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that e-bay switch is NOT the proper one for the e53. the e53 switch only has 2 wires. I have played with it many times and I just tried a repair to one last week. the wire broke at the entrance into the black plastic. Not fixable at that point.
So I'm not sure why this e-bay version of the switch has 3 wires, but something seems to be not so plug and play.

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Originally Posted by babyduke (Post 1076330)

BTW, what exactly does this switch do? Mine is completely disconnected but the mirror still folds, just doesn't stay folded. I'm thinking this switch wasn't the problem from the beginning and I I should not have even touched it.

That microswitch is necessary. It is what "tells" the mirror when it has reached the stop in the folded position and so the mirror will stop at that position.

Without the microswitch the mirrors will just continually fold in and then back out because the mirror motors (and whatever other electronics control the folding function) aren't getting their stop travel signal from the microswitch. I had to repair my metal tab or tang on mine to get the mirrors working properly again. Fortunately the wires did not break on mine. Hope you are able to find a replacement.