W203 sticking passenger folding wing mirror

[DevonW203Est]

Hello, had this car a couple of days. Need a few little jobs doing, one of which is the above title.

What’s the best easy fix?

Many thanks

 

[whitenemesis]

Try lubricating the pivot and gears with a PTFE dry spray (as used on MTV bike chains), this won't attract grit and muck.

 

[DevonW203Est]

Try lubricating the pivot and gears with a PTFE dry spray (as used on MTV bike chains), this won't attract grit and muck.

Brilliant. Thank you

 

[DevonW203Est]

So I got the mirror to move, but now it’s not clicking back into place and is now just moving in and out while driving around.

Anyone have any ideas?

Many thanks

 

[whitenemesis]

Sounds like it's become 'detached' part of the safety feature.
I had this when a pedestrian fell against mine. MB tech held it in the open position by hand (open button had been pressed) and then gave it a sharp whack (as to open it further) with his other hand. A loud 'click' and all fixed..

 

[DevonW203Est]

Sounds like it's become 'detached' part of the safety feature.
I had this when a pedestrian fell against mine. MB tech held it in the open position by hand (open button had been pressed) and then gave it a sharp whack (as to open it further) with his other hand. A loud 'click' and all fixed..

Well, I tried that. I pushed the mirror towards the front end of the car and the cigs look like they’d had a hammering at some point. Looks like I need to source another one. I’ll take a few pics tomorrow and see if I can post them.

Many thanks for your reply