Date:         Tue, 21 Dec 1999 21:40:57 -0800
Reply-To:     Doran Nugent <doranosaurus@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Doran Nugent <doranosaurus@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: pwr mirrors
Comments: To: PaoloD1455@AOL.COM
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Thanks Paolo! This gives me hope that there is a
single solution to both problems i.e., mirrors don't
work and windows don't work. It sounds like I may get
results if I take the door panel off and clean all
connectors.

P.S. Mine is a Carat also. It's "bordeau" colored.
What color is yours? Doran.

--- Paolo Damiani <PaoloD1455@AOL.COM> wrote:
> For what it's worth, my power mirrors didn't work
> when I purchased my van.
> However, after replacing my driver's side window
> regulator this summer, they
> came back to life.
>
> The reason? I disconnected everything in the door
> while disassembling it and
> gave all the contacts a cleaning. After
> re-assembling the door, I tried the
> power mirror switch and heard the motor straining. I
> gave each mirror a push
> to get it started and since then, they've worked. As
> a matter of fact, they
> get smoother the more I used move them. They
> probably sat in one position for
> years. Defrosters work much better now, too.
>
> Paolo
> 89 Carat 154K
>

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