Electric Folding Mirrors - How to retrofit?

[Captain Courteous]

hope it doesn't cost thousands!

I don't think it would be cheap.. Even if you DIY..

[boyracer1973]

has there been any update on this?

it looks like folding mirrors are becoming standard on many manufacturers cars these days - its about time as they've always been available since the 90s and I find folding mirrors so useful particularly when parking in tight spots or parking at night on some dodgy street as the help reducie the chance of your mirrors getting side swiped or vandalised- its just that in Australia the importers have traditionally never spec'd the cars with this feature as to keep costs down.

if you go to NZ you'll find most second hand Japanese imported VWs have folding mirrors as standard. When I lived over there I did a few retrofit installs of folding mirrors with Japanese cars - I would go to the wreckers and dismantle the folding mirrors and wiring from a wrecked donor car. This could be an option though the car may need some programming?

Or better still has anyone tried ordering the necessary parts through a dealer. I own a 2010 Golf GTI and sure that my mirror switch has the folding mirror button, just doesn't have the folding mirrors!

[zjm]

have you been to Japan ? their roads are so narrow you nearly need a folding car no wonder they go for folding mirrors

[wasabiz]

If you look at the mk7 thread, someone has done it for a reasonable price with all original parts from VW

Fitting Folding Mirrors to the Mk7 Golf

post number 49. If I'm not wrong, it all costs around $800? Even with out low AUD


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