any directions in English?

oh this thread reached the 3rd page so am posting just to put it on the 1st page hoepfully i get an answer with pis for this metal pin :D

to the people who have done this in 30 mins:

HOW do you even get the mirror apart...i tried the first step of the directions posted..but could not get the mirror apart.....i practically gave my hand a blister!!

where are you experts from this thread!!!

Did you try this fix:

"This is a very common problem and sometimes a nightmare to diagnose but because one mirror being faulty generally effects the other. This usually leads to replacing the incorrect mirror. The problem lies within the micoswitch inside the mirror.

If you're feeling confident and fairly brave you could attempt this quick fix but I accept no responsibility for anything you break.......

Remove the painted mirror back very carefully (you need something thin and strong to get behind it but be careful as these are easily damaged). This will reveal a blue wire and a white wire which are connected to a small black plastic box which contains the microswitch for the folding mirrors. Remove this cover and there's a U shaped piece of metal inside, straighten this a tiny bit and operate the mirrors. Keep trying this (without breaking it) until they fold ok everytime."

ThanX X5 Meister for the info, I will try this on my car.

this made me feel worried to do it and search for pictures presenting it :dunno:

Then don't do it and take it to your dealer to fix.

Had the same problem. Took it to the shop and was told that there is a problem with the microswitch and the mirror replacement unit cost ~US$500 (excluding the cover and mirror which will be use back). I thought, what the heck, it is a long Easter Weekend, I might as well have a crack at it. Got the cover out and gave the internals a good clean - it was very dusty. I suspect the shop did not bother to check properly. The microswitch was perfectly alright. After some try and error, I got it working intermittently without having to bend the metal piece on the microswitch. Eventually, slipping a piece of felt to hold/tighten the microswitch in place fixed the problem. I think the design is bad in the sense that the tolerance is so refine as to either render the mirror working or not working :dunno:. Everything works now :D.

My X5 http://tur-www1.massey.ac.nz/~cteo/X5_1.JPG . I know, just another X5 but this one has travel a fair distance from USA to get here in The Land of the Long White Cloud.

Great info. Did you take any pics of the fix?