Swapping from electric to manual mirrors; can this be done?

[Tighten My Nuts]

Just the internal mechanism, interior door plates and switch, leaving the mirror housing etc. in place.

Can I do this?

 

[SBV116]

You need new mirrors externally aswell? take it you knew that! Yes, just unbotl the old ones, and bolt up the manual ones!!!

Just re-read the post!! Just get two manual mirrors from the scrappy!!

 

[Tighten My Nuts]

Can the colour-coded cover be swapped easily?

 

[Jay Payne]

The covers clip off. Check the weight diferences of the complete mirror. if there aint much in it then u could leave the electric ones on and u can still adjust them by moving the glass. Thats how i did mine, but im too tight to by more mirrors

 

[Bodge!]

mirror weight?

get some F1 esque mirrors

 

[Djw John]

We found, by unscientific methods, that a manual mk1 mirror feels like it weighs the same as an electric one so double check before you waste cash on a 4g saving!

And yes the covers pop off and are interchangeable

 

[Tighten My Nuts]

mirror weight?

get some F1 esque mirrors

They'll cost me money though.

I was hoping someone with manual mirrors would want to swap, they take their car to Rentech as I do, and they pay him to swap everything over including all the wiring etc.

So for no cost to me, it's got to be worth it.

 

[ForceIndia]

Why do this if there's minimal weight saving??

 

[SBV116]

Why do this if there's minimal weight saving??

Every little helps!

 

[theduck]

If you've stripped the car and have no door cards you can get rid of unsightly un-needed wires