Cause is a failure in the ring that senses the mirror location its plastic and wears away.
Bmw e90 power folding mirrors.
This mirror issue is easy to fix.
Sometimes you have to think outside of the box.
The fix for this is to replace the complete mirror.
Bmw e90 models with folding mirrors have a few issues.
My car came pre equipped with light sensor and interior auto dim no.
Mine is an 06 and there are thousands of reports for this on the bmw related forums.
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There were no power folding mirrors in 96.
Same problem described the 1996 should be listed as 2006.
The most common symptom is the mirror folding past the normal stop toward the front of the vehicle.
No need to cut t.
Simply lubricate the home pin so it works as bmw designed it.
The internal position sensor in the mirror fails causing the mirrors to park in the incorrect position.
Don t be fooled by other videos that say you have to remove the mirror d.
Repair is to replace the whole mirror assembly approximately 800.