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Title: Electric folding mirrors.
Post by: gstylebaby on 06 February 2011, 00:15:12

Have just found some electric folding mirrors for sale with all the wiring loom and switchs but as its from a left hand drive car in the for sale add it say it will not go on u.k cars ??????  Anyone know why it would not be able to be fittted to u.k spec omegas cause i carn't :-/ :-/

Title: Re: Electric folding mirrors.
Post by: joshwyatt on 06 February 2011, 00:37:56

I've seen the advert aswell, assuming the number ends in 31502?
I wondered the same thing.
But, it shows the door looms and some relay/box thing and that seems about it.
I suspect it would work, but the mirror control unit would have to be mounted on the N/S door as I don't know if the loom from the LHD would fir our RHD O/S door.
But, at the price it's up at...I'm not sure I'd want to gamble.

Title: Re: Electric folding mirrors.
Post by: gstylebaby on 06 February 2011, 02:17:50

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I've seen the advert aswell, assuming the number ends in 31502?
I wondered the same thing.
But, it shows the door looms and some relay/box thing and that seems about it.
I suspect it would work, but the mirror control unit would have to be mounted on the N/S door as I don't know if the loom from the LHD would fir our RHD O/S door.
But, at the price it's up at...I'm not sure I'd want to gamble.

I know what you mean about the price...Plus mins an early preface lift....but even if the wiring loom is slightly different i'm sure its possible to cut and swap stuff round. :-? :-?  Its like you say not sure i want to gamble at the price its at as cash is so tight at the mo.

Title: Re: Electric folding mirrors.
Post by: Lazydocker on 06 February 2011, 13:14:59

You'd also want to swap the mirror glass from your existing mirrors to get the blind spot on the drivers side.  ;) Personally, I'd only swap the drivers one and keep the blind spot mirror on the N/S too :y

As for the loom... Surely the worst case scenario is that you would have to cut it and extend it :-/ :-/

Unless it is because there is something vital missing on the RHD Omega that is needed? :-/

Title: Re: Electric folding mirrors.
Post by: PhilRich on 06 February 2011, 13:33:36

The Omega electric folding mirrors don't fold that much on the ones i've seen, they seem to be an afterthought rather than a serious design! :-/

Title: Re: Electric folding mirrors.
Post by: Boditza on 06 February 2011, 15:37:32

they fold as the manual ones do.. no less..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6TOH06T4Sg

Title: Re: Electric folding mirrors.
Post by: Hannah Judes Dad on 08 February 2011, 17:27:16

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they fold as the manual ones do.. no less..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6TOH06T4Sg

So not as far as you would like  :(

Title: Re: Electric folding mirrors.
Post by: Boditza on 08 February 2011, 17:52:10

probaby.. i never use them... i mean i don't fold them so i am not bothered by this.. you should be thankfull that they don't fold like the vectra b does :))). they just change the angle and thats all :)