Lx 470 Side Views

[drdof]

I have a 99 lx 470 with about 30,000 miles. My side views have stopped rotating downwards on shifting in reverse. I will be taking it to the dealer soon. Anyone else experienced a similar problem. I am hoping it will be covered under my extended warranty.

[Stew Ellis]

I have a 99 lx 470 with about  30,000 miles. My side views have stopped rotating downwards on shifting in reverse. I will be taking it to the dealer soon. Anyone else experienced a similar problem. I am hoping it will be covered under my extended warranty.

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The movement of the mirrors about drove me crazy at first. I lookied in the owners's manual for a way to turn it off. Finally I discovered that it only works if the mirrors are in the right mode. I believe it works if the adjustment is enabled. If the adjustment is disabled by selecting between left and right it does not do the stunt. Could that be your problem?

[drdof]

I have a 99 lx 470 with about  30,000 miles. My side views have stopped rotating downwards on shifting in reverse. I will be taking it to the dealer soon. Anyone else experienced a similar problem. I am hoping it will be covered under my extended warranty.

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The movement of the mirrors about drove me crazy at first. I lookied in the owners's manual for a way to turn it off. Finally I discovered that it only works if the mirrors are in the right mode. I believe it works if the adjustment is enabled. If the adjustment is disabled by selecting between left and right it does not do the stunt. Could that be your problem?

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Yes that was was the problem. The switch had been moved to to the middle position so it inactivated the mirrors. I checked the manual after your email and its all their in black and white. Probably should reveiw the manual once in a while.

Thanks for the assistance.

[jarcara]

a note is that the mirrors failing to return after backing up is somewhat common. I had that happen on my 2000, it was out of warranty but my dealer called Lexus and they covered it ($1,200 for 2 mirrors) I had to pay labor of $90..