Driver's Door Electrics

[rubberduckyiow]

Just jumped in my MKII Galaxy and found none of the drivers door electrics (windows/mirrors/LED) are working...when I locked up last I also had to do it with the key in the door, as when I clicked the remote it locked and then unlocked and triggered the alarm when I opened the door. Should I be looking at fuses or wiring in the door loom? TIA

[gregers]

i would think its the wires in the door gaitor as i would think if it was any fuses then it would effect every door and window.

[rubberduckyiow]

Great, thanks, gives me somewhere to start my explorations tomorrow!

[BrianH]

it might be one of the front door lock motors if its not the wiring - sitting inside the car try operating it from the handle to the locked position and see what happens (try both front doors) If it works as expected on one side but not the other the side manually operated is likley to have a duff lock motor (drivers side in your case). Though wiring may be able to cause the same symptoms as well.

 

I've generally found you will get problems if operating the locks manually (with the key) if you have an aftermarket remote fitted, factory should be ok.

[chrisarnold738]

I have had the door gaitor unplugged in mine and have about 6 snapped wires the rubber boot is torn all the way along too - whats the best way to reconnect the wires and can I buy a replacement boot anywhere ?

[AndyPoole1]

Best way is to Solder + Heatshrink

After my first repair i had another failure about 3 months later

So 2nd time around due to the brittleness of the original loom i removed some of the original loom and let in a new length of a  more flexible cable and soldered in place at either end - this has been fine

[BrianH]

Best way is to Solder + Heatshrink

After my first repair i had another failure about 3 months later

So 2nd time around due to the brittleness of the original loom i removed some of the original loom and let in a new length of a  more flexible cable and soldered in place at either end - this has been fine

Soldering the original wires where they flex as you've found is a waste of time as they will just break again elsewhere - As the solder stops that section of the wire bending etc. And the original wiring is not good at any rate either so the insulation breaks off from it far easier than it should do.

 

As far as the boot goes, the original part would only be available with the loom as you can't remove it without cutting the wires. Your best bet would be to either goto a scrapyard to find one, or find one someone is breaking up to remove it from. You'd have to cut and rejoin all the wires though to get it on.