Date:         Mon, 5 Apr 1999 16:53:27 -0500
Reply-To:     Tonya Pope <Tonya@TEAM-M.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tonya Pope <Tonya@TEAM-M.COM>
Organization: Team MainStreet Interactive, Inc.
Subject:      87 - door wires
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hi all,

I finally got around to trying to fix my power door lock problems.  I
had them disconnected but it appears that my hatch lock is persnickery
and wants to be electrically cycled from time to time or it refuses to
open.  My passenger side mirror and driver's door speaker have both been
unpowered for some time as well.  Obviously there's a broken wire
(wires) in there.  Now I need some "dummys-r-us" instructions on how to
proceed.

I have the door panels off both front doors (passenger side for the heck
of it and the fabric had come untuck).  Have the wires unplugged
obviously to the speakers and the mirror control thingie.  I can't
figure out how to get the rubber boot thing where the door meets the
body to budge allowing me to peak at the wires there.  Do I have to
unassemble some of the dash to get at it from that side?

Specifically what's wrong when they're all plugged in:  once either
front door lock is actuated to locked, they will remain locked and cycle
back to locked if I try to unlock them.  Makes a horrible rackus
unlocking/locking/unlocking if either door is opened.  The only way to
stop it and get it to stay unlocked is to have both front doors open
concurrently.

For the powered mirror, the driver's side works but not the passenger.
And the driver's side speaker doesn't work (multimeter on leads show no
signal).

I'm sure the problem is a broken wire at the door joint but I just can't
get to it.  So, simple, step by step, how-to's for the
mechanically-challenged-but-try-hard-type please.

Thanks,
Tonya
87 Vanagon GL Wolfs