follow ft86club on our blog, twitter or facebook.
FT86CLUB
Ft86Club
Delicious Tuning
Register Garage Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Go Back   Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB > Technical Topics > Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB

Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB Problems, issues, recalls, TSBs


User Tag List

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 03-23-2020, 12:24 PM   #1
Firedrops
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Drives: MY15
Location: Aus
Posts: 12
Thanks: 0
Thanked 8 Times in 3 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Problem with mirror electronic folding and angle adjustment

Just took the mirrors off to be replaced with those covers with turn signal LEDs, and a wide-angle mirror.

Everything seemed to go well, but I ran into 2 problems

1. The angle adjustment won't turn the mirrors downwards. At first all 4 directions did not work on both sides, but after manually pushing in each 4 directions on both mirrors, most directions have "reset" back into working again. Except down.

So I tried to "reset" the mirrors by folding it in and out, which led to problem 2.

2. I pressed the folding switch in and it didn't work, so I tried to do a "manual reset" again by manually pushing the mirrors in until it clicked in their folded position. At this point I realised that the switch was stuck in the depressed position. It wasn't stuck stuck like it was glued or obstructed down, the switch itself could still wiggle about. However, just pushing it again wouldn't get it to "click" again and come back out to the unfolded position.

So I just pushed the mirrors back out and drove. However, I realised that every time I started the car again, the mirrors would electronically fold back in, and get stuck since the button was still stuck. So I have to push it back out before driving off each time.

Has anyone in the community experienced these problems, and/or have a guess at how these problems might be fixed?
Firedrops is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-26-2020, 04:43 AM   #2
Firedrops
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Drives: MY15
Location: Aus
Posts: 12
Thanks: 0
Thanked 8 Times in 3 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Solved, turns out when I removed the switch assembly from the interior door card to detach the interior door card from the metal doors, and re-assembled them, the position of the underlying switch/knob wasn't properly flush with the plate, leading to mechanical obstruction.

Had to semi-remove the interior door card to wedge it back, though. Wouldn't budge if the whole thing was in one piece. Just held on to the mirror angle adjustment knob and gently nudged it back into position.
Firedrops is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Firedrops For This Useful Post:
bcj (03-26-2020), humfrz (03-27-2020), soundman98 (03-26-2020)
 
Reply

Tags
adjustment, angle, fold, mirror


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Complete Power Folding Mirror Changeover ChrisJ Exterior Parts (Aero, Lighting, Etc.) 4 05-09-2020 09:09 AM
FS: Like new BRZ/FRS Rexpeed blue wide angle mirror non heated Mint86 Exterior Parts (Aero, Lighting, Etc.) 2 06-04-2016 10:20 PM
Universal smart vehicle side mirror auto folding WinterNite DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Guides 10 05-05-2016 06:41 AM
Power folding mirror kits Davf24 Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum 23 02-04-2015 09:54 PM
Power folding mirror. qqzj BRZ First-Gen (2012+) -- General Topics 9 10-14-2013 09:23 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:41 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.

Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.