Fixed Broken Folding Mirror >PIX< UPDATE
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A while back someone busted my mirror or it just finally just gave and would not fold in anymore. Turned out it was a stripped plastic gear, which is in the following thread
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...posed-pix.html
Well i finally got around to fixing the damn thing. I found a used replacement fixture of which i only payed 50 bux shipped to my house. Took it all apart then took apart the mirror while it was fixed on the car because taking of the inner door panel was unnecessary. The mirror also use to sound real loud when it did fold in so i switched all the gears and the electric motor as well. All said and done it works perfect now and is totally quite. LOVE IT!!! I'm gonna start folding them in everytime i park.
![](http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c33/tunedis95/IMG_8186.jpg)
![](http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c33/tunedis95/IMG_8191.jpg)
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![](http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c33/tunedis95/IMG_8201.jpg)
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and finally...well besides a dirty *** car...but the mirror folded in..havent been able to do in a few months
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...posed-pix.html
Well i finally got around to fixing the damn thing. I found a used replacement fixture of which i only payed 50 bux shipped to my house. Took it all apart then took apart the mirror while it was fixed on the car because taking of the inner door panel was unnecessary. The mirror also use to sound real loud when it did fold in so i switched all the gears and the electric motor as well. All said and done it works perfect now and is totally quite. LOVE IT!!! I'm gonna start folding them in everytime i park.
![](http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c33/tunedis95/IMG_8186.jpg)
![](http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c33/tunedis95/IMG_8191.jpg)
![](http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c33/tunedis95/IMG_8199.jpg)
![](http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c33/tunedis95/IMG_8201.jpg)
![](http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c33/tunedis95/IMG_8202.jpg)
and finally...well besides a dirty *** car...but the mirror folded in..havent been able to do in a few months
![](http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c33/tunedis95/IMG_8204.jpg)
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That's all well and good, but what if we don't have a notebook with a hot girl on the screen in our garage for inspiration?
Seriously though, nice documentation. I'm with Henry on concerns about the tilt down function. Mine definitely do not return to their normal position all of the time.
Seriously though, nice documentation. I'm with Henry on concerns about the tilt down function. Mine definitely do not return to their normal position all of the time.
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Maybe its a good think it was a plastic part, because with a good bump i would rather the single plastic gear break than a hinge or something. But they should sell this gear so that it could be replaced by itself instead of buying the whole mirror assembly. As for the tilt feature. I wonder if it has to do with the electrical relay or something...my passenger mirror dosent tilt maybe 5 percent of the time...and that 5 percent happens when i really need them. Now that sux!!
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Maybe its a good think it was a plastic part, because with a good bump i would rather the single plastic gear break than a hinge or something. But they should sell this gear so that it could be replaced by itself instead of buying the whole mirror assembly. As for the tilt feature. I wonder if it has to do with the electrical relay or something...my passenger mirror dosent tilt maybe 5 percent of the time...and that 5 percent happens when i really need them. Now that sux!!
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One thing that may have been overlooked on the original thread (post 13):
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...posed-pix.html
twylie posted a website to a guy who can possible make any replacement gears out of plastic:
http://www.odometergears.com/ford.html
This could be a good source, if he can make replacement gears for the folding mech and/or tilting mech for our side view mirrors.
http://www.odometergears.com/faq.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...posed-pix.html
twylie posted a website to a guy who can possible make any replacement gears out of plastic:
http://www.odometergears.com/ford.html
This could be a good source, if he can make replacement gears for the folding mech and/or tilting mech for our side view mirrors.
http://www.odometergears.com/faq.html
Last edited by wingster; 05-26-10 at 12:32 PM.
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pretty cool . I have only used mine a couple of times. Once when I tried hitting max speed in the car I folded them in for better aero. I figured I would see the cops in the rear view mirror anyway >LOL
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Bump from the dead. Anyone have the updated links for the pictures?
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