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(Message started by: geraghtyg on Oct 21^st, 2004, 3:00pm)

Title: Folding Wing Mirrors
Post by geraghtyg on Oct 21^st, 2004, 3:00pm

Just wondering, should the wing mirrors be capable of folding in when parking or squeezing through tight spots or for whatever reason? I have tried moving mine and they don't seem to want to budge.

Title: Re: Folding Wing Mirrors
Post by scorpio_man on Oct 21^st, 2004, 3:11pm

hi there

they bend a bit as they have a big spring in side them. but they don't fold in like other cars.

Title: Re: Folding Wing Mirrors
Post by Vulcan on Oct 21^st, 2004, 6:21pm

If you hit them hard enough they do detach from the connections! I discovered this while having a quiet summer drink at a nice pub with my car parked in sight. An old couple got into their silver Nova which was parked next to my car and as the old lady got in she swung her door WIDE it clipped the front edge of my drivers door mirror and pushed it towards the back of the car leaving it swinging free. They then just drove off.

I found that it is easy to clip back in and it seemed to work just fine.

Title: Re: Folding Wing Mirrors
Post by geraghtyg on Oct 21^st, 2004, 6:24pm

Cool. Thanks. I thought as much. Maybe someone could make up an electrically folding wing mirror fob ;)
T'would be good though.

Title: Re: Folding Wing Mirrors
Post by monkfish on Oct 22^nd, 2004, 2:48am

power folding mirrors are a requirement in japan so if you can get some jap mirrors if the car was avaulable there you may be onto a winner

Title: Re: Folding Wing Mirrors
Post by Paul B on Oct 22^nd, 2004, 7:03am

Now wouldn't that be a cool mod if it could be done? 8)
I'd also like to have what my mate has on his 5 series BMW. That also has the tilting mirror on the passenger side, but... it can also do the drivers side too. It depends on which side the mirror control switch is pointing as to which one tilts. If its over on the passenger side, that one tilts. If its over to drivers side, that one goes down instead. But if you want them to just stay 'normal' you leave it set to the central position.