Volvo S80 T6 rear view mirror (internal)

I have a Volvo 1998 S80 T6 which is New Zealand new and a month ago
the rear view mirror got what looked like bubbles behind the glass
which turned the mirror into two shades. top light and bottem darker.
Well it failed its Warrent of Fitness and I was told by the Volvo
garage it would cost me $1700 which is not to be taken lightly. After
having my say they called me to say they had found a second hand unit
and they would fit it for me as soon as it arrived. Well that was
today and it it all workes except the central locking. It appears the
unit is coded to the little gadget you stick in your pocket with your
keys so we now are no better off. I have given in and told them to
order a new unit from Australia but cannot believe this outcome.

Does anyone know anything about these units can they be recoded???

Like to hear from you

Jimbo

Seems to me (and I'm not an automotive guy) that there must be a
circuit board in the old mirror that you might be able to swap into
the new mirror. I have read about people getting new remote opener
fobs and putting the circuit board from the old one into the new one.

On 7 Feb 2007 18:43:35 -0800, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>I have a Volvo 1998 S80 T6 which is New Zealand new and a month ago
>the rear view mirror got what looked like bubbles behind the glass
>which turned the mirror into two shades. top light and bottem darker.
>Well it failed its Warrent of Fitness and I was told by the Volvo
>garage it would cost me $1700 which is not to be taken lightly. After
>having my say they called me to say they had found a second hand unit
>and they would fit it for me as soon as it arrived. Well that was
>today and it it all workes except the central locking. It appears the
>unit is coded to the little gadget you stick in your pocket with your
>keys so we now are no better off. I have given in and told them to
>order a new unit from Australia but cannot believe this outcome.
>
>Does anyone know anything about these units can they be recoded???
>
>Like to hear from you
>
>Jimbo

demiurge wrote:
>
> Seems to me (and I'm not an automotive guy) that there must be a
> circuit board in the old mirror that you might be able to swap into
> the new mirror. I have read about people getting new remote opener
> fobs and putting the circuit board from the old one into the new one.
>

The antenna for the remotes is in the interior mirror. So it's either
not hooked up, or that part is wrong.

--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

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(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)

On Feb 8, 7:46 pm, demiurge wrote:
> Seems to me (and I'm not an automotive guy) that there must be a
> circuit board in the old mirror that you might be able to swap into
> the new mirror. I have read about people getting new remote opener
> fobs and putting the circuit board from the old one into the new one.
>
> On 7 Feb 2007 18:43:35 -0800, Hogw...@xtra.co.nz wrote:
>
>
>
> >I have a Volvo 1998 S80 T6 which is New Zealand new and a month ago
> >the rear view mirror got what looked like bubbles behind the glass
> >which turned the mirror into two shades. top light and bottem darker.
> >Well it failed its Warrent of Fitness and I was told by the Volvo
> >garage it would cost me $1700 which is not to be taken lightly. After
> >having my say they called me to say they had found a second hand unit
> >and they would fit it for me as soon as it arrived. Well that was
> >today and it it all workes except the central locking. It appears the
> >unit is coded to the little gadget you stick in your pocket with your
> >keys so we now are no better off. I have given in and told them to
> >order a new unit from Australia but cannot believe this outcome.
>
> >Does anyone know anything about these units can they be recoded???
>
> >Like to hear from you
>
> >Jimbo- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thanks I'll quiz my Volvo agent on this it may just save time and
money.