Herts Hammer Posted June 10, 2008 Report Posted June 10, 2008 Anyone done this before? Some scrote knocked my driver's side one off today whilst the Gal was parked in the street. Interesting to note that the housing was held onto the bracket with what appears to be araldite, so someone's bodged a repair on it before my ownership. This is a little concerning as the side indicator clips on the same side were noticed to be broken when I bought the car - The dealer replaced it within a week. I'm now wondering whether the previous mirror damage and indicator clip damage means that the galaxy had some sort of whack on that side with a previous owner. Anyhow. I've undone the 2 bolts on the inside of the door frame, and the whole mirror assembly now comes loose. What should I do with the electrical connections? Are these best diconnected inside the mirror, or do I need to remove the door card and find a connector hidden inside the door. The objective tonight is just to get the old mirror off to stop it wrecking the body work whilst I source a replacement. Talking of replacement, would a pukka ford one come with all new wiring? I'm tempted just to cut through the wires, which at present, are the only things holding the mirror assembly to the rest of the car. Quote
Mirez Posted June 10, 2008 Report Posted June 10, 2008 There is a connector in the door, not far down from the top as the wing mirror wiring is only about 10inches at most. There is no connector inside the mirror itself, any new mirror will come with wiring and a multiplug to connect to the one I just mentioned. If you decide to cut it off for tonight, make sure you cut each wire seperately - dont hack through the loom in one go and then fully insulate each wire from the others and the bodywork. Quote
Herts Hammer Posted June 10, 2008 Author Report Posted June 10, 2008 Thanks for that. Do I need to take the door card off to get at that connector? I tried gently pulling on the cable to see if I could pull it up and out, but there's no give at all. Quote
Mirez Posted June 10, 2008 Report Posted June 10, 2008 You do, its behind the foam shield and clipped to the door to stop it vibrating. Quote
veedyf Posted June 10, 2008 Report Posted June 10, 2008 ive got a drivers side mirror for sle ...poorly painted blue tho... it is electric but not sure if its heated ...yours delivered for 20 gbp Quote
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