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Oct 24th, 2019, 08:49 | #1 |
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Retro fitting folding wing mirrors
Hi folks, been a while, just come back to Volvo with a 56 V70 D5 SE, sadly it does not have folding mirrors, so my question is, can i add them, i dont need auto folding, although, that would be a bonus but i believe its not that simple, so just power folding is what i am looking for, can they be added easily, ie, does the wiring loom already have the connections needed or is it a lot more in depth that just replacing the mirrors?
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Oct 24th, 2019, 09:29 | #2 |
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You’ll also need the software downloading from Volvo to make them work as far as I know.
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https://accessories.volvocars.com/en...CC-425312/2006
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Nov 9th, 2019, 03:18 | #4 |
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Thanks guys, i was hoping it would be as simple as swapping mine over, but i suppose that they must go through a MU of some sort 1st, so whilst acquiring the mirrors relatively low cost 2nd user, it will be the programming by Volvo that will cost the bomb.
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Nov 9th, 2019, 09:36 | #5 |
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There is another way.
On my last car (S60 2003) I added folding mirrors and they worked perfectly. Physically fitting them on the car was easy and the solution to the software part was a Canbus Function Extender (CFE) made by Volvotech (Now known as V-Division). It adds loads of other features apart from the folding mirror function. The latest version has WiFi but there are other versions available which are a bit cheaper. You'd be fine with the classic or V2. |
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Nov 10th, 2019, 09:40 | #7 |
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It is for a brand new one but the older ones do come up for sale on here from time to time. You might need a cable harness as well but they're about £15.
Keep in mind it does loads of other functions as well. |
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Thanks, do you know what it would cost roughly for a garage to reprogram if i chose that route and does it have to be main dealer?
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The labour time should not be more than 20 minutes and the software could be as little as £20 .. at least the car will all be " correct" as far as software goes next time it is connected up at the dealer .. I See the V Division web site is using Volvo copyrighted Fonts :-)
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Nov 15th, 2019, 16:13 | #10 |
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Are they Clan? That's a bit naughty. A bit pointless as well really as there are plenty of free fonts they could use that look similar or at least near enough.
It's a good point that Clan makes, it's worth asking a dealer for the price, you might be surprised. Failing that, I was thinking you could just wire it direct to a switch but then I thought why not add in an Arduino board, with a bit of programming you could automate the operation easily. |
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