retractable mirrors

[jaydel]

ok any-one know how they work i have one set that dont move at all

and on the other car the drivers one retracts but will not go back out and the passenger one does nothing

any ideas is there something that needs cleaning - do they have seperate fuses?

[stevo]

are they suposed to move on all cars? mines don't :(

[MigXSupra]

stevo jdm are electics, u just push a button and they will retratc (most of the times both at the same time)

[jaydel]

are they suposed to move on all cars? mines don't :(

only on imports steve there is a button by the electric mirror adjuster that says retract and if pushed the mirrors fold in and then push again and they fold back out---IN THEORY lol

[Karma Supra]

But they don't have heated glass, like the UK ones do ;) -Which I think is probably more useful!

[Penfold]

ok any-one know how they work i have one set that dont move at all

and on the other car the drivers one retracts but will not go back out and the passenger one does nothing

any ideas is there something that needs cleaning - do they have seperate fuses?
This seems to be a problem mine gets from time to time and has never happened to Sheila's TT. It seems to be either corrosion in the plug behind the blanking plate where the mirrior fits, or an accumulation of smeg where the mechanisim moves the actual mirror head.

what I did initially, was to remove the mirror glass from the unit (carefully!) it should pull off bottom first. This may reveal half the spiders in england so be prepared! I cleaned this out thoroughly with soapy water agitated with a half inch paintbrush and then liberally lubricated with WD40 or suchlike.( mind the paintwork)
Then you need to clean the area between the mirror head and the mounting bracket, same cleaning method with he addition of a rag or similar to really get into the slot made by the mirror and bracket.

To check the connection, remove the black? triangular plate inside the door and it should reveal a small white connector. I think the power fold mirrors use 6 wires and the uk ones 4. Check the pins for corrosion and again a drop of WD40.


Hope that helps, if not, then I'm afraid it's trace the wires back time as I think there is another connector between the switch and door.

I don't know if you are nywhere near me, but if so, I do have a spare mirror, which coud be used to test.

Kevin

[jaydel]

This seems to be a problem mine gets from time to time and has never happened to Sheila's TT. It seems to be either corrosion in the plug behind the blanking plate where the mirrior fits, or an accumulation of smeg where the mechanisim moves the actual mirror head.

what I did initially, was to remove the mirror glass from the unit (carefully!) it should pull off bottom first. This may reveal half the spiders in england so be prepared! I cleaned this out thoroughly with soapy water agitated with a half inch paintbrush and then liberally lubricated with WD40 or suchlike.( mind the paintwork)
Then you need to clean the area between the mirror head and the mounting bracket, same cleaning method with he addition of a rag or similar to really get into the slot made by the mirror and bracket.

To check the connection, remove the black? triangular plate inside the door and it should reveal a small white connector. I think the power fold mirrors use 6 wires and the uk ones 4. Check the pins for corrosion and again a drop of WD40.


Hope that helps, if not, then I'm afraid it's trace the wires back time as I think there is another connector between the switch and door.

I don't know if you are nywhere near me, but if so, I do have a spare mirror, which coud be used to test.

Kevin

cheers mate will try the pull apart method they are both at cols monday so will have a dig when there in peices there see if we can get them moving again

[stevo]

booo, i want retractable mirrors! it would maybe help stop the scrote's round here kicking all the car mirrors on the street :mad:
bawbags..!!

[Penfold]

booo, i want retractable mirrors! it would maybe help stop the scrote's round here kicking all the car mirrors on the street :mad:
bawbags..!!
You have retractable mirrors you nit! You just have to retract them by hand. Mind you, the powered ones are available from toyota at around £600 the pair.

[Penfold]

A large sledge hammer across there ankles is a cheaper alternative :yes:
I was thinking along those lines, but was more inclined to a baseball bat or 3 cell maglite!

[stevo]

i chased some punks with the butt end of my pool cue before, when i heard them running over the escort, but i couldn't catch them, and that's the only time ive caught them at it

this happened a couple of weeks ago :mad: :mad:

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/3825/hpim0083pw0.jpg

and it's at a double skinned bit of bonnet so i can't pop it out :mad: