I want powerfold mirrors but would it be possible? I believe they'll need programmed with IDS but not sure if it can just be done to any car? My cars a 1.0 2015 ecoboost and I'm from Dumfries

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It depends if you have the correct loom. The door will have the wires needed but you need the car loom to have them too.

After this, as you say, you'll need them enabling by IDS.

You'll also need the drivers side switch panel etc with the folding switch on

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I was looking into this last week, much like GingerFlame says you need to make sure the loom is there as well as the relays for it in the fuse box. You also need to buy and fit the powerfold mirrors as well as the switch panel for it. The big part of it all is finding someone who can reprogramme the car to tell it to enable to the powerfold mirrors, some people have been to their dealers and some people have been to people they know with the IDS.

Search the forums a bit and you'll find a few posts about it. iNath did it a few years ago and put a video up showing you how you can check to see if your car is likely to accept powerfold mirrors but that was a few years ago, don't know if things have changed much

It is annoying that they aren't very easily retrofitted. I look at the price of second hand STs every now and then (a guy can dream, right...), but am a little put off that the powerfolding mirrors are rare on anything but absolute top ST-3s when my Zetec S has them!  I like that the mirrors fold themselves in out of the way automatically to make them less of a target for handbags, bicycles, children, etc...