How do you replace powered wing mirrors?

[oldman]

certainly something different about them motors!

can anybody take off door card and see what they have please?

the switch to fold the mirrors is: 1m2 959 656 f 01c @ 27.94+VAT

can anybody confirm this please.

sorry for the questions, but having spent and won would be nice to use them!!!

 

[Phillc]

I have a spare mirror switch, if you want it PM me.

 

[Dan1720v]

sure it doesnt have to be activated in vagcom?

 

[oldman]

bloody silly idea by vw if it was. can understand for cruise control, but foldy mirrors nah
can't see how though. looks more likely to be window motor - now to find some cheap....

 

[Dan1720v]

well this is it, i wouldnt be suprised if you did have to activate it in vag com. as on renaults etc you dont have to activate cruise, its just a case of plug it in! try putting 12v to each wire(bar the heater element!!) so you can fathom out which wire goes where, then check voltage to the plug from the switch then to the switch...

 

[oldman]

still not sure
the mirrors have correct cabling and plug in them.
if you look in etka at the parts list it quite clearly has two listed, as per page 2.

was hoping somebody could just check motor part number on a working car and then quick trip to breakers/stealers to order as needed.
would need to purchase a volt meter so may as well purchase mototrs

 

[Phillc]

I would just look at the part numbers on etka for a non folding car ie yours, and the numbers on a cupra or cupra R and see if they are the same or not. i would look on vagcat for you but the site is not working at the moment

 

[oldman]

in etka, its weird.
you select model & year then have to find the bits.
not all items/parts have a specific car against them. Brakes do, but these don't. just distinguishes between lhd & rhd

 

[LEE69]

Passenger motor is 1J0959801G

Also note the central locking and folding mirror does not work with my motor removed although the connector is on the central locking motor.

 

[oldman]

lee, thanks for the part number as confirmed description, i knew which to get for a 2004 model.

I have this morning applied mirrors & motors and all is bingo bango working.
now for autowindow so can fold & unfold on lock & unlock but that's after bonnet respray & scratch damage repair which isn't looking cheap!!

As such I will later upload a few pics and steps and part numbers of what was needed to accomplish this.

thanks for help all along the way

 

[oldman]

parts needed:
x2 electric folding mirrors.
CANNOT be ibiza windows as the shape of triangle that attaches to car is different
x2 window motors
x1 window folding switch

x1 t20 torx
x1 t30 torx
x1 phillips screwdriver
x1 small flat head screwdriver

steps are below, which i think are self explanatory

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behind this sponge is a T30 torx bolt, that is only ting that holds mirror to car!!

Step 8::
looks like i lost photos of phone, my bad. sorry

essentially remove cabling from door
under the switch and replace
the cable block just clips on
i tested mine before replacing all in reverse order

 

[LEE69]

You got them then

 

[oldman]

yep, and alls good thankfully
motors were £60 the pair from breakers
mirrors were £75 the pair i think
switch was a tener from phillc

quite happy, though i lost big style getting ibiza ones initially not aware the part-against-car was different shape.
looked ta moving them over but too much hassle from what i could tell

 

[LEE69]

Bloody long time coming mate, but nice to see it's done.
Another to tick of the list eh

 

[oldman]

was, must admit been on car a while, just never got to do the update.
now to get nursery ready for little one in june, and before then fix indicator wiring i snapped when trying to do comfort indicators.
awesome are doing service and sounds bloody thorough from speaking on the phone

another done, so now i wonder what next but missus isn't so keen!

 

[Brettyboy]

Thought i'd bump this to the top as a few ppl asking atm

 

[Dozer360]

i was looking in to this a while ago as my old leon had heated, electric adjusting, electric folding, even did the passenger mirror when you moved the driver mirror, but now i just have heated, electric adjusting.

thanks for doing all the hard work for all of us

 

[Homer Simpson]

I have this morning applied mirrors & motors and all is bingo bango working.

So with the correct parts, was it just plug and play? Or was there any coding via VCDS?

 

[Homer Simpson]

I will be doing this (again) in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully it will just plug and play. The external mirrors do not have the part number stamped anywhere that is east to read so I hope I haven't been duped with the wrong mirrors

 

[Battoussai]

Hello there, i've swaped a couple months ago my passanger's side power folding mirror. It was plug and play. A rectangle switch with 8 cables and that's it.
I have square mirrors and not teardrop ones.

Its worth mentioning that it already had electric power folding mirrors (00' Leon 1.9TDI). Just changed for small size to regular size mirror (Portugal use a smaller passanger side mirror).

Cheers.