GR86 GR86 - Auto Fold Mirror Kit

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Found this , not sure if it will work with the GR86 , should do as says it’s BRZ 2021 onwards , but its a feature a few folk have said they would like to have . Has anyone experience with these kits🤔

Subaru DOOR MIRROR AUTO SYSTEM | JDM Japanparts.com | ZD8

Price JPY15,184 JDM OEM SUBARU PARTS BEST PRICES ONLINE. Brand-new authentic Subaru direct from Japan. Ship worldwide. DOOR MIRROR AUTO SYSTEM 520-001-014 H2717CC000https://www.subaru.jp/accessory/catalog/pdf/brz_acc.pdf?date=20210729
www.japanparts.com www.japanparts.com

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I would definitely be interested. But, sorry no experience with these kits.
 
SRGardening said:
1) which has been mentioned on here before: the mirrors don’t fold in when locking the car- does anyone have a solution yet?
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Old car had the same thing and you could buy a module which plugs in and enables folding when locking. From what I've found, there's a module for the GR86 too - part number H2717CC000: https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/?id=63038

I'm considering whether to buy this myself, but as I recall, there are no English instructions - that said, it wasn't too difficult on the GT. You have to take the door card off, secure the module to the back of it, then just use the loom supplied to hook it into the existing door lock loom.

But I'm already getting irritated by the mirrors not folding themselves. I park the car on the road; it's not particularly busy, but I like to fold the mirrors as a precaution. I've lost count of the amount of times I've got out of the car, locked it, then realised I'd forgotten to fold the mirrors, so I have to unlock, turn on the ignition again, and fold them (or more likely, just think "Sod it", and leave them).

From what I gather, it might be standard on the BRZ in some markets, but not the GR86. I found a thread from GR86.org talking about it; in the US, I think some of the cars don't even get power fold mirrors at all, let alone folding on lock: https://www.gr86.org/threads/power-mirror-retrofit.2248/
 
Conscript said:
Old car had the same thing and you could buy a module which plugs in and enables folding when locking. From what I've found, there's a module for the GR86 too - part number H2717CC000: https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/?id=63038

I'm considering whether to buy this myself, but as I recall, there are no English instructions - that said, it wasn't too difficult on the GT. You have to take the door card off, secure the module to the back of it, then just use the loom supplied to hook it into the existing door lock loom.

But I'm already getting irritated by the mirrors not folding themselves. I park the car on the road; it's not particularly busy, but I like to fold the mirrors as a precaution. I've lost count of the amount of times I've got out of the car, locked it, then realised I'd forgotten to fold the mirrors, so I have to unlock, turn on the ignition again, and fold them (or more likely, just think "Sod it", and leave them).

From what I gather, it might be standard on the BRZ in some markets, but not the GR86. I found a thread from GR86.org talking about it; in the US, I think some of the cars don't even get power fold mirrors at all, let alone folding on lock: https://www.gr86.org/threads/power-mirror-retrofit.2248/
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Thank you.
 
Conscript said:
Old car had the same thing and you could buy a module which plugs in and enables folding when locking. From what I've found, there's a module for the GR86 too - part number H2717CC000: https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/?id=63038

I'm considering whether to buy this myself, but as I recall, there are no English instructions - that said, it wasn't too difficult on the GT. You have to take the door card off, secure the module to the back of it, then just use the loom supplied to hook it into the existing door lock loom.

But I'm already getting irritated by the mirrors not folding themselves. I park the car on the road; it's not particularly busy, but I like to fold the mirrors as a precaution. I've lost count of the amount of times I've got out of the car, locked it, then realised I'd forgotten to fold the mirrors, so I have to unlock, turn on the ignition again, and fold them (or more likely, just think "Sod it", and leave them).

From what I gather, it might be standard on the BRZ in some markets, but not the GR86. I found a thread from GR86.org talking about it; in the US, I think some of the cars don't even get power fold mirrors at all, let alone folding on lock: https://www.gr86.org/threads/power-mirror-retrofit.2248/
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Thanks- I’m the same in that I get out, lock it then remember I haven’t folded them in then end up having to reopen etc. I’m not confident on trying to fit this module so will probably need a change in my routine- ie fold mirrors in before switching off engine- I had a Lexus is300h which was the same and over time I got used to just being in that routine
 
I used this video for instructions, as it didn’t come with any,

The unused connector in the video (at 4:45) was not on my car. On JDM cars the connector is next to wires going behind the door handle, so I guess these are the wires that tell the module that the car has been locked.
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AdamEOA said:
It doesn’t work, we don’t have the correct wires, I’ll post some photos soon
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That's bad luck. I was keeping my fingers crossed that was going to work. Thank you for trying.
 
What a bugger. It really annoys me that the mirrors don't fold on lock and I was hoping the module would work on the new cars just like it did on the old ones. I nearly ordered one so thankyou for confirming it doesn't work.
 
Bumping this thread as its my main (only) real frustration with the car so far!

Guessing if the required connector just isn’t there we’ve no options? I was guilty of presuming that as the power fold mechanism was present then getting it to do so on lock was just a formality…
 
BTW - think I read somewhere that the reason some cars don’t have auto fold mirrors is that in very cold weather they can free closed, so having to manually close them allows you to keep them open if there is a risk of freezing.
 
mackie said:
If they just worked without the ignition on I’d be happier, it’s a bit annoying having to turn the car back on if you forget to fold them when you park up.
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Yup. Safer too...if I'm parked on the road, I prefer to have the mirror unfolded before I open the door so I can check for traffic. That's why having them food on lock was so useful. Genuinely annoyed that it's not even an option I can add myself anymore :/
 
Conscript said:
Yup. Safer too...if I'm parked on the road, I prefer to have the mirror unfolded before I open the door so I can check for traffic. That's why having them food on lock was so useful. Genuinely annoyed that it's not even an option I can add myself anymore :/
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+1 I'm sat in my car, on a busy road right now with this exact problem. This is a stupid system!
 
Someone posted in another forum about an Australian module to auto fold the mirrors.
The instructions are in this
www.docdroid.com

GR86 - BRZ (ZD8) Auto folding mirrors Installation instructions March23.pdf

Installation Instructions Auto Folding Mirror Module. Email: [email protected] Website: https://tracelectronics.com.au Model # P1GR / P1ZD8. March 2023. Suitable for the Toyota GR86 & Subaru BRZ (ZD8) 2022 – onwards, fitted with factory electric folding mirrors. Module Function: Lock d ...
www.docdroid.com www.docdroid.com

But as far as I can see fro the photos of @AdamEOA our connector has different cables
 
Yes, it looks like the connector on the UK car has 8 wires going into that plug by the door handle, whereas the AU kit only has 4. However, the passthrough loom they supply with that kit seems to pass through all 8 wires on that connector....wonder if there's a slim chance it might work? No real way to know without ordering, which I imagine will be £lol, especially to import from AU. Which is a shame, because that kit also offers the option to have the mirrors unfold on unlock, rather than ignition - which I'd actually prefer, as it would mean I could tell from a distance whether the car was locked or not :/

God damn it. Why do they have to make cars in each region jut slightly different enough to be irritating when it comes to stuff like this :/
Or even better, just make the bloody things fold from the factory.
 
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