[Civic Fan]

Originally Posted by Bungle

Has anybody else noticed a potential problem with the folding mirror design?

I am not refering to the fact that they connot be folded unless you are in the car with the ignition on, but the fact that they collect water when folded.
I have noticed in the recent rain we have here that when unfolding the mirrors, they both pour with water once they are 'out'. It seems as though water collects and pools inside the mirror. Could this cause problems in the future for the electronics or something?

On a similar matter, my mirrors do not fold at the same speed. The driver's side is a bit faster, and smoother. The passenger side seems to struggle a bit, with the sound of the motors' speed fluctuating a bit. Difficult to describe, possibly similar to the variation you get in your voice if you nodded your head while humming. Make sense????? Not a big problem, I know, but I fear it may lead to bigger symptoms later.

Has anybody else noticed this or have any thoughts on the water-collecting mirrors?

Come on be honest how many of you started humming whilst nodding your head after reading this post?? I certainly did! LoL

As for the folding mirrors, I don’t have them but notice that the passenger side mirror on my car is stiffer than the drivers side when manually folding them in. Could this be the same as the electric ones so is making the motor work harder Give them a liberal squirt of WD40.