05 side miror wobble
 

my driver side mirror, the folding part is wobbly, ( i searched) how would i go about tightening it,

i tried putting a credit card underneith where that plastic part looks like it would flap down, didnt work

do i have to remove the tweeter pannel and go threw that whole ordeal

i just bought it and its bugging the living shit out of me if anyone has links (with pics would be better) to a detailed DIY would be great i couldnt finda any

I have the same issue. I thought I could tighten the screws at the bottom of the mirror and they weren't even loose. I'll be waiting to see how I can get rid of this problem too:popcorn:

05 X? still covered by warranty? i suggest bring it to the dealer and let them fix it...:thumbup:

you have to replace the whole mirror I was told. i have the same issue

Bah! Replace the whole mirror? My wife's is loose too. I popped the trim piece off the bottom and tried to tighten the torx bits to no avail.

I was going to take a closer look tomorrow.

Same issue here, any solutions?

Well on our X5 it was the torx bits on the bottom of the mirror after all. I was using the wrong size bit the last time. It's snugged right up now. I believe they were T10 size torx bits.

Hope this helps,

On mine it grinds and slips also when opening or closing almost like the gears to move the mirror are stripped

^^^ I have parts for sale

Just got the same problem on my 05 X5. Tighten it with a Torque? It's not covered by the extended warranty, is it?

I got the same problem on the LHS mirror. It will fold back but will not stay folded back. Dealer said it was a buggered/broken micro switch and require the whole mirror to be replaced. :dunno: If it is not buggered, you may be able to do a bit of adjustment and it will be good. Push the mirror manually back a bit and it will become wobbly but press the button to fold the mirror and open back again, it will stay firm.

For the wobble, what often times happens is if the outside electric folding mirrors are folded in and out by hand (and not the button) which commonly happens when going to a parking garage and leaving it with an attendant, slack develops between the mirror housing and its base. That in turn leads to vibration of the mirror when you are driving the car

What you can do to eliminate the slack is to fold the outside mirror all the way forward by hand, then press the switch (that normally folds/unfolds them). The system will react as though it is trying to fold the already folded mirrors. It will start an initializing routine which you can identify by the loud clicking noise that will take place. After it completes the routine (a few seconds) the slack will have been taken up by the mechanism and the problem should be resolved. If it doesn't improve, then run it again.

Thanks for this info X5 Meister. Can you clarify for me "fold the outside mirror all the way forward by hand" Do you mean take the mirror by hand and push it back towards the door to the folded position?

Yes, push it towards the door to the folded position. Let me know how it works out.

I had the same problem..i hassled my service guy forever to get him to just replace it under CPO. It worked after much arguing haha

Holy Thread Resurrection Batman!

I have had this problem for ages and finally looked at it whilst sorting out some other problems today. The Passenger Mirror was flapping in the wind and had a major wobble. The method listed above of moving to a closed position and then pressing the folding switch did the clicking but the mirror just stayed in the same position. The only fix for me was to cut some main cable and wedge two pieces down between the mirror and the mirror housing bracket and the mirror is now steady as a rock. Not an elegant fix but I don't use the folding mirrors so I'm just glad to have a stready mirror.

Resurrected again! Any more opinions on how to fix this problem?

It's usually one of these pieces that have broken

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I can agree with the above! I had the same problem, turns out BOTH my mirrors had a broken outer housing, (the part where it connects to the base via a cast pin.) mine pushed the pot metal apart, and for kicks I put it in a vice to try push it back in..... FAIL! it broke, fortunately I had the replacements on hand! and now they work perfectly :) complimentary modification= LED puddle lights :)