jberks
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Hi all,
I fixed my failed wing mirror indicator over the weekend by cutting out the duff wiring and splicing in new stuff. The indicator is working fine now but the first time I reassembled I'd missed putting the loom back into a clip and whilst everything was working 100% some wiring was hanging out underneath the hinge when it was folded.
So, I stripped it down again, tidied up the wiring, putting it all into the retaining clip and reassembled. Now for some reason yet to be identified everything is working great except the mirror glass seems reluctant to move out. (other 3 planes seem ok). I'll investigate later but I have a nagging suspicion that one of the 4 mirror wires has now given up - probably as a result of me tugging and pushing it to get it back in the retaining clip. If it's gone, then I imagine it was weak for the same reason as the ones I've already fixed in which case I can assume the whole loom is buggered. If so, I don't fancy reparing those 4 plus the 2 heater wires too, so my question.
I assume the mirror wiring plugs into the car's loom just inside the door and by removing the mirror from the door with the 3 torx screws I could access the plug and remove the whole unit. Is this the case? (I'd prefer to do this, remove the whole loom and repair it all on the bench)
Also, If I did, is there a replacement 'wing mirror loom' I can get from MB so I could just swap out the whole lot?
I fixed my failed wing mirror indicator over the weekend by cutting out the duff wiring and splicing in new stuff. The indicator is working fine now but the first time I reassembled I'd missed putting the loom back into a clip and whilst everything was working 100% some wiring was hanging out underneath the hinge when it was folded.
So, I stripped it down again, tidied up the wiring, putting it all into the retaining clip and reassembled. Now for some reason yet to be identified everything is working great except the mirror glass seems reluctant to move out. (other 3 planes seem ok). I'll investigate later but I have a nagging suspicion that one of the 4 mirror wires has now given up - probably as a result of me tugging and pushing it to get it back in the retaining clip. If it's gone, then I imagine it was weak for the same reason as the ones I've already fixed in which case I can assume the whole loom is buggered. If so, I don't fancy reparing those 4 plus the 2 heater wires too, so my question.
I assume the mirror wiring plugs into the car's loom just inside the door and by removing the mirror from the door with the 3 torx screws I could access the plug and remove the whole unit. Is this the case? (I'd prefer to do this, remove the whole loom and repair it all on the bench)
Also, If I did, is there a replacement 'wing mirror loom' I can get from MB so I could just swap out the whole lot?