Mk 2 Tdi 2003 Elecric Mirror Problems

[Pepper Red]

Hi Guys

 

The electric mirror on the passenger side only goes up and out it wont go in or down

its been so since I've had the car over  two years now and thought it was about time I tried to sort it

Also the passenger mirror doesn't demist since I've had  the Galaxy but the drivers side is fine and also demists and so does the rear window

I have changed the mirror for a new one and changed the motor for a second hand on but the faults are still present

the wiring seems fine and original and the  connections clean, I am not sure if it's the switches as we are dealing with two separate circuits I would think it unlikely they are both faulty.?

 

Any help or ideas would be greatly welcome

 

Thanks 

 

[gregers]

i would take a very close look at the wiring.

[Pepper Red]

Thanks

So would this would mean taking off the door card and having a look for frayed or broken wires.?

[SilverBeast]

Yes, but it's more likely to be in the rubber gaitor between the body and the door as this is where the stress and bending happens.

 

It could be in the drivers door gaitor too or even the hatch as failures in the wiring can cause shorts and all sorts of weird things can happen.

 

I'd check passenger door gaitor first then the one in the drivers door if I were you.  It could still be the switch and it would be easiest to check that if you have access to a spare to substitute (scrapyard?)

Edited July 20, 2014 by SilverBeast

[Pepper Red]

Hi and thanks for the advice

[BrianH]

The rear hatch wiring can cause all sorts of wierdness - I've recently finished repairing mine to discover its appears to have been the cause of problems with the radio amongst other things. Out of all the wires there there were only 2 intact ones in mine, so it made me wonder how anything still worked on the boot.

 

Start with the passenger one though, if you get to the point of getting the door cards off be prepared to replace some of the yellow clips that hold them on as they break quite easily (its only held by a screw near the handle, clips and the top edge resting ontop of the door)

[Pepper Red]

Hi and thanks for this

I will put aside a weekend

[chromedome]

Only a weekend :16:

[gregers]

stupid boy pike. :38:

[SilverBeast]

stupid boy pike. :38:

 

That emoticon always reminds me of the guy at work who put his tounge on one of our temperature plates when it was set to -40C!  He had to wait till we had got it to warm up before he could take it off again.

[gregers]

:16: hope he gets reminded frequently.

[SilverBeast]

Oh yes!

[gregers]

GOOD LAD :46:

[SilverBeast]

We try to let new starters know too.  Obviously I believe it should be part of the health and safety briefing!  Unfortunately we aren't allowed phones in the labs so I don't believe there are any pictures.

 

Haven't been called a lad in a while. I'm 50 this year!