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Old 09-10-2008, 09:53 AM
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Folding mirror

do the the mirror fold by itself or do we have to fold it manually. thanks
 
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Old 09-10-2008, 09:55 AM
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if you mean to fold it in to pass something, you fold it in by hand. I've never seen a car that did that automatically.
 
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Old 09-10-2008, 09:58 AM
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i mean is there any switch so the mirror can be folded by itself, so we dont have to do it manually
 
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Old 09-10-2008, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Widebody Jazz
i mean is there any switch so the mirror can be folded by itself, so we dont have to do it manually
You'd still have to push the button manually!
 
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Old 09-10-2008, 11:49 AM
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do jdm models fold with a button?
 
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Old 09-10-2008, 11:50 AM
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You'd still have to push the button manually!
haha.. pretty cool still though.
 
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Old 09-10-2008, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by vintagesierra
if you mean to fold it in to pass something, you fold it in by hand. I've never seen a car that did that automatically.
Benz, BMW, Lexus, they all pretty much do it auto.
Even the JDM GD3 had auto folding mirrors.
 
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Old 09-10-2008, 12:00 PM
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Don't think the new fits come with power folding mirrors. But the JDM fits do, and have turn indicators. Its in the list.

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-...ts-thread.html
 
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Old 09-10-2008, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by vintagesierra
if you mean to fold it in to pass something, you fold it in by hand. I've never seen a car that did that automatically.
my gf's c-class fold's the mirrors in when the car is shut off.

On a side note, how much would the power mirrors cost, and how hard would it be to set those up?
 
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Old 09-10-2008, 01:15 PM
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The motor in those are just extra weight, more chance to break, and when it it's to be replace it cost more. Friend of mine's Legacy Spec B has turn signal in the side mirrors when he had to replace it because someone ran into it and broke it it cost him $175 just for the part itself.
 

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Old 09-10-2008, 01:38 PM
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I don't see the reason for power folding mirrors. A mirror's primary reason for folding is if it does get hit it will fold accordingly. It's not so much that it's in the way of things. Plus, how lazy are we that we can't fold it by hand?
 
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Old 09-10-2008, 02:42 PM
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Not to mention this car can squeeze through pretty tight places, I have no idea why you would want them to fold in.
 
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Old 01-29-2009, 12:10 PM
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so does anyone know where we can buy this? and for how much?
 
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Old 01-29-2009, 01:25 PM
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No our mirrors are manual... unless you drive through a car wash like I do. Also I did wack my driver side at Taco Bell and had a nice red paint transfer on my BBP that came off clean!
 
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