Mirror vibration possible cause

[Easy Ed]

NOTE: The links posted here have been changed to not show the actuators :-(


Did here from Eaton but the news was not good.

Their and my e-mail

Mr. Sheridan,
I apologize for my delayed response. I was on vacation last week. Unfortunately, due to warranty/performance issues. The mirror maker, in this case Delbar, does not offer the stand alone powerfold actuator for sale as a service part. They only sell complete mirror assemblies. As the component manufacturer, we are not able to sell this direct to service due to Delbar's position as the Tier 1. Your only option is to replace the whole mirror, should it happen again.

Just FYI - the logo is IKU. Eaton acquired this company a few years back.

I'm sorry I didn't have better news.

Regards,
Michael Asmussen
Global Sales and Product Strategy Manager - Mirror Controls
Eaton Automotive
5200 S. State Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Office: 734-623-5250
Mobile: 734-604-5569
email: MichaelLAsmussen@Eaton.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Edward Sheridan [mailto:edwardsheridan@neo.rr.com]
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 11:28 AM
To: Asmussen, Michael L
Subject: The New 204 Series: Passenger Car Powerfold Actuator

Good morning, Kept trying to use the comment section of your site but after a couple minutes the page would refresh and loose everything and after that happening a couple of times I gave up and thought I'd try contacting you this way.

My question and problem.

Question: Will one of the 204 Series Powerfold Actuators fit in a 2003 HUMMER H2 folding mirror ? The actuator in there now looks almost identical to the 204 that is at the http://automotive.eaton.com/product/...powerfold.html site except the one in the truck has a different manufacturer's logo on it, ik ? (not sure what the third letter or symbol is hence the question mark) and is made in Holland.

Problem: When the OEM unit failed to fold the mirror anymore I took it apart to see if I could find the problem (truck is out of warranty) and I found that somehow water got into the motor and circuit board area of the unit causing it to fail, picture included below. (side note, mirror was only on the truck for a year because it was replaced under warranty due to a vibration problem) I was able to clean it all out and sealed up and make it work again and even added a drain hole in case water got into it again. If this problem happens again and one of the 204 series will work in place of the OEM unit I'd like to know I can swap them out to the 204 series.

Thanks for your time, Ed Sheridan