Automatic Mirrors

[Mud]

How do I make my mirrors fold away automatically when I turn the ignition off.

On the left postition folds them in, right folds them out, but the centre postion does nothing.

Is there a problem here?

[PRO_32]

hope not mines the same...

[sewid]

No. There is no function to do that automatically. You would have to come up with something yourself. The centre position is not "auto".

I've had plans on doing this for some time, using a signal from my alarm which triggers the power windows to wind up automatically. No firm ideas yet though until i get out the multimeter and pull the door trim off to see how they work.

[Mud]

Must be just a relay or something, will have to have a play.

[Craved]

there was a huge thread about this a while back, do a search for ideas!

[Nizmo]

yeah when i was looking at buying a skyline i testdrove one that when you turned off ignition it automatically folded them in ....... but when i bought my one it didnt do it automatically :confused:

[mtopxsecret6]

Mine do it! I had it configureed into the alarm, windows wind up, then mirors fold in. very sexy indeed. Then you press another button, and the door opens for you. nice nice. im just lazy, not ricey. Aafterall, the car is a showcar buildup.. you have to have the wows and the ooohhss and the aahhsss.. to stabd out int he crowd! Have a talk to chris at soundoff installations, he said he wasnt going to do another again(it was a reall pain in the back side, but worked out reall easy in the end), but if you twisted his arm.. im sure i would do another one. tell him about my setup, and he will know what to do straight away.

[Milo]

I want it to do my sunroof too? Is that also a possibility?

What price range is this looking at for an auto leccy to do it?

[sewid]

Sunroof should be easy as it is approximately equivilent to a power window.

In other words, you would only need a "auto-close" circuit - which is avaiable at Jaycar as a kit - as opposed to a auto-close, then auto-open circuit for power mirrors.

You could do it yourself with a bit of time, a few basic tools, and some common sense on your side!

[Milo]

hmmmm I think i have all of those.

[(B1) MR_fanny]

would u be able to hook up one of those"auto close circuits" to the ignition wiring so that when u take the key out it folds in as it still has power from the turbo timer?? or run a capacitor thingy so that it has enough power to fold in when the timer turns off?? im no sparky...just throwing ideas up in the air:D:D

[Prospector]

id be happy if my mirrors actually folded in how do you fix the things

[lwells]

Put me down as another electronics-retard that would like his mirrors to automatically retract. Anyone get anywhere with this? Sewid?

Lucien.