Help?

[s.miles]

i have a mk1 2001 leon cupra 1.8t app. it has the mirror ajust dial on the drivers door pannel and has the folding mirror logo at 6'oclock but it doesnt seem to do anything??? no noise or anything but the mirrors ajust no problem....

 

[s.miles]

so any ideas???

 

[hoggers]

My passengers side works but drivers side does sweet FA no noise or anything

 

[s.miles]

what year is yours? neither of mine work not sure what it could be??

 

[LEE69]

Have your mirrors been swapped to non-folding ones?

 

[s.miles]

dunno... how can u tell?

 

[hoggers]

what year is yours? neither of mine work not sure what it could be??

52 plate

Maybe motor or loose connection. Think mine the motor as the wires seemed fine when I checked whilst doing the door seals

 

[s.miles]

hmmm mine is a w

 

[LEE69]

dunno... how can u tell?

By taking the door card off and counting the wires the folding ones as 1 or 2 extra

 

[s.miles]

will have a look when i go to butyl seal my panells next week

 

[Brettyboy]

Which mirrors do you have ?

Square or teardrop ?

 

[hoggers]

Anyone know if the brown wire controls the folding mirror? Only it looks damaged to me

 

[Muttley]

Brown is typically earth, and that is almost certainly the earth wire from the door control unit to the earth point down at the bottom of the A-pillar.

The electric mirror wires will all be within the door, there's no reason for them to come out through that cableway.

The red/brown twisted pair is a databus - not Can-Bus, it's too early for that (and the wrong colours) - connecting the drivers control unit to the control units in the other doors.

The drivers side mirror will have eight wires coming out of it to an eight-way connector on the door control unit, if it has electric fold. Only five wires if it's manual, and three if it's not heated.

 

[hoggers]

Brown is typically earth, and that is almost certainly the earth wire from the door control unit to the earth point down at the bottom of the A-pillar.

The electric mirror wires will all be within the door, there's no reason for them to come out through that cableway.

The red/brown twisted pair is a databus - not Can-Bus, it's too early for that (and the wrong colours) - connecting the drivers control unit to the control units in the other doors.

The drivers side mirror will have eight wires coming out of it to an eight-way connector on the door control unit, if it has electric fold. Only five wires if it's manual, and three if it's not heated.

Wow - you are a book of knowledge - thank you!

Could a faulty fuse be responsible for one of them not working?

Also whilst we are in the subject of fuses could this be why my rear wiper isn't working ?!

 

[Muttley]

Lee's list of fuses in this thread should help. Shows fuse 27 for the rear wiper.

There is one fuse for mirror heating, but no separate fuse for the mirror fold.

The door control unit is attached to the electric window motor. Have you had any work done on the drivers side electric window, or had a replacement winding motor?

Damaged earth wiring isn't a good idea - I'd get that repaired if you can.

 

[hoggers]

Lee's list of fuses in this thread should help. Shows fuse 27 for the rear wiper.

There is one fuse for mirror heating, but no separate fuse for the mirror fold.

The door control unit is attached to the electric window motor. Have you had any work done on the drivers side electric window, or had a replacement winding motor?

Damaged earth wiring isn't a good idea - I'd get that repaired if you can.

Thanks for the advice - I haven't had any work done to the mirror but that's not to say the previous owner didn't