Folding mirrors on the remote?

[LEE69]

Seen this

I managed to get hold of the Audi relay no 361 - Part number: 4A0 907 440 for testing to see how to make the mirrors fold when arming the alarm (locking) and unfolding when disarming alarm (unlocking).

Connection as follows if you wire it to a MK4 Golf folding mirror:

Relay............................................. .................. Mirror connector (T12)
Pin 4 = 15a .................................................. .... fused +
Pin 5 = Motor for folding mirror (-) left/right .............T12/1
Pin 6 =................................................. ............ Earth (-)
Pin 8 = Motor for folding mirror (+) left/right .............T12/2
Pin 12 = Switch for Folding Mirror ________________ Safe Signal (-)
Pin 14 = Switch for end of folding point (microswitch) in mirror left/right - T12/3

Need an earth feed on T12/4

I'm sure the relay doesn't use any method of current sensing when folding / unfolding the mirrors. I'm going to do little bit more investigation.

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=165724&page=4

Who is going to be the guinea pig then?

 

[Moshymosh]

Ohh my if this works i will love you, ill let some one else be the guinea pig though haha

 

[danny20vt]

I'll gladly put my car up as a guinea pig but I'd also need the fire crews on standby, so someone else would need to wire things up.

 

[oldman]

am liking this, but not keen on being a guinea pig

 

[greesha]

I always thought about that. Unfortunately im not skilled enough to do it

 

[Moshymosh]

ohh i have no problem my car being the guinea pig just not me doing it myself i would hve noo clue

 

[jgy6000]

doing this will however mean you cant fold the mirrors using the switch in the cabin, they would only fold when using the key fob

 

[wayne lcr]

humm might look in to this me dads mk2 leon does this from the fob and he pisses me off with it

 

[JamesL]

doing this will however mean you cant fold the mirrors using the switch in the cabin, they would only fold when using the key fob

Not necessarily. If you wired the relay to the mirror directly, therefore leaving the switch intact, you could have the relay and switch wired in parallel and so both working. I think.

I'd happily be the guinea pig but don'thave the leon anymore! Do have the mirrors and switch though, wonder if I could wire them to something to give them power just for testing.

 

[Sparkie]

What about getting them to lower the mirror when in reverse? Heard some Leons do this??

 

[JamesL]

no one done this yet then?

 

[wayne lcr]

dont look like it mate i want to do this

 

[cocadave]

i'm going to have a go on monday.................. stay tuned

 

[JamesL]

good lad!

 

[S17EW O]

keep us posted, i need to know the outcoome, how much was the relay....ive wanted this from day one!

 

[LEE69]

i'm going to have a go on monday.................. stay tuned

Did you manage to do it?

 

[lobs84]

I would donate my car for this, but someone else would have to wire it up, as I wouldn't have a clue where to start!!

 

[Rich.1986]

id be up for doing this but 1 question how would this affect the anti hijacking? would the mirrors fold in as soon as i get to 10mph?

 

[cupra_r_ick]

no they woudlnt, they would if you kept the ability to make them fold in by the manual adjuster knob though. My plan is going to be to get the mirrors to start folding as soon as the ignition is cut/key removed, regardles whether its locked or not.

 

[paul26982]

you more than welcome to use my car but you will have to fit folding mirrors first