GT86Reece 7 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 Hi all, Has anyone else experienced a faulty wing mirror when pressing the fold / unfold button? My drivers side one no longer folds in or out, but the passenger side one seems fine. I can hear the mechanics moving inside the wing mirror, but nothing happens so it seems to have perhaps detached from the mechanics? Is this an easy fix or would it just be easier to take to a garage? Cheers, Reece Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Church 209 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 BTW, not the case of freezing together due winter after some washing? If you start moving by hand, it won't later start again to properly fold-unfold by itself once ice between parts is broken? (happened to me two weeks ago) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GT86Reece 7 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 Unfortunately not, it's been like this since the summer I just completely forgot to post about it until now! I've tried moving it by hand to try and somehow connect it back up to the mechanics but it still refuses to fold / unfold itself 1 Brig reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Smith 156 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 I had the passenger side go and that was replaced under warranty. Drivers side has now gone out of warrranty but it really doesny bother me. I am cheap though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 My drivers side mirror no longer folds in and out, the passenger side is fine. I did partially crush mine against a telegraph pole about four years ago and though it worked after that in the last 6 months it's given up. I guess mine is due to the earlier damage. I admit, I haven't tried botthering to fix mine and pull it in manually by hand and push it back out on the odd occasion I feel it necessary to fold the mirror. At least the passenger side still works as it's a tad harder to reach. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave86 33 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 Damn telephone poles jumping out of nowhere. We shouldn't be held to ransom by the wooden wing mirror worriers. 1 Lauren reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daninplymouth 61 Report post Posted December 28, 2018 I had this issue a week ago drivers side would only unfold half way. Then after a little tap it would go in and out but was running really slow. Toyota replaced my mirror under warranty, bit worrying though it seems to be a fairly common issue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Smith 156 Report post Posted January 4, 2019 Until today I hadn't investigated my non folding mirror but having to sit and wait for folk I found myself having a play with it. I decided to have a listen to see if the mirror motor was actually working but from the inside it was inaudible. I opened the door a had a closer listen and "its alive". All I did next was press the button and give the mirror a gentle helping hand to set it off and it now works as intended. I can only imagine that the mechanism had become un-indexed for whatever reason and some general help in the right direction has aligned it all up again. An easy fix and worth having a closer listen to see if your mirror motors are in fact still working Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conscript 45 Report post Posted January 4, 2019 Never had an issue driving the car daily, but I started to experience problems with my passenger wing mirror when I stopped using the car to commute and only used it infrequently. I once left it about a week and on start up, the mirror refused to unfold (I have the auto folding module so they unfold on ignition). I shut off the the car and press the ignition again and it unfolded fine. I squirted some WD40 into the mechanism which seemed to sort it for a bit, but the issue did come back. Next time I washed the car I gave the whole housing where it meets the support arm a good blast with the pressure washer. Again, this seemed to fix it, but it has happened once or twice since. I reckon it's just starting to stick now that it's being used less. A bit annoying, but now when I get in the car, I tend to just press the ignition only (which causes the mirrors to unfold) and check they open correctly, then I start the engine. If they don't unfold, they usually do so on the second attempt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MPS 3 Report post Posted December 28, 2020 An old thread I know, but my passenger door hasn't folded since I purchased the car, I have been looking out for a used mirror to install new electronics /motors etc. Today I had a flat battery🔋 (queue of people buying new ones 😬) fitted new battery, got back from a test drive - door mirror works!!, great smooth operation, seems the disconnection of the battery reset something. Might be worth a try to see if this works if you have a stuck mirror - I did have to reset the rev limit indicator but hey ho, the pain of paying for a new battery more than offset for having a working mirror. 😜 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites