Are the side mirrors on the TSX retractable?
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Are the side mirrors on the TSX retractable?
I keep noticing that on my TSX ('05), the side mirrors seem like they are mounted on a base pivoting system ... the pivot base looks black while the mirror shell is the color of our car...
when i loook underneath the side mirrors...i see a circular bolt or cover.... while looking at the rest of the design, it seems as if the mirrors can pivot (and turn inward towards the car in case of damage during parking????)
i tried to force the mirror to pivot....but seemed like it didn't budge..... and i didn't want to break it....
so.... are teh side mirrors really pivotable? how do you pivot it.
when i loook underneath the side mirrors...i see a circular bolt or cover.... while looking at the rest of the design, it seems as if the mirrors can pivot (and turn inward towards the car in case of damage during parking????)
i tried to force the mirror to pivot....but seemed like it didn't budge..... and i didn't want to break it....
so.... are teh side mirrors really pivotable? how do you pivot it.
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Originally Posted by greendestiny
i wonder if the mercedes ones are electronic....
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Originally Posted by Tintin
Is there a way (a mod) to make them come in/out electronically?
Anyone did that?
Anyone did that?
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Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
it a mercedes i would think so. i mean even my dads chevy tahoe mirros are auto folding.
I would love to have that for my tight garage.
Edit: My Q was answered above.^^
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Originally Posted by West6MT
So when are you getting that mod? ![Thumbs Up](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
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Originally Posted by greendestiny
I keep noticing that on my TSX ('05), the side mirrors seem like they are mounted on a base pivoting system ... the pivot base looks black while the mirror shell is the color of our car...
when i loook underneath the side mirrors...i see a circular bolt or cover.... while looking at the rest of the design, it seems as if the mirrors can pivot (and turn inward towards the car in case of damage during parking????)
i tried to force the mirror to pivot....but seemed like it didn't budge..... and i didn't want to break it....
so.... are teh side mirrors really pivotable? how do you pivot it.
when i loook underneath the side mirrors...i see a circular bolt or cover.... while looking at the rest of the design, it seems as if the mirrors can pivot (and turn inward towards the car in case of damage during parking????)
i tried to force the mirror to pivot....but seemed like it didn't budge..... and i didn't want to break it....
so.... are teh side mirrors really pivotable? how do you pivot it.
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Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
sometime but other than folding they look exactly the same so there is a lot of stuff to do before that.
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Originally Posted by greendestiny
i wonder if the mercedes ones are electronic....
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Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
sometime but other than folding they look exactly the same so there is a lot of stuff to do before that.
damn man! wouldn't it have been cheaper for you to have just purchased a JDM accord and have them ship it?
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Originally Posted by bradykp
damn man! wouldn't it have been cheaper for you to have just purchased a JDM accord and have them ship it?
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I fold mine outwards when I go to the car wash, so that the mirror part gets washed
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Originally Posted by Belzebutt
I fold mine outwards when I go to the car wash, so that the mirror part gets washed ![Smile](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
Probably but the thing is I SHOW MY CAR. You cant win shows if you inport a car. The car has to be from the US and you have to do a conversion on it.
it's all good. my cousin shows cars, but he has a 93 mustang cobra and a pontiac gto. not sure on the year of the gto....something in the 70's.
to me, those are cars i'd want to work on and show. new cars just dont have the same appeal to me in that respect. but....to each his own. i respect your hobby either way!
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Originally Posted by excited
Not to question how one washes their car, but wouldn't that hide the front of the mirror housing which would have the most bug and dirt residue? I would suspect that your mirrors would get washed in the normal position.
But what do I know.
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on the 2006 euro accord the automatic retracting windows are available, don't know if it is an option or standard. More and more cars have it standard over here in europe, even the simpliest models of peugeot
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