So were the wires connected to the mirror or were they connected to the part that was bonded to the windscreen?
Im thinking that the part that is mounted to the windscreen is just the mount for the mirror
Does anyone have an idea what the wires do? How many are there? Just power and earth? or signal wire? sensor wire?
Cheers
Alex
If I remember rightly, the disc on the screen formed the base for the mirror mount, and the housing for a sensor. I don't exactly know what the sensor was there for, whether it was for rain or for light (or both). If it is for light, then it will need to be fitted correctly in order to do the job. The manual mentions that the dimming is based on the difference in light between the front and the back, the back sensor is easy to see but I never really found the front sensor.
There was at least four wires, because I remember having a right game trying to get the wires back into that slender stalk and clicking it shut. There were two for the sensor that mounted on the windscreen, I would suggest at least another two would be needed to power the mirror. The wires weren't connected to the windscreen as such, but the sensor had to be fixed to the screen, and the wires were connected to the sensor.
I would offer to open it up and have a look, but after spending half an hour trying to get the damned thing back together again, I really don't fancy doing it all over again!
Do you have access to a wiring diagram? I don't know if the Haynes manual would carry one, or whether you would need ElsaWin or similar?
