[bimmerclad]

So this happened today. If im away from the car and come and unlock it, it will do this. Sometimes as you can see in the video, if i exit and lock it, it will do that. Sooo anyone have a clue as to what is going on and how to fix it?

[jporter396]

That's the funniest thing ive seen all day.

[bimmerclad]

Originally Posted by jporter396

That's the funniest thing ive seen all day.

Well im glad it gave you a laugh.now Its gonna be kinda awkward when i walk up next to my car to unlock it and my mirrors go in some weird direction making poping noises. I need to figure out the problem asap

[Fundguy1]

Looks like the stop part that is supposed to tell the motor to stop moving is broken obviously. Get a schematic from getbmwparts.com and see what part does this and replace. Sorry, idk exactly but it's better than uust laughing.

[mikes4]

Oh man. I've been there. Twice. Had one replaced by BMW. The other one I put back to the out position and "disabled" the feature.

You know what I never think about or miss. Folding mirrors.

[bimmerclad]

Thanks for the input guys. I dont think im willing to buy a whole new mirror so im gonna see if i can try to open it up

[JimKW]

Both of my mirrors had this problem on my 330xi. I messed with it until I got it in just the right position, then I took the cover off and cut one of the wires. I think it was the yellow one, but not certain. I taped off the ends of the wires after cutting them. Now I no longer have folding mirrors, but who cares.

[TBN54]

Mirrors like, "SURPRISE MUTHAFUCKA"

[JimKW]

Here is the thread I found to fix this problem:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=469168

I guess I cut the white wire. It's been a while since I did this.

[max_330i]

I had some problems with my folding mirrors before. I read somewhere that they make the crazy "pop" sound to reset themselves so that they fold out to the correct distance the following time. After discovering that, I let the mirrors go nuts and fold in/out until they sorted themselves.

If that doesn't work for you, something is broken inside the mirror housing, meaning things are about to get expensive, time consuming, or both. In that case, I would go the same route as JimKW and cut the wire. Folding mirrors are pretty useless on the E90 anyway-- the car is not very big to begin with and the mirrors are tiny, so the convenience of folding them in is pretty minimal. Good luck.

[Hackslash]

I cut the wire on my driver side mirror when it became possessed. Best 2 minute fix I've done so far on this car... immediate results.

[bimmerclad]

Welp. Looks like ill eventually cut the wire.
Thanks for the help peoples.

[kkasson]

May be the same issue as this? http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=683764

I'd try that first before you cut anything.

[bimmerclad]

Originally Posted by kkasson

May be the same issue as this? http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=683764

I'd try that first before you cut anything.

Hmm maybe its this. Im gonna ask some People i know at local bmw shops and see what they think. I honestly never use the folding mirrors so im not exactly sure what ill do.

[Delta0311]

Manually and carefully fold the mirror all the way back in (up against window). Now drive and let the mirror unfold on its own. That should reset it.

[bimmerclad]

Originally Posted by Delta0311

Manually and carefully fold the mirror all the way back in (up against window). Now drive and let the mirror unfold on its own. That should reset it.

Tried it. Didn't work. I feel like i tinkered with it in everyway i can.