Wing mirros suddenly stopped

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For some reason both wing mirror adjusters have suddenly stopped working. Anyone know if there is a common fuse or relay ?

Its a '98 400 if that helps.

PS I'd do a search but its still not working on the forum.

[LuckyLucky]

On my 95 it's on the same 10 amp fuse as the boot release.

It's detailed which fuse it is in the owners handbook.

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LuckyLucky said:

On my 95 it's on the same 10 amp fuse as the boot release.

It's detailed which fuse it is in the owners handbook.

Good call, thanks..........checked the handbook and the fuse is Mirrors + Boot Release + Instruments.

As the instruments and Boot Release all work OK then I guess the fuse is OK, therefore I'll need to look elsewhere.......

[LuckyLucky]

My instruments weren't on that fuse.

[Quietlybonkers]

The Steve Hearth bible ahs a number of different layouts, some of which include a 10 amp fuse for just mirrors. It's a 10 amp and tends to be about the sixth fuse fom the right.

I have a 99 400, and need to do some tests on it tomorrow, so will check my fuse layout and report back.

Edited by Quietlybonkers on Wednesday 9th January 20:21

[Quietlybonkers]

PS my handbook's relay layout didn't actually match the car - dipped headlights were top left, not second from the left......

[LuckyLucky]

As an aside, my mirrors blew about 3 10 amp fuses before I upgraded to a 15 amp replacement.

[GasMunkey]

LuckyLucky said:

As an aside, my mirrors blew about 3 10 amp fuses before I upgraded to a 15 amp replacement.

If saw what happened to a guys Cerb at my work last week from doing that you would think twice!

[LuckyLucky]

GasMunkey said:

LuckyLucky said:

As an aside, my mirrors blew about 3 10 amp fuses before I upgraded to a 15 amp replacement.

If saw what happened to a guys Cerb at my work last week from doing that you would think twice!

I was waiting for that..............................


And?

[GasMunkey]

It melted half his loom fried a control box and make a huge fking mess! Lucky it didn't catch on fire!

[LuckyLucky]

GasMunkey said:

It melted half his loom fried a control box and make a huge fking mess! Lucky it didn't catch on fire!

That's because it's got modern electrics not like our old trickery!

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Thanks folks, I'll go check actually whats there.

[KSV]

Mine stopped working, was the rocker switch which was faulty, new one was £10 at maplins.


Colin

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All (and I mean all....) fuses checked and found to be OK.

So started at the control panel and it appears this is where the prolem is. With some firmer button pressing I can get it to work OK and it appears the micro switches that select lhs/rhs mirrors are intermittently at fault.

Is the door mounted control panel/switches available as a new item ?

[LuckyLucky]

Dismantle switch, clean and tension contacts.