Power folding side mirror failure - $1014
#16
Wow. That's expensive. I assume this is only one side right?
Maybe I should turn the auto folding feature off. I have it turned on on both of my cars because I use it as a door lock/unlock indicator.
Maybe I should turn the auto folding feature off. I have it turned on on both of my cars because I use it as a door lock/unlock indicator.
#17
Dude, you paid for a feature, use it. Don't be afraid of it breaking. When the time comes, the value you got out of the feature will far outweigh the costs of replacing it. Enjoy your car and worry if and when the time comes. And you can get used motor assemblies for pennies on the dollar and you can replace it yourself quiet easily. What the original posted is getting quoted is time and material at dealership rates, of course it will seem expensive.
#18
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I would have swapped the internals of a working used power folding assembly for a couple hundred dollars. That's exactly what I did when I did the power folding mirror mod for my 2013 GS. I love the feature, thats my indication for the doors are locked, if I doubt myself I can just glace at the car. At least on this forum, there have been very few cases if hardly any other than yours of failure. So I would not worry about it.
Also if you bump the mirror the top can get dislodged from the base slightly and the mirrors will not fold, just turning them manually will put them back into the gear/track. This has happened to me before.
Also if you bump the mirror the top can get dislodged from the base slightly and the mirrors will not fold, just turning them manually will put them back into the gear/track. This has happened to me before.
Last edited by peasodos; 02-14-19 at 05:19 AM.
#19
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I dunno, a car this expensive shouldn't have rattles in the cabin when relatively new. What good is a quiet cabin if all it does is make you hear the rattles inside better? Seems like the dealer fixed these two issues that you don't think are problems... which means they found something wrong with it too. If stuff like this doesn't bother you, fine, but you shouldn't make fun of other people for wanting their expensive car to perform as such.
#20
Dude, you paid for a feature, use it. Don't be afraid of it breaking. When the time comes, the value you got out of the feature will far outweigh the costs of replacing it. Enjoy your car and worry if and when the time comes. And you can get used motor assemblies for pennies on the dollar and you can replace it yourself quiet easily. What the original posted is getting quoted is time and material at dealership rates, of course it will seem expensive.
I never need to park the car in such a place that the auto folding mirrors are beneficial so the only thing I use it for is to see if the car is lock or not. I can just simply press the lock button again on my remote.
#21
The irony of it all is by not using your auto folding mirror feature, it is more likely to break down. If the gears and motors are not activated every so often, things will dry up and seize.
#22
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Member here made a youtube video with the fix using electrical tape, very simple. I used a zip tie and the rattle never came back.
https://youtu.be/5mGFSpsloJ4
https://youtu.be/5mGFSpsloJ4
Dude, you paid for a feature, use it. Don't be afraid of it breaking. When the time comes, the value you got out of the feature will far outweigh the costs of replacing it. Enjoy your car and worry if and when the time comes. And you can get used motor assemblies for pennies on the dollar and you can replace it yourself quiet easily. What the original posted is getting quoted is time and material at dealership rates, of course it will seem expensive.
Actually no. I didn't buy the car for the auto folding mirrors when it costs over 1k to repair after about 3-4 years of usage.
I never need to park the car in such a place that the auto folding mirrors are beneficial so the only thing I use it for is to see if the car is lock or not. I can just simply press the lock button again on my remote.
I never need to park the car in such a place that the auto folding mirrors are beneficial so the only thing I use it for is to see if the car is lock or not. I can just simply press the lock button again on my remote.
I would have swapped the internals of a working used power folding assembly for a couple hundred dollars. That's exactly what I did when I did the power folding mirror mod for my 2013 GS. I love the feature, thats my indication for the doors are locked, if I doubt myself I can just glace at the car. At least on this forum, there have been very few cases if hardly any other than yours of failure. So I would not worry about it.
Also if you bump the mirror the top can get dislodged from the base slightly and the mirrors will not fold, just turning them manually will put them back into the gear/track. This has happened to me before.
Also if you bump the mirror the top can get dislodged from the base slightly and the mirrors will not fold, just turning them manually will put them back into the gear/track. This has happened to me before.
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