Rear View Mirror Compass Blinking?

bobnaz · 12-01-2006, 07:51 AM

Anyone else have this happen? When I was leaving for work I looked up and saw in blinking pretty hard between W and N but soon settled down to normal

Ninjaneer · 12-01-2006, 08:24 AM

Happened here too: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...mpass+flashing

Same thing, but between S and SW

kmurph · 01-09-2007, 05:37 PM

anybody figure out the reason for the blinking compass? A neighbor just bought a 328XI Sedan and mentioned that his compass on the rear view mirror frequently blinks at a higher intensity. He finds it quite irritating. I told him I'd look around and see if I could find an answer...

FirstClass · 01-09-2007, 06:18 PM

I never see mine blink. Then again it isn't really in line of sight when I'm driving.

Deveray · 01-09-2007, 08:41 PM

Mine did it once for a few seconds but it hasn't happened again [3 months of ownership]

canuck335i · 01-09-2007, 09:01 PM

mine did it too last Friday, did not do it again after, bizarre to say the least

Utekai · 01-10-2007, 11:46 AM

Mine too, one morning, still quite dark. Just started blinking for a few seconds, going bright from nighttime setting.

It happened as I was going around a long slow curve on the interstate.

Maybe it has something to do with being right in the middle between two selections, and when it goes back and forth the brightness defaults to daytime.

I wouldn't have noticed during the day, only because it was dark out and the intensity was low. When it started blinking it went high intensity.

Barvia SLV335XI · 08-07-2007, 12:50 PM

well driving last night around midnight it started blinking i dont recall what direction i was going in but it blinked several times and then it stoped about a hour later i was almost home and it was blinking NW for about a minute or so and it turned off again and it did it one more time before i got home so very strange to me it has never done it before so does anyone have answer yet to what could cause it? i am going to the dealer today about my door lights handles being differnt color but i will try to find out what is going on and i will post it ok!

japac1 · 08-07-2007, 01:45 PM

Discussed further in another thread in this general section.

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Ninjaneer Shadow Warrior 139 Rep 2,095 Posts Drives: '07 335i Sedan Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Happened here too: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...mpass+flashing Same thing, but between S and SW __________________ 335i E90 / Arctic / Gray / Burl Walnut / Steptronic / ZPP / ZSP / Paddles / CA / Nav / PDC / OEM Spoiler Mods: PIAA Angel Eyes, Rear Fog Switch, Escort X50 Blue hardwire, 30% Charcoal Llumar Installing soon: Rear Power Outlets (Happy Robot mod!)
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kmurph Enlisted Member 0 Rep 32 Posts Drives: 2001 M3 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA iTrader: (0)	anybody figure out the reason for the blinking compass? A neighbor just bought a 328XI Sedan and mentioned that his compass on the rear view mirror frequently blinks at a higher intensity. He finds it quite irritating. I told him I'd look around and see if I could find an answer... __________________
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Deveray Private First Class 10 Rep 141 Posts Drives: 2010 535i X-Drive Touring Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	Mine did it once for a few seconds but it hasn't happened again [3 months of ownership]
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Utekai Enlisted Member 7 Rep 30 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: chicago iTrader: (0)	Blinked bright/dim once Mine too, one morning, still quite dark. Just started blinking for a few seconds, going bright from nighttime setting. It happened as I was going around a long slow curve on the interstate. Maybe it has something to do with being right in the middle between two selections, and when it goes back and forth the brightness defaults to daytime. I wouldn't have noticed during the day, only because it was dark out and the intensity was low. When it started blinking it went high intensity.
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Barvia SLV335XI Enlisted Member 3 Rep 46 Posts Drives: 2001 M3 Laguna Seca Blue Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2001 BMW M3 [0.00] 2007 BMW 335XI [0.00]	well driving last night around midnight it started blinking i dont recall what direction i was going in but it blinked several times and then it stoped about a hour later i was almost home and it was blinking NW for about a minute or so and it turned off again and it did it one more time before i got home so very strange to me it has never done it before so does anyone have answer yet to what could cause it? i am going to the dealer today about my door lights handles being differnt color but i will try to find out what is going on and i will post it ok!
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