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7th March 2017, 09:15 | #1 |
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Powerfold mystery?
So, last night I was looking at the specs for my Contemporary, and it looks to have been fitted with every option available. The thing that is missing are the powerfold mirrors, and its baffling me! They should have come with the SE pack it seems to be fitted with, and the gent I bought it off kept the EBay ad from when he purchased it, and that does list the powerfolds.
BUT, there is no wee button at the bottom of the switch pack for any powerfolds! Could an incorrect switch pak have been fitted at some point? Is there any way to tell if the mirrors on there are indeed powerfolds so I can restore them? I've e-mailed the chap I got it from to see if he can shed any light on this, but any ideas in case he doesn't know, or doesn't answer? Dawn |
7th March 2017, 09:30 | #2 |
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Two easy ways to tell if the car has ever had (or even has) powerfold mirrors fitted:
Either pop the window/mirror switch out from the drivers door, turn it upside down or unplug the connector to see if it is completely populated (if there are no gaps where wires could/should be, it is at least wired for powerfolds). The other way is to pop off the internal trim (as if you were going to change the mirror) & see if your existing mirrors have one or two connectors going to them. If it has one, they're standard mirrors. Two connectors means that you have powerfolds that have probably have failed gearing to fold them. It could possibly then have had a standard non-powerfold switchpack fitted. If you do find that your mirrors are indeed powerfolds, by getting the correct switchpack, they should just work (plug & play) obviously provided that everything else is ok. Even if you haven't got powerfolds, kits appear here & on ebay on occasions & they can be retro-fitted. One thing to bear in mind, the earlier Mk1 Bullet powerfolds can be repaired if the gearing has failed. The later MK1/MK2 Skullcaps are more of a sealed unit. Both types will fit the MK1 & Mk2 (LHD items are no good for a RHD car though). It's not unusual to find options fitted to our cars where you didn't expect them & vice versa. I've come to the conclusion it was the luck of the draw! Last edited by mh007; 7th March 2017 at 09:47.. |
7th March 2017, 09:34 | #3 |
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Powerfolds were an OPTIONAL extra to the SE pack as I would understand and did not come as standard on Contemporary SE
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7th March 2017, 09:43 | #4 |
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Yes, my car is an SE, but on top of that there was a plus pack kind of thing you could add on? It has every toy listed in that pack, except the powerfolds, hence me thinking it should have them. It has all the other "optional" toys as well like the large screen BMW sat nav, and so on.
I'm not bothered if it hasn't, but it seems strange to have had every toy in the book bar that one? I shall investigate...I love a puzzle. |
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But towards the end of production they seem to have become a standard fitment to spec the vehicles up, have seen quite a few 2005 reg vehicles with them fitted. |
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7th March 2017, 12:59 | #6 |
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Could be the switch pack failed (In other words it was fine but they didn't think to strip it down and clean the contacts) and due to the price of a powerfold switch pack they replaced it with the cheaper standard switch panel.
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7th March 2017, 13:57 | #7 |
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Yes.......my contemporary SE doesn't have them...........................yet
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7th March 2017, 14:52 | #8 |
Posted a thing or two
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7th March 2017, 15:06 | #9 |
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7th March 2017, 15:38 | #10 |
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I won't use them, just wondered about it! Same with the cruise - I've had countless cars with it, never used it once!
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