Power folding mirrors not working properly

BRINAGINUS

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2007 AUDI A4
4 CYL
4WD
AUTOMATIC
130,000 MILES

I have the car listed above 2.0T and have been having an issue with the power folding wing mirrors. When I turn the knob to 6 o'clock, instead of folding in the mirrors make a nasty grinding sound and don’t move. Maybe gears aren’t touching? Any help would be appreciated I can’t find anything about it online and I hope I don’t need to tear my door apart. Thanks!

Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 AT 7:54 AM

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KASEKENNY

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Hi,

Looks like each mirror has its own motor so if they are both making a grinding noise, I would suspect the motor has failed on each side. However, this is unlikely to happen at the same time.

Are both making the noise and did it happen at the same time?

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Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 AT 7:16 PM

BRINAGINUS

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I just recently bought the car and they have not worked. So I can’t say much about when they stopped working. It sounds like the sound is primarily coming from the drivers side mirror but neither of them fold. Is replacing the motor easy enough or am I going to have to take the whole door apart?

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Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 AT 7:52 PM

KASEKENNY

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Unfortunately, you do have to remove the door panel however, these are not too bad.

Here is a guide that shows how to do this in general:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/door-panel-removal

I also attached the document from the manual but unfortunately this is not terribly detailed but it shows the location of all the clips.

If you don't feel comfortable doing it, it is probably best to have someone else do it because they can break and they are not cheap.

Let me know if you have questions. Thanks

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