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Anyhow as you can see in my case the microswitch contact rocker had come off, and both mirrors work properly (for now). I still need to dowel pin the housing and then go to the passenger side mirror, crack that open, and see what needs to be done.
The svisswax wheel brush came in handy for cleaning the guts of the mirror. |
Thanks for this...What symptoms were you experiencing?
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When I pressed the mirror fold button, both would retract and go back out. All other mirror functions worked, though.
I'm off to find steel pins today. |
my passenger side mirror is acting funny aswell it would move slow and would open after i push the button 10seconds later =/ i think my motor is dying
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Do you really need them, I'm glad I don't have them on my 4.6is, just one more thing to break on these fragile beasts. Hey J. I was doing a search a while back and found your thread on the Bullrun TV show forum, did you ever try to enter, I have a VR-4 also..LOL!!
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romeokc10,
Cheers to another VR-4 owner. :) The wife unit and I are close friends with Brooke (IS250 - Season 2) and Emily (SC300 - Season 3). Wife and Em were supposed to go on season 1, but being the procrastinator that she is, she didn't get her video interview done on time, so the producers paired Brooke and Em up. Then, things changed and Brooke and Em got slated back to season 2, then they got split to seasons 2 and 3 (as you saw on TV). It wouldn't be far-fetched to say that you could see the wife and I and the 4.6 on the show in the future... but she's apprehensive now about doing it, having heard some of the crap that has happened during filming, which is not my place to discuss. Anywho, I think the truck would be a ringer. (Thoughts of gravity-fed auxiliary fuel tanks have gone through my head many times.) But, if the wife isn't on board, I'm not going to press the issue. Still, thanks for reminding me to nag her again about a possible opportunity..... :) |
Did the motor come with the gears? My motor is still good, but the gear on the motor is worn. Any ideas where i can pickup the gear?
Thanks!!! |
First, still need to determine exact P/N of the motor (see above), this can be done by taking physical measurements of the motor. I need to take mine back apart to do this, but if you have your mirror apart... I'm all ears. :)
About the gear being worn, I'm not sure if the motor comes with a gear or not. This requires an email to the mfr, or to a distributor, for more information. |
Got an email from onlinecomponents.com regarding the microswitches.
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I just went on onlinecomponents.com as per prior link & it seemed to allow me to order 2 of these @ $4.22 USD each. surcharge of $6.56 so thats a pair of spare switches for $15 !!!
I didn't buy them but this indicates there is flexibility to order lower total numbers of switches........ i.e. to purchase 1 or more. Have I missed something obvious or am I possibly on to something ??? Interested to see a pic of this item as other link in this thread had a microswitch but I could not see the small attached metal rocker lever. My reason for interest is I just fixed my offside mirror - brief summary dislodged and bent metal lever to switch......Reshaped & refitted. It would be good if we can find a source to buy these from. The surcharge is a non issue compared to dealer price for a new housing. For those of you in USA these maybe worth a group buy..........I would arrange same but I am in the UK & thus shipping & customs costs to me would make it far more expensive for others. If anybody in USA manages to get some I would be delighted to buy a couple to keep as spares. Paypal payment from me would obviously have to be adequate to cover costs of parts & delivery. Of course I may have missed something obvious but every indication seems that these can be bought for sensible money. I am of course assuming from info via others that this is the correct part ! Thoughts..... |
AW8, which site did you order through, and did the order ship without issue?
Thanks sir! J |
No - I emailed supplier & they said it would not go through.
I am however in communication with a UK supplier I have told him I am a member on here as well as an admin on xdrivers.co.uk He is considering ordering 400 of these depending on potential interest. His site does not have online capability for orders from overseas, however, he will process overseas orders on an individual basis. Early days & ideally I would want to see a sample as well as looking into best wiring options to fit ,however this is provisionally good news. I will update as soon as I get more info. |
If the offer from onlinecomponents.com still stands..... (they'll buy 400 switches and stock 250 of them, if we give them a minimum order of 150 switches) ....we could team up and split the order/payment and instruct onlinecomponents.com on two shipping addresses, and pay for our different shipping charges individually.
Of the 150 switches needed to process the order, I'm willing to buy 76 switches (38 pairs) and you could buy 74 switches (37 pairs), or some variation like that. If you wanted more, I'd go less. This way, the U.K. and U.S. E53 guys would both have sources (us) to buy the correct part in a quantity of 2 for their X5's. Your thoughts? |
............Thanks for response. My thoughts follow...
Whilst both sites will have dormant &/or non E53 owning members xoutpost.com has 42,156 members & our far smaller site, (very much in relative infancy), has a mere 644 users....That's over 65 times our membership. The UK enthusiast forum community for the BMW X series models is far smaller than stateside. I fully appreciate xoutpost.com is far more established and has a large & global membership including u.k. members. I have posted on this thread as well as on xdrivers.co.uk in order to gauge interest but have not been overwhelmed by responses to date. I am sure many would be happy for us to buy & split a bulk order, with the peace of mind that they could buy from us in event of a later failure rather than buying beforehand. Others might later source another housing or simply live with the defective item. I suspect that if switches so purchased that you, & I could end up with non recoverable outlay for two bags of switches sat on opposite side of the water. There could be a market for the switches but only if pushed, say on ebay , as part of an E53 folding mirror housing microswitch repair & replacement kit together with instructions & suitable connectors. That could be a nightmare to manage. It's not about making money but I am sure we can both think of easier ways to earn the equivalent money to make up for any shortfall from unsold items. I am happy to help others but not at a loss. I thus presently feel the way forward is to find a retailer happy to sell in smaller quantities & priced sensibly. Annoying but I think I am being realistic (& in absence of seeing further significant interest on either forum). |
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Totally agree on research to find a low-quantity vendor though. I'll let you know, I have exhausted my searching. If you come up empty handed as well, I will likely just break down and purchase 150 pieces from onlinecomponents.com. Like you said, we won't make millions off this, it's more for the owners. Really, I just want to acquire the parts to repair my own mirrors! :x |
All noted.
Will keep you updated. Bank Holiday weekend here in UK so not expecting much development on this for now. I wont go to sleep on it & will follow my enquiries through, even if my concluded report back is unfavourable. |
Hehe, I would help you out and take 2 and one spare :-)
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any news? I would also take 2 and a spare:)
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bump!
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If in the UK use RS components
I know this is an old thread but I sourced my switch from RS Components Ltd. I expect they would ship to the US.
SPDT-NO/NC Roller Lever Microswitch, 3 A @ 250 V ac
£6.86 with VAT for 1 to 49 units + free shipping in the UK You still have to swap over the lever. Connect Blue wire to Blue wire in harness and Red wire to the white/yellow wire in harness Hope this info helps somebody. |
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