Showing posts with label mirror. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mirror. Show all posts
Friday, January 25, 2013
How To Fix Rear Mirror Problems on 1996 Audi A4 Avant
How to fix the rear mirror on 1996 Audi A4 Avant, just yesterday the internal rear mirror came away from the glass! I don’t know how to fix it since the surface that came away from the glass is just a smooth disc and only a round mark is left on the windscreen. Can anyone help?
Answer: The round mark on the glass is the glue that held it on there. Go to an auto parts store and get a kit to glue the metal piece back to the glass. Get some masking tape and put a piece on the windshield where the bottom of the metal piece is supposed to be, also put a piece to mark the location of one side of the metal piece. Then take a razor blade and gently scrape the remaining glue from the glass so you can put the mirror back to where it’s supposed to be. Remove the metal piece from the mirror, the mirror usually slides on the metal piece from the top and has a screw to keep it tight. Follow the directions on the package to clean the glass and the metal piece, then apply the glue and line the metal piece up with your tape marks. Make sure that you glue the right side of the metal piece to the glass! Use another piece of tape to hold the metal piece in place while the glue dries, it will take longer than a minute. The package will say how long to wait before putting the mirror back on.
Friday, January 4, 2013
2000 BMW 323i What Causes the Drivers Side Mirror Changes Position by Itself
My car, 2000 BMW 323i 4 door sedan has been experienced a weird problem, every time I unlock the door with the remote, the drivers side mirror starts moving upward by itself without turning the key into ignition position. Any ideas what this could be?
* added later: I have changed my original 2000 driver position door with the 2003 models.
Answer: The mirror in 2000 models is controlled by the door module, but in 2003 models, the mirror has a built-in module in the mirror motor itself. So the mirror is confused as can be. The most logical way to correct the problem is to re-program/code the General/Basic Module and retrofit the newer side mirror module with a GT1 with V44 or an SSS machine (BMW computers). This is what happens when unorthodox repairs are done without any knowledge of the consequences.
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