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E70 passenger side mirror revers angle motor not working

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E70 passenger side mirror revers angle motor not working

Post by SCOOBYR1 » Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:54 pm

Hi Guys
Just back from hols , car idle for 2 weeks and when reversing the passenger(Lhs) mirror has stopped auto adjusting to allow view of the kerb. The manually controlled remote adjustment still operatesfrom the door control but only inwards/outwardsplane of motion. I've stripped down the mirror and there's only 1 motor which is obviuosly still functioning as there is still motion on the in out range and the remote folding still operates.. Presumably there is wear within the drive which is preventing the up/down range of motion ? The auto fold still works. Anybody ever stripped one of these down? Are spares available ? How much for a new motor?
An alternative would be to swap over the RHS motor for the LHS one as I never really adjust the drivers side  but really do miss the "kerb avoidance" benefit of the auto adjust.
Any thoughts suggestions greatly appreciated
Cheers :)
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Re: E70 passenger side mirror revers angle motor not working

Post by pvr » Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:55 pm

I trust the switch was in the correct position on the driver's side ....
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Re: E70 passenger side mirror revers angle motor not working

Post by Woodenman » Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:15 pm

I got to say thought mine was broke one day but switch was set wrong on drivers door
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Re: E70 passenger side mirror revers angle motor not working

Post by SCOOBYR1 » Wed Jul 29, 2015 8:41 am

[quote="pvr"]
I trust the switch was in the correct position on the driver's side ....
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Yes
I can adjust the mirror "in /out" but the "up/down" range of movement is not functioning. If there is only 1 motor to control all the movement ranges including folding the mirrors then presumably the issue is mechanical?

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Re: E70 passenger side mirror revers angle motor not working

Post by pvr » Wed Jul 29, 2015 9:16 am

Ah ok, I did not read it properly to see that the up / down movement was not working manually either.
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Re: E70 passenger side mirror revers angle motor not working

Post by Nine468 » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:14 am

Ide also be interested to know how to fix this, as mine has broken also.... :( :(
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Re: E70 passenger side mirror revers angle motor not working

Post by SCOOBYR1 » Wed Jul 29, 2015 2:34 pm

[quote="Nine468"]
Ide also be interested to know how to fix this, as mine has broken also.... :( :(
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Guys
Having researched a wee bit more there is in fact 2 motors within the 1 package, each has a worm gear which drives a cog, this is an obvious wear point. I need to get a T10 torx driver to get into the motors themselves as the torx screws are recessed in a blind hole which is to small for my Torx sockets to access >:(
Once I've got the right tools I'll update you with my progress :)

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