Wing mirrors

[Tongsyabass]

I have a tight fit getting my 1.4 SE into the garage. Are the wing mirrors retractable manually if you don't have the elecrical option ?

Thanks.

[WeegieBob]

Yes - grip the mirror head and swing in towards the car door.

WeegieBob. ;)

[Tongsyabass]

Thanks big man just done it. Yikes I'm a dumb guy.

[JoseSpring]

Yes - grip the mirror head and swing in towards the car door.

WeegieBob. ;)

Or drive in slowly forwards, forcing the wing mirrors back against your garage door frame as you go. Should get them to move back in place perfectly.

*DISCLAIMER* this method may leave scratches on your mirrors and your garage

[WeegieBob]

Thanks big man just done it. Yikes I'm a dumb guy.

No worries - we've all been there ourselves.

WeegieBob. ;)

[james_tiger_woo]

Or drive in slowly forwards, forcing the wing mirrors back against your garage door frame as you go. Should get them to move back in place perfectly.

*DISCLAIMER* this method may leave scratches on your mirrors and your garage

Two words - Gaffer. Tape. :)

Insert the same disclaimer here...

[HHGTTG]

Can the electrically retractable option types also be manually folded or would that damage the mechanism?

[WeegieBob]

All the cars I've had with electric door mirrors had a "bump" facility, where if another car hits the mirror head it releases from a catch and swings round.

Now whether its the same action as the non-electric version I don't know, but you normally can disengage an electric mirror head manually and then relock it. However VW's might be different as I'm still learning about them.

WeegieBob. ;)