I like to say Thank You for this wonderful tutorial. It was very intellutual and knowledgeable of how to fix a mirror. I had a damaged mirror due to overheating & could no longer see out of the mirror. I was able to locate the passenger mirror along with the whole side window assembly at a BMW salvage yard. This saved me $300 out of my pocket because BMW was wanted $440 for a new glass mirror just by itself. By following you tutorial step by step, I was able to successfully switched out the heated sensor and mirror. Now I got a happy wife so I assume I keep having a happy life. LOL
I have the same issue with my 2009 bmw x3 while driving the mirror is always tilt upwards or down wards where i cant see anything. The dealer said they want to turn off the automatic feature by a computer and i dont want that. Now that i saw your video i will try this out. Thanks a lot man
@@yourludeissick Thank you, i will try to pop out the glass see what's happen. Something happened few days ago the left mirror stoped working no motor hearing, no folding no defrost. Any advice? Thanks
Thanks for the tutorial, but never clean the oxidation on the contacts by sandpaper. It removes the coating on the contact and goes worse soon. Always use a electric contact cleaner spray, and you'll be fine 😊
My son has a 2014 435i and he broke the actual mirror trying to remove it to change out mirror covers. I bought a new mirror bit now the mirror won’t move. I can hear the motor trying to move the tilt but it won’t move almost like it’s stuck. I’m assuming he damaged the motor. I removed the long screw big I can’t pull off the mechanism that tilts. Is there a trick. Can you think of something else to fix this issue before I just replace the motor?
@yourludeissick once again thank you so much for your post I will defiantley give this a go when the weather is better as mine has been stuck in the down position
Yes. It helps with the actual adjustment of the mirror. This procedure cleans the contact points inside the plug. It actually has nothing to do with the folding of the mirrors, because my mirrors are NOT power folding. I have to manually fold them with my hand.
@@yourludeissick yea I got a 550i so it might be a lil different as far as controls but I know right now mines aren’t going down correctly or coming up very slow on there own and when I hit the switch to rotate them they eirther take a while but never go in position or I can hear the buzzing sound when I hit the button but they never move
@@yourludeissick every other button is working fine besides my back window buttons that are stuck I might have to get a new master switch for those I still haven’t figured that out yet
Umm, it sounds like the motor inside is in its way out. If you are hearing the buzzing but it’s moving very slowly then it’s probably the case. This cleaning of the contact points probably won’t help you. I would go to a junkyard and grab the black round circle puck which I pulled out and swap it out. Hope that helps.
I like to say Thank You for this wonderful tutorial. It was very intellutual and knowledgeable of how to fix a mirror. I had a damaged mirror due to overheating & could no longer see out of the mirror. I was able to locate the passenger mirror along with the whole side window assembly at a BMW salvage yard. This saved me $300 out of my pocket because BMW was wanted $440 for a new glass mirror just by itself. By following you tutorial step by step, I was able to successfully switched out the heated sensor and mirror. Now I got a happy wife so I assume I keep having a happy life. LOL
bless you guy🙏🏽
I have the same issue with my 2009 bmw x3 while driving the mirror is always tilt upwards or down wards where i cant see anything. The dealer said they want to turn off the automatic feature by a computer and i dont want that. Now that i saw your video i will try this out. Thanks a lot man
What I also did is put a dab of Vaseline on the pins before putting them back in. I forgot to include it in the video… it helps.
@@yourludeissick what does vaseline do actually? i saw this from the other guys do it with vaseline too
@@MrHellrider9 it repels moisture, keeps the connection from corroding.
@@MrHellrider9 prevents corosion
Great video, thank you for sharing and for the everlasting lesson.
The glass mirror removal its the same on X3 E 83 ? Thank you
@@NatureVoice yes it should be the same. Pop off the glass and see if it look the same…
@@yourludeissick Thank you, i will try to pop out the glass see what's happen. Something happened few days ago the left mirror stoped working no motor hearing, no folding no defrost. Any advice? Thanks
@@NatureVoice seems like there is no power to the mirror… unplug it and check if there’s power going to it.
@@yourludeissick Thank you i will check it and come back with an amswer.
Thanks for the tutorial, but never clean the oxidation on the contacts by sandpaper. It removes the coating on the contact and goes worse soon. Always use a electric contact cleaner spray, and you'll be fine 😊
My son has a 2014 435i and he broke the actual mirror trying to remove it to change out mirror covers. I bought a new mirror bit now the mirror won’t move. I can hear the motor trying to move the tilt but it won’t move almost like it’s stuck. I’m assuming he damaged the motor. I removed the long screw big I can’t pull off the mechanism that tilts. Is there a trick. Can you think of something else to fix this issue before I just replace the motor?
Thanks for the post, really helpful, was this the fix for your other mirror that you spoke about getting stuck in different positions?
@@dougquaid4745 yes. It was. Hope it works for you too. Cheers.
@yourludeissick once again thank you so much for your post I will defiantley give this a go when the weather is better as mine has been stuck in the down position
Hi I have an issue with my electric mirrors on my bmw they just do what ever they want and face all directions would this help do u think
Definitely. That’s exactly what mine were doing. It seemed like they had a mind of their own. lol. Apparently it’s common on these older BMW’s.
@@yourludeissick thanks so much for your reply it’s so weird , mine both went at the same time
My mirrors are supposed to fold but they don't. All other movement is fine.
Please advise if it's a cable issue... thanks
Im not a mechanic, but I think you are correct, it sounds more like a cable issue rather than electric.
No specials tools yet you need a t10 torx screwdriver
Yes, it’s a VERY VERY special torx screwdriver, nearly impossible to find. 😂 but I’m not gonna tell you where I got mine.
Does this help with the actual adjustment of the mirrors from inside of the car/reverse tilt or is it just only for making them fold ?
Yes. It helps with the actual adjustment of the mirror. This procedure cleans the contact points inside the plug. It actually has nothing to do with the folding of the mirrors, because my mirrors are NOT power folding. I have to manually fold them with my hand.
@@yourludeissick yea I got a 550i so it might be a lil different as far as controls but I know right now mines aren’t going down correctly or coming up very slow on there own and when I hit the switch to rotate them they eirther take a while but never go in position or I can hear the buzzing sound when I hit the button but they never move
@@yourludeissick every other button is working fine besides my back window buttons that are stuck I might have to get a new master switch for those I still haven’t figured that out yet
@@yourludeissick if you have any idea what that is the help would be appreciated
Umm, it sounds like the motor inside is in its way out. If you are hearing the buzzing but it’s moving very slowly then it’s probably the case. This cleaning of the contact points probably won’t help you. I would go to a junkyard and grab the black round circle puck which I pulled out and swap it out. Hope that helps.