Electric flappy mirror switch modes
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Paul I think up is extend, down is retract, middle is off... Not much more to it than that!
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You could make them retract when the car goes over 150km/h, less drag you see. 
I think just stick with the manual switch and use your finger.
I think just stick with the manual switch and use your finger.
Not to hard man. All it would take is to re wire the switch with a relay telling the circuit to open unfolded when ignition is on, and to open the folded circuit when ignition is turned off. The actual switch would be fairly useless actually after that mod though, unless you tied in a manual selection too... hmm... I'll have to ponder this one.
You could make them retract when the car goes over 150km/h, less drag you see.
You could pinch the wiring from a GTO's rear spoiler for that function! But then who's gona let you rip that out'a such a nice car?
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I just like the term "flappy mirror"... makes me want to make my mirrors flap when I'm accelerating 
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You could make them retract when the car goes over 150km/h, less drag you see.
I think just stick with the manual switch and use your finger.
I'll use my bloody finger all right
lol (jokes)I think I'll have to get it happening, I want auto flappy mirrors. For no other reason than to just chuckle every time the car turns off.
Then, of course, one day it'll bugger up and the windows will be stuck closed hahah!
Cheers Steve!!
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Whilst u have the dash appart u may as well hook up the headlights to auto turn off as well ...
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Actually, auto flappy mirrors would be cool. I have occasionally forgotten to unflap them until I've driven a few kms!
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I don't think the mirror folding works unless at least accessory power is engaged, though - if that's right then you'll also need to wire in temporary* constant power or it won't work anyway.
* I say temporary because if you wire in constant power to the wing mirror motor you may either burn the motor out or have a slow leak that will drain your battery. Better to have it on a 30 second timed circuit or something.
I had another thought, if thats the case why not use a 2 position switch only. Someone said the middle position is for reversing, it supposed to go to another set position that is, lowered to see the gutter.
Just saying.
Just saying.
Middle is the only position that stops powering it open or close, it is necessary.
The middle does nothing apart from remove powee from the motors. The motor switch polarity to work . There is 2 wires for the motors. Both sit dormant as negative and when you click the switch to fold in , 1 wire goes positive. The opposite wire wWil go positive on fold out.
To make it work with ignition you would need 2 relays and a timer . Without the timer you would burn the motors out .
If you have not get an alarm you could get something with 2 programmable timed outputs and set it up on lock and unlock. I would recobmend a viper system.
To make it work with ignition you would need 2 relays and a timer . Without the timer you would burn the motors out .
If you have not get an alarm you could get something with 2 programmable timed outputs and set it up on lock and unlock. I would recobmend a viper system.
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