rraabb11 Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 whats the difference between: H501SSA000 Legacy 2000-2003 Auto Dim Mirror AUTO DIMMING MIRROR WITH COMPASS FOR 2000-2003 LEGACY and H501SAG200 Legacy 2004-2006 Auto Dim Mirror AUTODIM MIRROR WITH COMPASS, 2004-2006 LEGACYS granted, the years-how about looks and readout color? whats your year and color? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scans007 Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Who knows man.........Opie??? But like everything, if they have 2 diff part numbers, they are diff in some way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vel0mac Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 It may also be that the 'older' one has the compass display in the bottom center (as shown in the photo) and the 'newer' one has the compass display as a window in the right hand side of reflective area of the actual mirror (not accurately shown in the photo, as previously stated). I just removed my autodarkening mirror and replaced it with a standard flip actuated day/night mirror. The one on my '05 OB had the compass display in the lower center and when I was looking at the parts at the dealership I noticed that the new ones had the compass display in the reflective area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Yeah, I'm curious too. Would like to put a '05-'06 on the '02 Outback for the Homelink. OPIE!?!? It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rraabb11 Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 i think it maybe camlock style vs wedge style connection to the windshield-cam requires a clip, wedge requires a screw-2003 and earlier legacy's used clips, do the new ones requires a screw to secure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottmcphee Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 i think it maybe camlock style vs wedge style connection to the windshield-cam requires a clip, wedge requires a screw-2003 and earlier legacy's used clips, do the new ones requires a screw to secure? I've heard these auto dim mirrors don't dim enough.. spend money elsewhere. Just what I've heard.. no personal experience. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK_Asian Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 I've heard these auto dim mirrors don't dim enough.. spend money elsewhere. Just what I've heard.. no personal experience. ScottI swear to god, they are like a must to have in the car. I tried by parking my car behind my Outback, and have the headlights on. Turned the dimming off, it was sooo irratating... If I turn the high beem on the car behind my subby, the difference is even more obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Auto dimming mirrors are great unless you have rear window tint, then it gets too dark...in my opinion. Our Outback wagon has tint and the GT sedan does not. I prefer the way the mirror works in the sedan. It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vel0mac Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 I've heard these auto dim mirrors don't dim enough.. spend money elsewhere. Just what I've heard.. no personal experience. Scott I hated the dim, or lack thereof. It was not as dim as a standard flip day/night mirror, and it took too long to activate. All of which is why I got rid of it. The new "satandard" one was ~$30 versus the auto-darkening one that was ~200 or so. Around here we get long stretches of straight roads that have no streetlights. With no light shining on the sensor of the mirror, it is not 'darkened'. After light shines on the sensor, the mirror auto-darkens --- eventually. From a pragmatic standpoint, this means that if there is no one behind me and then I pass a car, the car I just passed will blind me until the auto-darkening activates, which takes several seconds for it to g-r-a-d-u-a-l-l-y darken. By that time, my eyes have been screwed up by the blinding light in my rear view mirror. This technology is not hard to get right, just go to any welding supply store and look at auto-darkening welding helmets. They respond in milliseconds and go to thier full dark setting instantly -- and you can buy one of these helmets for less than $50 if you want a cheap Harbor Freight model. The point is here that they charge a butt-load for the mirrors and they work less effectively than a cheap welding helmet. I suppose this is one solution, retrofit the mirror with a welding helmet. Now wouldn't that be a sight for sore eyes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 I have tinted rear windows and auto dimming mirror. I never notice it working unless I turned it off. It makes a big difference. Mine takes about 2 seconds to go dark if you turn off and on. Since it's always on, I never notice any transitions. If you set it up like a welding helmet with a fast response time, it might end up cycling on and off and be rather distracting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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