Don’t think about it too much, replace that circuit breaker and call it a day... still works perfectly for my, no lubrications or any headaches ?

 

One of mine used to stop half way. The other has been replaced so runs faster. On my sluggish one, I pushed a blade between the two parts of the exterior pivoting joint, prized it apart enough to run the edge of a cloth through to remove some dirt, then blasted it with spray grease.

It now completes the travel consistently, although not as fast as the replaced one.

Summary - dirt accumulation could be a contributing factor.

Doug

 

If you have problem that the mirror don't stop when you fold out the mirror.
Then you can drill a hole and knock out a stucked pin.

More info from youtube, the stuck pin:
Bmw Folding Mirror Fix - YouTube
and how to drill and knock out the pin:
FIXED BMW Folding Mirror Issue Without Removing or Wire Cutting - YouTube
Hope this can help anyone.

 

I just went through this ordeal. Needed to replace the nonfunctional yellow dimming mirrors anyway. I got some .5A polyswitch fuses from Amazon (10 for $5). Pulling it all apart is a pain. Getting the old mirror off and even harder getting the clips holding the cover loose. There are 4 clips for the cover. While its apart I measured the current. It uses 0.5A until it hits the stop and the goes to 1.1A. The 0.5A fuses seem to work OK. They disconnect after about 10 seconds, maybe less. Easiest install is to just crush the old fuse. Inside is a disk if conductive rubber with two foil connections. A little heat and the foil disks fall off. Solder the new fuse to the wires sticking out. I just bent them back over the housing. There really isn't anything near them in that position they could short to but a little bit of electrical tape over the wires may be a good precaution..

Looking at the datasheet this seems a really crude solution with a limited life expectancy. At lease we now know how to replace the fuses.

 

@1audio were you able to find FUNCTIONAL dimming mirror glass?

 

Jumping on this thread...there is a gasket or seal of some sort that fits between painted mirror cover and the black plastic bezel for the housing. Mine is disintegrating. Does anybody know of a source for this? I checked esaabparts and their exploded view didn't show it.

 

Nope. There is no gasket between those parts.

 

I could find no dimmable mirror glass and a price that was rational ($160 for something with a 6-7 year life expectancy?) so I went without. I paid $15 ea on eBay for heated mirror replacements. Its not worth 10X for the dimming.

On mine there was no seal between the cover and the black frame on either mirror. Are you seeing some dirt buildup? Or maybe someone in the past glued the cover on because the clips broke? They are not designed to be particularly removable and seem to fight the process. 3 of them broke on mine in the process.

 

I'll take a photo when I'm outside later, because there is clearly something visible on mine and disintegrating. I've probably done a poor job describing the location.

 

The dimming mirrors in the visibility package had black plastic trim around the mirror glass itself. I hit a dear a couple of years ago leading to the destruction of the dimming mirror which ended up being replaced with a regular (still bi-convex) mirror glass that is actually slightly larger. I miss the dimming though but its on the passenger side so I can live without it. Also, the original mirror was starting to become discoloured…

 

This photo shows what I’m talking about

 

This photo shows what I’m talking about

 

That is only paint residues, some idiot painted cover in place.

 

So you just have an empty gap there on yours?

 

Nope. Your cover is not in place. Push it.

 

It does not push.

 

Thanks to all involved in this especially the OP. Got my folding mirrors working again!