Folding door mirrors

**Bestman** · 11th September 2006, 18:00

Does anyone know if I can make my door mirrors fold in electronically?

I have spoken to my local Vx dealer and they reckon it would cost thousands of pounds! 'Cos they reckon I'd need new door cards and wiring looms etc etc but I just wondered if anyone has done it and how much it'd had cost them?

B

**Duncan** · 11th September 2006, 18:59

New door cards!!!?

There are a couple of threads going on this and it was a few hundred quid for all the parts.The uncertainty was whether once you got all the extra bits and fitted them, whether it would work as there could be different looms needed etc.

Try a search for folding mirrors and see what that comes up with. I'll see if I can find the relevant threads (two I think) that gave some good info. One member pretty much sorted it all out iirc, but he did a bit of electronic wizardry to get it all working - basically bypassed the Canbus and used a different switch - or something like that.

I'll see if I can find the threads.

D

**Duncan** · 11th September 2006, 23:30

http://forum.vectra-c.com/showthread.php?t=5932

There ya go - that should answer any questions.

D

**leeds vectra** · 12th September 2006, 09:27

Did diesel vec ever complete this Duncan. Can't find any follow up post from him. In fact can't find any recent posts from him?

Paul.

**Duncan** · 12th September 2006, 09:46

Don't know Paul. That last post of his in that thread was the last time he was on the forum!

**rorycarz** · 12th September 2006, 14:16

i have 22dti elite with electric folding elctro-chromatic mirrors i know this was an aditional extra costing £250 but only if you take the electric memory seats at £1000 , i also have the reverse assist passenger mirror ( when go in to reverse the mirror tilts down to the kerb £125) again only if you have electric memory seats . i believe they are the memory seat harness

the only 3 models that list memory seats are the elite ,elegance/design

**Drinky** · 12th September 2006, 16:12

Ive got leccy folding mirrors and reverse assist and anti dazzle drivers mirror and your right they do cost thousands mine cost me £7700

..........................But what a car they are on !!!!!!LOL

**Bestman** · 17th September 2006, 17:30

It really does seem from the other threads and the replies that were posted, it is going to be something that Iam really, not going to be able to do!

Having spoken to my local Vx dealer, they did say that it wasn't something that they'd ever done and more over they'd not really heard of it being done as a complete after market job! They'd had a chat with one of their auto electricians who said that new wiring looms under the bonnet and in the doors, hence the new door cards etc being needed.

I don't have a lot of machanical or pratical skill in this area and looking through the threads Iam still not sure if any one has completed the job?

Damm shame though because I do turn my mirrors in when ever I park my car in a public car park (although I try to aviod 'em if I can)! As I lost my mirror on a car that I had a few years ago, in a car park. Another story. . .

Cant remember if I said but I have changed my interior light. I now have the map reading lights and the sunglasses holder. All purchased from lmfvauxhall.com. Brilliant service, very quick and reasonably cheap too! No I don't have any affiliation to them.

Thanks very much for your help folks.

Bestman