![]() The mirror houses two light sensors (front and back) to know when it should dim. ![]() These failures seem to happen just with age, even if the mirror has never been mistreated. If you’re really unlucky, the glass can crack and the highly corrosive brown liquid can drip out and damage your interior. The chemical that darkens to dim the mirror tends to move around, causing blotches of brown or black. ![]() The rear view mirror used the 1997-2002 Jaguar XJ8 (X308) and related cars like the Jaguar XK8 (X100) has a light-sensitive electrochromic auto-dimming feature which is unfortunately prone to failure.
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