Technical Door mirrors in the car wash

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Technical Door mirrors in the car wash

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Should I fold in the door mirrors when I bring my 500 to the car wash? I heard the mirrors may fall off if I don't fold them in. Is that true?

P.S. Up to now I hand washed my 500, but that's not really my hobby. Therefore I consider bringing it to a car wash.
 
You're only worried about whether the mirrors might come off?

I'd be more worried about the doors and front wings being ripped off :p

This has made me remember, that quite a few years ago, that beast of a car, the Renault Fuego, if owners took them through a car wash, the back window would be sucked clean out and left smashed all over the car wash floor :D
 
Should I fold in the door mirrors when I bring my 500 to the car wash? I heard the mirrors may fall off if I don't fold them in. Is that true?

From personal experience (of door mirrors, not car washes - I won't use the things) I'd be worried about them falling off if you do fold them in.

Have a read of this thread.
 
I'd be worried about them falling off if you do fold them in.

Have a read of this thread.
I tend to agree, since these mirrors don't feel solid at all. However, I went to a car wash to take a look and then I saw these signs instructing customers to fold in the door mirrors.

Besides, your thread was one of the reasons asking this question.
 
Agreed, don't use a roll over car wash.
Here in the neighbourhood there is a quite expensive roll over car wash that is visited by lots of Porsches, BMWs and other exclusive cars that I can only dream of. If this car wash would do a lousy job or ruin cars, then it wouldn't exist anymore as a result of lawsuits, I suppose.
 
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