Mercedes Heated Dimming Mirror Replacement W203

There's no mistaking where your Mercedes heated mirror has gone bad. The reflection is literally day and night when trying to view anything out of it.

The mirror over time will start to show signs of yellowing and from there it's all downhill. Now some people are color blind but If you couldn't tell from the image to the left the one with the "bad" label is completely burned out. If driving around with this god-awful brownish-looking mirror wasn't enough the images being reflected through it were also blurred and viewed in triplets. It was like a bad acid trip trying to see anything through it day or night. 

 Now this fix is simple enough that even my girlfriend could manage this one without messing it up, and that's saying a lot about my girlfriend, lol. The hard part about this DIY is finding the correct mirror replacement for your vehicle as there are a few to choose from. No before heading down to eBay or Amazon alley you're going to want to remove your damaged mirror from the vehicle and inspect the rear connections behind it. I made the mistake of purchasing the first 2004 w203 mirror I saw on eBay and called it a wrap.

It wasn't until I removed the old mirror and went to install the new one that I realized there are different types of heating element connectors and even some Mercedes models that also incorporate an auto-dimming function, as such was the case for this vehicle. Now finding a new mirror with the auto-dimming function was difficult so opted to go with a used one from an eBay salvage yard retailer.

Used or New it made no difference to me as long as I got the normal clarity result I was looking for that was all that mattered. Enough blabbing, let's get on to the video. If you want to give Amazon a try in finding a replacement mirror I've posted a link to my store where I have found a listing.

Amazon Store Link: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thechemist

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