our sponsors. I took the failed mirror apart and cleaned it up and, to be honest, its clean enough to re-install - though, obviously without the dimming fluid. It would be fine except the black plastic trim around the mirror had cracked (thats why the fluid drained out) and the I lost a small piece which had somehow broken off 
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2002 D2 S8 – Ming Blue, Valcona leather, Vavona wood insert, solar sunroof (to be fitted), Heated rear seats, extended leather pack, 18” Avus, ski hatch, Bose, auto dim rear view mirror, rear blind.
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