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Old Apr 16, 2014 | 12:45 AM
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So the factory Toyota auto dimming mirror is a little pricey, so I went ahead and did a different route. Found a Gentex mirror on eBay for bout $50 shipped with homelink and compass. Gentex makes many mirrors for automakers, this one is from a Nissan Murano (2005 I believe). I had to change the color of the compass because it was originally green, but a red sharpie does the trick . The mirror circuit board already has a prebuild circuit for illuminated buttons, but it is missing the LED's, resistors and transistors. 8 bucks later the buttons light up.

Old Apr 17, 2014 | 12:54 AM
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Thanks, Jim! Was interesting getting the light circuit to work, and best part is that the circuit ties into the light sensor it buttons are not illuminated during the day (no need).
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