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by **steelroe** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:32 pm

I just wondered if anyone can confirm the following.
Are there 2 versions of the button for the folding mirrors.

On the 2 GPX's I have here,
one of the buttons is spring retun. i.e When you press the button the mirrors fold and when you release the button it springs back to its original position.
The second one is a rocker type, if you push it one way it closes the mirrors and the other way to open, but you can also stop the mirrors in any position by returning the switch to the mid position.

May seem like a silly question but I am in the process of making up kits that allow the mirrors to fold automatically with thecentral locking. Andyes thes will be an option to switch it off if you want to. as regards pricing I will update on this in a week or so.

by **GarLaf** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:00 pm

I can confirm that there are two types of switch.
1.My 95GR had the spring switch. They were off the battery so if you pulled out the key while they were moving they would still retract fully.
2.For some reason on my 99GX the switch is two position and power is removed when the key is out. You have to wait for retraction before getting out of the car. A pain in the ar$e......

Facebook · by **Sebastian** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:06 pm

GarLaf wrote:2.For some reason on my 99GX the switch is two position and power is removed when the key is out. You have to wait for retraction before getting out of the car. A pain in the ar$e......

press the button and take out key . they will fully retract after the key is out as well so you dont have to wait!

btw good info , i didn't know they are 2 types of switches .
like someone said before , here you learn something new every day.

by **jpsautostyling** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:32 pm

its a good idea having the mirrors fold when you lock the car my only problem is my C/L dont work

by **Dragonheart** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:18 pm

Sebastian wrote:
press the button and take out key . they will fully retract after the key is out as well so you dont have to wait!

Mine dont, if I turn off the engine the mirrors stop moving even with the button pressed.

by **d_dan** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:17 pm

yea i have teh 2 position one

by **colm_mcm** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 2:22 pm

So can we take it that facelift models have a different switch?

by **steelroe** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:52 pm

No not facelift. The 2 GPX's I have here are 95 and 96, both pre-facelift

by **colm_mcm** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:50 pm

My 95 GPX had the springy switch that centred, Are the plugs on the back of the switch different, and are the switches interchangable?

by **steelroe** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:58 pm

yes you can swap them.

by **steelroe** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:59 pm

Up date

Sorry no you cannot swap the switches. See new post in General section here
http://www.fto-ireland.com/forum/phpBB2 ... php?t=7079

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