Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:36:58 -0700
Reply-To: Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Power mirror and lock maintenance?
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Chris,
There have been many posts discussing the likelihood of broken wires in the door jamb, but I've never seen anything posted or in the archives on how to access those wires. Does the door panel have to come off, or can the wiring be accessed just at the jamb? I'd appreciate a primer from some helpful person on how to access this wiring.
My door locks and power mirrors gave up the ghost (gradually) a while ago, and I love to think that a simple wire splice would have them resurrected!
Thanks, Anthony
'89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)
JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: In a message dated 8/10/07 10:30:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
pbrattan@GMAIL.COM writes:
> About 4 days ago my power mirrors stopped working. (They were completely
> immobile and silent.) Last night my sliding door wouldn't lock
> automatically when I locked the driver's or passenger's side door. (When I
> locked the front doors, there was no sound or activity at all in the sliding
> door lock, but I could lock and unlock it with a key.) About 3 hours later,
> I went out to check the sliding door again, and it worked perfectly. Today
> I checked the mirrors, and they also worked, but it seems like the
> passenger's side mirror was stuck, and if I forced it, I was afraid the
> glass would break. Do I need to perform some sort of maintenance or
> oiling? I know nothing about the mechanics of either item, but I do have a
> Bentley, and would gladly perform any maintenance I'm capable of.
>
> Another question - my rear door won't unlock with a key once I've
> power-locked the doors. If I want to open the back door, I have to go to
> one of the front doors and unlock it. Is that normal, or is there some sort
> of a trick to this?
>
>
patti, you dont know that you have to use rattlesnake oil on your mirrors?
just kidding.
its most likely a break in the wires in your drivers door jamb harness. the
wires flex every time you open the door, and after 17 years they can break from
the repeated flexing/stress..
chris
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