[Sedan_Clan]

I only noticed this with the X5. I don't recall my M3 mirrors changing much and my F30 isn't experiencing that issue.

[metrathon]

Originally Posted by QTC

Heh, and all this time I thought I was just crazy and imagining it was actually dropping.

I have a healthy amount of self-confidence, but it still took me a few months to believe this is happening

[Bmwphile]

After several tries of tightening the mirror to prevent the droop, I have had the mirror replaced (under warranty of course!). Hopefully, this will be the end of my sagging mirror!

[pz619]

So I really don't get it. It practically takes a vice grip and a lever to move my mirror, yet every few days it droops down. Really defies physics.

[Professor///M]

Originally Posted by Cyberdemon

A: You got a $35k car with lots of options.
B: You bought an early model year car, and any early model year of a generation is going to have many things that don't work right.
C: Your mirror has a security light, camera sensors, light sensors, homelink antennas and a bunch of other crap that a Kia does not have. Additional weight = additional momentum. Take your mirror apart, take all the PCB's out and I guarantee you it won't move.
D: I've owned plenty of new cars and every one had some random quirk. My $40k Acura had "Auto closing doors" that would slam on my legs whenever I got out and didn't hold the door in place for a few seconds. My $50k Corvette had sensors that failed every other week.

Since when has ANY car manufacturer given anyone money back (With the exception of the recent Hyundai EPA scandal) for something that doesn't work right? My wife's VW burned a quart of Mobil 1 every 1000 miles, VW never paid her a cent, and that was on a car that's the same price as your 3.

If you really want to fix it take it apart, throw a dab of glue on it, set it and forget it.

To complain about this as a "problem" is like saying "my window is rolled down, I better take the car in for service!"...or you could just reach over, touch it, and your problem is back to normal.

Just do what I do, have your wife drive your car once a week and then you'll have to readjust not only the mirror, but your steering wheel too. How dare they not put in an electronic tilt steering wheel!

People on this board need to drive some really terrible cars for a few days to realize how well these cars are built. Go rent a Chrysler, you'll feel better.

/rant

Are you out of your mind? Yes if there's a problem with your car's build quality - big or small - you bring it in and have someone fix it. Just because it's a heavy mirror with lots of gadgets in it doesn't mean that the folks at R&D can't figure out how to get the mirror to stay in place.

What happens with the OP's problem turns from 3-4 days, to 3-4 minutes? You expect him to readjust it every time?

Premium product - premium parts - premium service. If we're paying for that, that's what we should receive, nothing less. His problem sounds like a nuisance, and a rear view mirror shouldn't have to be adjusted every few days. Driving cars for 20 years, I've never had a single mirror with this issue. It's a problem, others have this problem - so probably an early build quality issue.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by PAMidge

Are you out of your mind? Yes if there's a problem with your car's build quality - big or small - you bring it in and have someone fix it. Just because it's a heavy mirror with lots of gadgets in it doesn't mean that the folks at R&D can't figure out how to get the mirror to stay in place.

What happens with the OP's problem turns from 3-4 days, to 3-4 minutes? You expect him to readjust it every time?

Premium product - premium parts - premium service. If we're paying for that, that's what we should receive, nothing less. His problem sounds like a nuisance, and a rear view mirror shouldn't have to be adjusted every few days. Driving cars for 20 years, I've never had a single mirror with this issue. It's a problem, others have this problem - so probably an early build quality issue.

Sedatives work wonders these days ya know. Relax!

[Professor///M]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Sedatives work wonders these days ya know. Relax!

I'm glad you celebrate mediocrity. I don't. Everyone's entitled to their own values.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by PAMidge

I'm glad you celebrate mediocrity. I don't. Everyone's entitled to their own values.

LOL! You are really one high strung dude or dudette. Nobody is celebrating mediocrity. I'm merely saying that the diatribe isn't necessary, and to chill out.

[billspreston]

Wow +1 on the droopy mirror here. Thought I was going crazy.

[OC40]

Originally Posted by PAMidge

Are you out of your mind? Yes if there's a problem with your car's build quality - big or small - you bring it in and have someone fix it. Just because it's a heavy mirror with lots of gadgets in it doesn't mean that the folks at R&D can't figure out how to get the mirror to stay in place.

What happens with the OP's problem turns from 3-4 days, to 3-4 minutes? You expect him to readjust it every time?

Premium product - premium parts - premium service. If we're paying for that, that's what we should receive, nothing less. His problem sounds like a nuisance, and a rear view mirror shouldn't have to be adjusted every few days. Driving cars for 20 years, I've never had a single mirror with this issue. It's a problem, others have this problem - so probably an early build quality issue.

First, a 3-Series is not premium.

Second, I had the issue. Dealer replaced the mirror. It doesn't drop now.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by darksilkx1

Couldn't disagree more. How many new cars have you ever owned that have mirrors that droop and require constant re-adjustment? Since when have our standards dropped so low that you invest 40 to 50 large on a car and yet its okay to let obvious quality issues slide? You think BMW would give him 50bucks off his car payment because the mirror doesn't stay where it should? He paid a premium price, he has every right to expect a premium product. If Kia can get it right in their cheapest model why not BMW?

+1
Instead of having to adjust the mirror for years to come (depending on how long you are going to keep the car) i would rather spend an hour or 2 at the dealership and fix it for good.

[dL.]

Mine also had this issue. The dealership was kind enough to replace the entire mirror and the new one also sags down a bit over time, albeit not as bad as my previous one.

However, this is typical BMW quality for you and the price you pay for cheap lease rates and exceptional engine and transmission. The cost cutting gotta go somewhere!

dL

[ThaiBruin]

Ditto on my mirror. It doesn't bother me that much though. Only have to adjust it every week or so.

[pintoom]

The same thing happens on my 2013 335i. I'm alluding it to the auto-dimming feature that dims the mirror reflectivity while driving at night. Somehow it is not resetting to its original position the next morning.
I have noticed that the mirror drops by a significant angle after driving at night and is noticeably low the next morning. Now that it is summer and i'm reaching home while there is still daylight the droop is not much.
Or I'm just imaging things .
Question to other posters is whether all of you experiencing the mirror drop have auto dimming feature?

[pintoom]

I was wrong. The auto dimming feature works by reducing the reflected light using electrochromic gel sandwiched between the mirror glass and reflective coating.
details can be found at the following link...
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e39...g-mirrors.html

So it seems that the mirrors are physically drooping.

[exclusivo]

this used to happen in me e90 every few months. I thought I was crazy, wondering who drove my car, or if I'm just slouching too much, did the seat move....

[chiefneil]

Absolutely no mirror drooping here. I've had my '14 since October and haven't had to adjust the mirror since initial setup.

I'd recommend folks suffering from mirror-droop talk to their dealer. Maybe the part was fixed/changed.

[snowghost]

Originally Posted by chiefneil

Absolutely no mirror drooping here. I've had my '14 since October and haven't had to adjust the mirror since initial setup.

I'd recommend folks suffering from mirror-droop talk to their dealer. Maybe the part was fixed/changed.

Mine too. But I use the UGD buttons and have to remember not to push too hard or it can move the mirror.

[Ali Shiralian]

Mine does that too every few days. I just adjust it...no big whoop

[JN1]

Must be that Harmon Kardon bass booming from the front seats! LOL

[IndotagSwizz]

Originally Posted by JNLBC

Must be that Harmon Kardon bass booming from the front seats! LOL

Haha!

[dL.]

Originally Posted by JNLBC

Must be that Harmon Kardon bass booming from the front seats! LOL

Or the lack of quality from BMW.

dL