Fixing side mirrors that keep adjusting themselves

Socket · 01-12-2015, 07:16 AM

Didnt bother with grease and worked just fine.... no problems since
Apparently frequent car washing can cause the pins to corrode as water gets under the mirror caps. I avoid directly hosing the mirrors now

dizzy_7 · 01-12-2015, 07:19 AM

I just bought some on ebay for $10.

If anyone needs it for theres, free to use, im located in Sydney.

I doubt ill ever use it for anything else.

SeanCon · 10-22-2017, 01:17 PM

THANK YOU! This has been driving me insane for too long...

Socket · 10-22-2017, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SeanCon

THANK YOU! This has been driving me insane for too long...

Haha ur welcome

satz · 10-30-2017, 05:37 PM

Slightly related question, do the 2009 built E90s have auto-dimming and heated outside rear view mirrors?

Desertraptor · 10-30-2017, 08:30 PM

thanks for reviving this thread. My passenger mirror no longer is adjustable. Will give this a try.

SeanCon · 10-30-2017, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Desertraptor

thanks for reviving this thread. My passenger mirror no longer is adjustable. Will give this a try.

This is more for the phantom mirror where it readjusts ever time you get out of the car. Might work for non operational as well. Let us know if it does

Desertraptor · 10-30-2017, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SeanCon

This is more for the phantom mirror where it readjusts ever time you get out of the car. Might work for non operational as well. Let us know if it does

I read it's usually the switch on the drivers side? But worth starting here

Friveraaa · 04-06-2018, 10:47 AM

Thanks for this tread! My passenger side mirror don’t fold in nor adjust. I hope doing this will fix the issue. I was reading it might be the motor it self but let’s hope it don’t come down to that.

Mayuri Krab · 04-07-2018, 03:56 AM

I just ended up coding this "feature" off using carly app lol

e36mmm · 04-07-2018, 07:29 AM

Looks like I was not the only one going crazy haha. I shall do this next weekend. Thank you for creating this great thread.

rgfinn76 · 02-19-2019, 09:03 PM

Cleaned pins and still passenger mirror moves on its own 🤬🤬

Sergio e93 · 03-25-2020, 10:46 AM

Hi, I'm writing from turkey, I have the same problem, I found this place while doing research, I hope this method works

Socket · 03-26-2020, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Sergio e93

Hi, I'm writing from turkey, I have the same problem, I found this place while doing research, I hope this method works

Good luck

schriss · 05-17-2020, 05:44 AM

Worked for me, mirrors do not move anymore and also mirror related codes are gone too

I scraped pins with sharp knife and put dielectric grease on pins before reassembling.

If pins still make bad contact then its possible the other end is corroded, where the pins plug into.

Socket · 05-17-2020, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by schriss

Worked for me, mirrors do not move anymore and also mirror related codes are gone too

I scraped pins with sharp knife and put dielectric grease on pins before reassembling.

If pins still make bad contact then its possible the other end is corroded, where the pins plug into.

Glad this thread is still helping people

MrForgetful · 06-06-2020, 06:23 PM

This has been annoying the crap out of me for so long, cheers for bringing this thread back up again! haha

Socket · 06-09-2020, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by MrForgetful

This has been annoying the crap out of me for so long, cheers for bringing this thread back up again! haha

axe127 · 07-18-2020, 02:26 PM

To answer the question of whether this applies to passenger side mirrors: yes! My LCI E91 has driver and passenger mirror memory, and it had been adjusting to the wrong position every time I got in the car recently. After cleaning the contacts, it’s back to normal.

Socket · 07-19-2020, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by axe127

To answer the question of whether this applies to passenger side mirrors: yes! My LCI E91 has driver and passenger mirror memory, and it had been adjusting to the wrong position every time I got in the car recently. After cleaning the contacts, it’s back to normal.

nice

Missionpoole · 06-24-2023, 09:41 AM

Will give this a shot. My passenger mirror is also malfunctioning even when the switch is to the left, any ideas from you guys on what could be causing this? Even when it does tilt down in reverse, it’s such a severe degree tilted that it just shows directly underneath and is totally useless lol. The issue seems sporadic. Maybe try to clean contacts on both sides or is there another known cause?

