Power sideview mirror resetting on it's own??
02-23-05, 12:47 AM
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Power sideview mirror resetting on it's own??
I'm guessing this is an electrical problem somewhere...but I haven't a clue where to begin (or if it's worth the energy at that).
At random, when I come to drive the good old FB ('84 GSL, loaded), I notice that the passenger side sideview mirror (which is power) has reset itself, so I have to readjust it. The driver side one never resets itself...it always stays in the same position it's been adjusted to. But like I said, every now and then, the passenger side resets to I guess the default position (ie I can't see jack outta it) and I'm tryin to figure out how/why?
Thanks
~Ramy
At random, when I come to drive the good old FB ('84 GSL, loaded), I notice that the passenger side sideview mirror (which is power) has reset itself, so I have to readjust it. The driver side one never resets itself...it always stays in the same position it's been adjusted to. But like I said, every now and then, the passenger side resets to I guess the default position (ie I can't see jack outta it) and I'm tryin to figure out how/why?
Thanks
~Ramy
Last edited by FDNewbie; 02-23-05 at 12:49 AM.
I guess I never thought about it like that... 
02-23-05, 10:54 AM
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Mine is the same, it always seems to move when I shut the door. I just think that it is from the shutting of the door causing the mirror to get jostled ($5 word right there 
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02-23-05, 12:24 PM
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Hmmm...I'm gonna try Tech's idea...and leave the switch in the left position and see if it makes a difference.
SAT-Boy err I mean Jbar3987 (lol) and cpt_gloval, yea I thought it might from vibration and rattling etc, but I rarely have anyone riding shotgun, so the passenger side door doesn't open or close much. The driverside door takes most of the motion...and I thought that it would only make sense that my driver side mirror would move it's position as well if it was a vibration issue...(unless there's some type of bearing that gets loose behind the mirror, and the passenger side one is loose, but the driverside one isn't?)
SAT-Boy err I mean Jbar3987 (lol) and cpt_gloval, yea I thought it might from vibration and rattling etc, but I rarely have anyone riding shotgun, so the passenger side door doesn't open or close much. The driverside door takes most of the motion...and I thought that it would only make sense that my driver side mirror would move it's position as well if it was a vibration issue...(unless there's some type of bearing that gets loose behind the mirror, and the passenger side one is loose, but the driverside one isn't?)
02-23-05, 01:43 PM
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ya mine were doing the same thing...so i just removed them....come to find out that i need 1 to be legal...but i dont know where i put it...lol....so now i just drive with the rear view mirror....thats the easy route i think...parker
02-23-05, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by FDNewbie
Hmmm...I'm gonna try Tech's idea...and leave the switch in the left position and see if it makes a difference.
SAT-Boy err I mean Jbar3987 (lol) and cpt_gloval, yea I thought it might from vibration and rattling etc, but I rarely have anyone riding shotgun, so the passenger side door doesn't open or close much. The driverside door takes most of the motion...and I thought that it would only make sense that my driver side mirror would move it's position as well if it was a vibration issue...(unless there's some type of bearing that gets loose behind the mirror, and the passenger side one is loose, but the driverside one isn't?)
SAT-Boy err I mean Jbar3987 (lol) and cpt_gloval, yea I thought it might from vibration and rattling etc, but I rarely have anyone riding shotgun, so the passenger side door doesn't open or close much. The driverside door takes most of the motion...and I thought that it would only make sense that my driver side mirror would move it's position as well if it was a vibration issue...(unless there's some type of bearing that gets loose behind the mirror, and the passenger side one is loose, but the driverside one isn't?)
02-23-05, 02:40 PM
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u guys know what funny about 90% of our threads? is that when someone asks about something wrong about their car and need to get it repaired ... everyone that has the same problem jumps in and says they have the same problem and its takes 100 posts to get someone to give an answer to the problem ....
but back to the problem ... sometimes the problem is from improper cleaning of devices ... buttons getting half stuck that if there's any small movement it would activate it ... (atleast that was my problem.) i took the switch apart and and cleaned it out ... (quite a bit of yucky sutff in there)
but back to the problem ... sometimes the problem is from improper cleaning of devices ... buttons getting half stuck that if there's any small movement it would activate it ... (atleast that was my problem.) i took the switch apart and and cleaned it out ... (quite a bit of yucky sutff in there)
02-23-05, 03:12 PM
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**** it ! 
just get rid of ur windows
so everytime u need 2 enter ur car just get in like a true Race Driver trough the window dont even bother opening the door. 
well i can keep my car in the garage at night iunno about u foos that dont have a garage oh well. oh and when u go out iunno about that but i always park my car were i can see it but that doesnt always work so i had to put my windows bakc on
just get rid of ur windows
so everytime u need 2 enter ur car just get in like a true Race Driver trough the window dont even bother opening the door. well i can keep my car in the garage at night iunno about u foos that dont have a garage oh well. oh and when u go out iunno about that but i always park my car were i can see it but that doesnt always work so i had to put my windows bakc on
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