Floppy mirrors can they be tightened
 

Some knucklehead bent both of my exterior mirrors so they were pinned against the front door windows. Now when I put the mirrors back in their normal position, they are loose and gradually move back into the car.

Is there a way to tighten these? There is not visible sign of damage.

Thanks

I believe there's a round plastic cap under the mirror. You can pop it out using a small flat screwdriver. This will expose a bolt which you can re-tighten to firm up the mirrors again. Incidentally, do you have the electric folding mirrors?

Thanks! I have the manual (non-electric) mirrors (06 X5).

electric mirrors? was this an option?

If you're referring to the electric folding mirrors option then the answer is yes. It provides a small square button right next to the power window buttons. When pressed, the side mirrors fold in and out of the way. When pressed again, they fold out.

Gee I wish mine ('06) would have come with that option... the Architect that designed my house must have been on amphetamines when he designed the garage; the openings are so damn narrow that I'm forced to fold the driver's side mirror every time I drive the car into the garage....

Funny, now that I mentioned this; I realize I actually fold my mirror inwards at least 2 to 4 times per day (whenever entering and leaving my garage); and so far (6 months later) the mirrors are just as tight as new.

Hard to believe an 06' with no electric mirrors.:dunno:

No Electrically FOLDING mirrors. The mirrors themselves are Of Course, electrically adjustable. The fact is that BMW's options program varies widely from Country to Country. For example, my (Manufactured-in-March-2006) 3.0d X5 came with many options, but with no auto-lamps or rain-sensor; a miserable 130€ optional item that was overlooked at the time the options list was filled. This, inspite of the fact that I dished out the equivalent of 93,500 USD for the car here in Portugal.