Edit: just saw the response above about this helping passenger too, so ignore me, but I’ll update if it works for me too 😂

01-12-2015, 07:16 AM	#23
Socket Lieutenant General 4682 Rep 11,956 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Australia iTrader: (4) Garage List 2008 BMW E92 [0.00]	Didnt bother with grease and worked just fine.... no problems since Apparently frequent car washing can cause the pins to corrode as water gets under the mirror caps. I avoid directly hosing the mirrors now
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01-12-2015, 07:19 AM	#24
dizzy_7 Enlisted Member 0 Rep 37 Posts Drives: 335i E93 MY08 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	I just bought some on ebay for $10. If anyone needs it for theres, free to use, im located in Sydney. I doubt ill ever use it for anything else.
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10-22-2017, 01:17 PM	#25
SeanCon First Lieutenant 102 Rep 374 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 335i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Morristown NJ iTrader: (1)	THANK YOU! This has been driving me insane for too long... __________________ Build Thread \| '08 E92 335i \| Pure \| MHD \| VRSF \| M-Sport \|
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10-30-2017, 05:37 PM	#27
satz Lieutenant Colonel 365 Rep 1,679 Posts Drives: 2019 BMW X3 M40i Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: A land down under iTrader: (0)	Slightly related question, do the 2009 built E90s have auto-dimming and heated outside rear view mirrors? __________________ 2019 X3 M40i, Sophisto grey, H/K, pano Previous: 2019 BMW X2 Msport, Mineral Grey, Adaptive Suspension, H/K Previous: 2009 335i LCI, Bluewater
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10-30-2017, 08:30 PM	#28
Desertraptor Private First Class 11 Rep 149 Posts Drives: 2006 E90 325i Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Adelaide iTrader: (0)	thanks for reviving this thread. My passenger mirror no longer is adjustable. Will give this a try.
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04-06-2018, 10:47 AM	#31
Friveraaa New Member 0 Rep 6 Posts Drives: 328i Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: NNJ iTrader: (0)	Thanks for this tread! My passenger side mirror don’t fold in nor adjust. I hope doing this will fix the issue. I was reading it might be the motor it self but let’s hope it don’t come down to that.
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04-07-2018, 03:56 AM	#32
Mayuri Krab The Cheap Arse Asian 47 Rep 585 Posts Drives: E90 335i & R33 Skyline GTS-T Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Perth, Australia iTrader: (0)	I just ended up coding this "feature" off using carly app lol
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04-07-2018, 07:29 AM	#33
e36mmm Major 191 Rep 1,179 Posts Drives: 335i M Sport Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	Looks like I was not the only one going crazy haha. I shall do this next weekend. Thank you for creating this great thread.
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02-19-2019, 09:03 PM	#34
rgfinn76 Second Lieutenant 50 Rep 203 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Sport Coupe Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Tampa, FL iTrader: (0)	Cleaned pins and still passenger mirror moves on its own 🤬🤬
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03-25-2020, 10:46 AM	#35
Sergio e93 Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: Bmw e93 -2008 Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: TURKEY iTrader: (0)	Hi, I'm writing from turkey, I have the same problem, I found this place while doing research, I hope this method works
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05-17-2020, 05:44 AM	#37
schriss Private First Class 36 Rep 190 Posts Drives: 2017 BMW 330e PHEV Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Dublin iTrader: (0)	Worked for me, mirrors do not move anymore and also mirror related codes are gone too I scraped pins with sharp knife and put dielectric grease on pins before reassembling. If pins still make bad contact then its possible the other end is corroded, where the pins plug into. __________________ Current: 2017 F30 330e PHEV Past: 2007 BMW E93 N53 Convertible
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06-06-2020, 06:23 PM	#39
MrForgetful New Member 2 Rep 16 Posts Drives: e90 335i Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Brisbane iTrader: (0)	This has been annoying the crap out of me for so long, cheers for bringing this thread back up again! haha
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07-18-2020, 02:26 PM	#41
axe127 Private First Class 139 Rep 113 Posts Drives: 2009 e91 328i xDrive 6MT Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Boulder, CO iTrader: (0)	To answer the question of whether this applies to passenger side mirrors: yes! My LCI E91 has driver and passenger mirror memory, and it had been adjusting to the wrong position every time I got in the car recently. After cleaning the contacts, it’s back to normal.
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06-24-2023, 09:41 AM	#43
Missionpoole New Member 8 Rep 27 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 335i e92 Join Date: May 2023 Location: 29680 iTrader: (0)	Will give this a shot. My passenger mirror is also malfunctioning even when the switch is to the left, any ideas from you guys on what could be causing this? Even when it does tilt down in reverse, it’s such a severe degree tilted that it just shows directly underneath and is totally useless lol. The issue seems sporadic. Maybe try to clean contacts on both sides or is there another known cause? Edit: just saw the response above about this helping passenger too, so ignore me, but I’ll update if it works for me too 😂
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