Power folding mirror small issue

ASSISTANCE Electrical & Entertainment Systems
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ok finally decided to install my power folding mirrors, i’ve had them sitting in a box for about 4 months or longer.

install was pretty basic, wiring was relatively simple didn’t bother to depin the plugs, but no problems there.

my problem lies in the folding mirror action, one mirror folds great the other one gets about half way then stops and the motor keeps going, you hear a big click as the teeth skip then it starts going again.

in both directions it clicks twice like its getting snagged at two points or teeth are worn on the gear.

anyone have any idea how to take these things apart i took out all the visible screws and still couldn’t figure out how to get the housing off. i know they come apart tho because when i received them there was paper taped over the mirror glass and the tape was on the back side of the mirror. no possible way to tape it like that if it wasn’t disassembled prior to this.

the other issue i’m having is they don’t like to move all the time, i rechecked all of my connections and even played with each one as i went to see if i could find a loose one and it just seems to be intermitent, they fold when they feel like it. i’m sure this is probably more of a component problem, bad relay/switch etc because the mirrors both work when the system decides to work.

just wondering if anyone has some voltage info so i can start testing next time i feel like taking my dash apart lol.

also curious on how to take them apart because the angles are really off, as i just got done reading on another forum about 92-95 eg mirror install since these are for RHD they are set up differently then ours are from the factory and the best way to fix it is to take out the internals and put them into LHD shells. seems like the same should be true for the DA mirrors so i may attempt it if i can get the mirrors apart with out too much damage.

for now they are just like normal mirrors just slightly off on the angles to see behind me one is adjusted as far as it can go and still a bit off to see clearly lol. so much for a nice upgrade :frowning:

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What i did was switch the mirror form the usdm mirrors to the jdm ones an then i was able to see like i was sopose to hope this helps you

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ok thats a different take on it, i was planning on switching the mirrors anyway but putting everything in the usdm housings since the jdm ones are slightly different.

how did you do this, in order to do anything i need to figure out how to take it apart first.

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if i recall i think i used a heat gun got it hot an pop the mirror out of the black trim piece it sits in hen swaped them. an if i recall you can not swap the U.S. housings with jdm I think i read that some were cuz some one was try the same thing an there was a place were you could by new motors i thinkit was all on honda tech or maybe ti dont think it was this site

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hrm i’ll have to try this i only have a propane heat gun and can’t find a place that sells replacement tanks for it so i’ll have to purchase a new one cause this crazy drivers side mirror is really hard to see out of everything is very far away

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try a blow dry it might work

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yeah i’ll probably try that when i get a chance before spending more money, figured out where my problem in the wiring is just have to figure out how to fix it lol, the pin for the folding signal on the back of the switch isn’t getting a good contact, probably from when i was trying to depin it, just have to figure out a way to make it stay in

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get some small pliers an pinch the end a little an it should work sounds like when a wire is falling off a speaker an you pinch it a little to make it stay on