2012 F30 320d Luxury

Retepnikrap · 01-01-2013, 06:41 AM

Just bought a 6 month old F30, I would have thought a Luxury model would have had a few more toys as standard but hey what can you do.
My car doesn't have electric folding door mirrors, my question is do they fold manually? I have tried with as much force as I dare but don't want to break them, will these fold in manually with enough pressure or are they fixed?
Thanks

tim330i · 01-02-2013, 08:03 PM

I wasn't aware that any cars came without auto folding mirrors. They should fold by hand if they're not powered. On the E46 and E90 it takes a good amount of force to get them to fold.

Tim

Mango · 01-04-2013, 02:43 PM

I noticed in the F30 crash test video the mirrors didn't move forward during the crash. They stayed rock solid. on every other car thats crashed, the mirrors always fly forward.

tazza0712 · 01-12-2013, 07:08 PM

I have a loaner 320i at the moment whilst my car is having some warranty work done to it - this car does not have electrically folding mirrors but I easily folded one of the mirrors manually, far less effort required than what was needed on my previous E46.

yrock87 · 01-26-2013, 09:45 PM

On my sport line(with auto folding mirrors) they can be folded manually. The car wash I goes to always fold Em by hand if I forget to press the button. But back to Tim's comment, I also didn't realize any US spec'ed F30s didn't have power folding mirrors.

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01-01-2013, 06:41 AM	#1
Retepnikrap Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 1	2012 F30 320d Luxury Just bought a 6 month old F30, I would have thought a Luxury model would have had a few more toys as standard but hey what can you do. My car doesn't have electric folding door mirrors, my question is do they fold manually? I have tried with as much force as I dare but don't want to break them, will these fold in manually with enough pressure or are they fixed? Thanks

01-02-2013, 08:03 PM	#2
tim330i Owner/Admin Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Boston Posts: 10,548 My Ride: 03 Ti Silver M3	I wasn't aware that any cars came without auto folding mirrors. They should fold by hand if they're not powered. On the E46 and E90 it takes a good amount of force to get them to fold. Tim __________________ The F32 4 Series Coupe - On sale summer 2013 More pictures of the F32 4 Series Coupe

01-04-2013, 02:43 PM	#3
Mango Platinum Plus Quality Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 16,260 My Ride: M54B30	I noticed in the F30 crash test video the mirrors didn't move forward during the crash. They stayed rock solid. on every other car thats crashed, the mirrors always fly forward. __________________ Cooling \| Maintenance \| Vacuum \| Suspension \| Costs "Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected." -Steve Jobs

01-12-2013, 07:08 PM	#4
tazza0712 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 236 My Ride: 2005 320i M Sport	I have a loaner 320i at the moment whilst my car is having some warranty work done to it - this car does not have electrically folding mirrors but I easily folded one of the mirrors manually, far less effort required than what was needed on my previous E46. __________________

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01-26-2013, 09:45 PM	#5
yrock87 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 24 My Ride: 2012 F30 335i Sport	On my sport line(with auto folding mirrors) they can be folded manually. The car wash I goes to always fold Em by hand if I forget to press the button. But back to Tim's comment, I also didn't realize any US spec'ed F30s didn't have power folding mirrors. Sent from my XT907 using Bimmer App