Hi, i have a set of electric folding mirriors and switch on way, i have maunal folding mirriors on car, is it an easy fit, not had a look yet but if anyone else has done this before any help would be usefull thanks.

 

Hi there here is guide how to do

http://www.iwsti.com/forums/how-inst...rs-w-pics.html

Hope so this can help

Jura

 

i did it on my 04 sti pretty easy, what car do you have?

 

Did they fold in on there own when you turn the engine off?...Mine don't and want them to !!

 

jagsi: I can e-mail you a VERY detailed set on instructions on how to on a classic.

jimmyinrugby: no, they don't.

It IS possible to doi with a relay and some electronics, but I've never bothered.....

 

no only fold when the button is pressed.
mine is the blob facelift/hawkeye interior so the button is on the drivers door.

 

My switch is to the right and above the stalk on the right,but as I have a fecked right had that can't bend it is a bugger to just flick the switch

 

get yourself a new switch from the breakers would be the easiest fix.

 

Cheers for the guide but thats for usa cars an't it? and isn't for a classic, i have a 1998 classic impreza tubbytommy.

 

Invisible ink strikes again

 

That guide is not entirely relevant, due to what he is doing, but the general jist of it is there.
One thing I noticed, he used a heat gun, for 15 minutes on each mirror glass to release it. I've done it many a itmes with just a kettle of boiling water straight over the glass to. Works fine, and a lot quicker.

 

Why would you need take the mirrior glass off anyway? If you could email me the link alcazar that be great, is it a hard job?

 

Good point, you wont if you are just doing a swap, elec for no elec folding. But I decided to try and take the mirror motors out, to place in my old UK mirrors to save having them painted. It wont work.

Its not a hard job, depends what car you have a bit. My MY00 UK, had the loom/extra wires from the mirrors to the connector blocks at the base of the footwells. I just had to run two wires from each, under the carpet, to the centre console switch.

 

I have 1998 uk 2000 turbo, electric mirriors just not folding. I have bought some folding mirriors in sliver i will just get them resprayed no bother.

 

E-mailed you the instructions, they are in MSWord.

They LOOK frightening, but REALLY aren't, most of it is how to get the doorcard, gearlever trim etc off, and it takes longer to type than to do: I can remove and refit a classic doorcard in under ten minutes now.

 

alcazar advice helped me loads when i did it, you just need 2 extra wires from the switch to the mirror really one to open other to close , hardest part is routing wire through the door.

it is a simple job that can be done in an hour, no glass removal etc to do

take advice from people who have actually done the mod, pm alcazar as he has done it on a classic i did it on a newage but still basically the same involved.

 

Ok cheers lads i was hopping someone was going to say the wirring was already there doh. I can see me messing this one up, but here goes. Cheers for instructions.

 

If you buy one of those circuit testers, it's almost impossible to mess up, just FOUR wires, in two pairs, a pair to each side

 

Already got one, you mean tester that tests voltage? Not a clue how to use it though still in its box. I should be able to do it, fitted few stereo's in the past so should be ok, will try fit them first and if turns out ok will then get them reprayed.