Power folding mirror retro fit completed

chasdrury · Jul 7, 2012

My A4 came with heated / electric mirrors as most do - however, our house has a narrow garage so i thought about installing the OEM power folding ones. It's a very easy DIY:

You need...

New door control modules for each side - part numbers
Drivers side: 8E2 959 802
Passenger side: 8E2 959 801
It seems modules with 'E' at the end will also work - but definately not ones with 'B' at the end.

You need a new mirror switch that has 4 positions - the 4th position is to turn them in.

New mirrors from an A4 or S4 with power folding function:
8E2 858 531 B or 8E2858531AC passenger side
8E2 858 532 J or 8E2858532AC drivers side

To fit them, remove both door cards, remove the speakers. The old control modules are 3 screws and pull off. replace with new ones. Once the speaker is out you can access the wire all the way through the door upto the mirror - uncrew the old mirror base and replace with new mirror and push cable down through door and into new control module.

WIth the door card off you can access the switch on teh armrest and unscrew and replace with the new one.

That's it - no wiring, no coding it just works!

Chas

Mike.M · Jul 7, 2012

Good work. I want to do this to mine in the future

quattrojames · Jul 7, 2012

Nice one, did you take any pictures to add into your guide?

Turkster · Jul 8, 2012

what was the costings for this upgrade ? can you break down the parts with there prices?

amar06fbr · Jul 8, 2012

i have a set of these for sale if anyone is interested, they are power fold and auto diming mirrors, i also have the 4 way positions switch. PM me if you interested.

boffin10 · Jul 14, 2012

Chas, I'm about to do the same mod for the same reason & have read up about it in a few threads on his forum. Maybe I've missed it but I don't recall anyone mentioning the door grab handle where the switch is mounted. My Owners Manual for that option shows a fourth (fold) symbol on the handle (which presumably is also illuminated by the switch). Did you get a 4 position grab handle for the mod? If so, do you have the P/No?

cobraBLACK · Jul 14, 2012

My car came with power-folding mirrors but we're soon to move into a house with a thin garage.

Out of interest, if it's so thin you need to fold your mirrors, how do you get out of the car once you're inside the garage?

SL11CKK · Jul 14, 2012

I would imagine to get the car through the garage doors is a tight fit.

DieselJake · Jul 16, 2012

Aprox cost?

chasdrury · Jul 16, 2012

SL11 CKK said:
I would imagine to get the car through the garage doors is a tight fit.

Exactly - the garage is quite wide actually, but the door is smaller - so either side of the door is built out if that makes sense - once you're in it's fine!

Approx cost about £220 for me - second hand and ebay parts.

A4geordie · Oct 27, 2013

Do you still have mirrors for sale ? 07967218015 cheers

ricostuart · Oct 27, 2013

holy necrophiliac thread batman!

Gaz! · Oct 27, 2013

This should be stickied.

quattrojames · Oct 27, 2013

Gaz! said:
This should be stickied.

It's been well over a year since the last post, so I don't feel it's something that gets discussed a lot on these pages?

I'll add it to the DIY guides if it's not already there.

YSN · Nov 25, 2013

Anyone know what the part number is for the 4 position switch to fold them in?

benjie · Nov 25, 2013

Part number... 8E0 959 565 A 4PK

Here's a link - Audi Mirror Switch - 8E0959565A 4PK - Stoke Audi Parts

YSN · Nov 27, 2013

Thanks for finding it and the link benjie, nice one.

Mike.M · Nov 27, 2013

I am using one out of an A8 and works fine with my folding mirrors

benjie · Nov 27, 2013

No probs YSN, as Mike says - there are loads of cars that share the part. They're listed on the link.

Chas - if you're still following this - what's your verdict on using the folding mirrors when icy... yay or nay? I'm thinking about where a particularly hard frost has formed, it might cause a lot of resistance to the mirror movement?

vr6gordy · Jan 22, 2015

vr6gordy · Jan 22, 2015

The part numbers for the control module are they the same for cabriolet

Mike.M · Jan 23, 2015

No idea mate, but know the ones I have for sale def work with the saloon and avant.

LordOfTheRings · Aug 13, 2015

Does the folding mirror kit also enable the passenger mirror auto-adjustment upon reverse gear activation? Or do I still need a different central control block that supports storing the initial position of the mirror?

Glasgowaudi · May 31, 2019

Maybe a daft question but when I search the part numbers provided it comes up with the window motor as well is this correct ?

ch1z64 · May 31, 2019

Glasgowaudi said:
Maybe a daft question but when I search the part numbers provided it comes up with the window motor as well is this correct ?

If it is anything like the S3 the module is attached to the window regulator as it winds the window up n down . I had a look on eBay and it looks like the module is attached too so I would guess it will be called a window motor .
Check out eBay as I noticed a full one for £4.99 (
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/293042368160 ) that's the one I have posted the pic off . Hope that helps

Glasgowaudi · May 31, 2019

Perfect it's in the basket till I find the other side thank you for the response

Glasgowaudi · May 31, 2019

Just realised that's for the rear window lol

Colin_312 · Mar 31, 2022

chasdrury said:
My A4 came with heated / electric mirrors as most do - however, our house has a narrow garage so i thought about installing the OEM power folding ones. It's a very easy DIY:

You need...

New door control modules for each side - part numbers
Drivers side: 8E2 959 802
Passenger side: 8E2 959 801
It seems modules with 'E' at the end will also work - but definately not ones with 'B' at the end.

You need a new mirror switch that has 4 positions - the 4th position is to turn them in.

New mirrors from an A4 or S4 with power folding function:
8E2 858 531 B or 8E2858531AC passenger side
8E2 858 532 J or 8E2858532AC drivers side

To fit them, remove both door cards, remove the speakers. The old control modules are 3 screws and pull off. replace with new ones. Once the speaker is out you can access the wire all the way through the door upto the mirror - uncrew the old mirror base and replace with new mirror and push cable down through door and into new control module.

WIth the door card off you can access the switch on teh armrest and unscrew and replace with the new one.

That's it - no wiring, no coding it just works!

Chas

Hi
Will the mirrors from an A4 fit an A6 ??

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