Wiper Problems of Mercedes Benz SLK

The auto dimming rear view mirror turned black and I cannot see out of it dealer wants like $800 to replace it. There are many people on the forums with the same problem, also the auto dimming drivers side mirror has a similar problem and can't see out of that either, again many people on the forums complain about this too. At one time the manufacturer of the mirror was sending free replacements since there were some quality control problems, but no more.

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The inside rear mirror of my 1999 Mercedes Benz Slk 230 is an electro-chromic self-dimming mirror that has no manual backup. The mirror contained fluid has leaked out causing the self-dimming to fail to provide dimming against rear approaching headlights but instead to be dark and full of bubbles all the time. This causes a hazard as it eliminates rear view capability entirely. There are numerous other cases of this failure documented on line and I have heard that magna donnelly (the manufacturer) was replacing them up until a year ago for free but has stopped and now suggests that we buy a new ($240) or remanufactured one. This is a failure of a safety feature of the car.

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