Tinted mirror glass (some have it, some don't)

[s3mad_dude]

I used to own a pre-facelift 2000 Audi S3 in Brilliant Black. It had the standard body coloured mirrors and the wing mirror glass was a light tinted blue colour.

8 years later and I've always wondered why my facelift 2002 S3 has standard wing mirror glass (i.e no tint). This one came with aluminium mirrors from the factory - could that be why? Or were pre-facelifts always tinted? Or is it to do with the paint colour??

Why did my previous S3 have tinted mirror glass and my current S3 doesn't - just wondered.......

 

[Vex182]

That's odd, my drivers is tinted and passenger is not!

 

[Sidey]

That's odd, my drivers is tinted and passenger is not!

Same here.

 

[voorhees]

Mine are both silver but I did have the chav ripped off mirrors mod done a few years back

 

[@udi A3]

My a3 sport is blue tinted, found this out when a chav on a pushbike rode into one of them! its a facelift 2002.

 

[grue]

I used to own a pre-facelift 2000 Audi S3 in Brilliant Black. It had the standard body coloured mirrors and the wing mirror glass was a light tinted blue colour.

8 years later and I've always wondered why my facelift 2002 S3 has standard wing mirror glass (i.e no tint). This one came with aluminium mirrors from the factory - could that be why? Or were pre-facelifts always tinted? Or is it to do with the paint colour??

Why did my previous S3 have tinted mirror glass and my current S3 doesn't - just wondered.......

My 2000 Jetta/Bora in the US had the blue tint, too.

 

[s3welshy]

i have a 1999 s3 8l.
chrome mirrors with a blue tint on both. it is a pre face lift.
my mate has a 1999 facelift. i will check his and let you know.

 

[Jason.s]

My 2000 PFL has blue tint mirror glass and standard body coloured caps.

 

[s3welshy]

i think its down to upgrade options.