Why are TVRs always bloody bodged up instead of repaired?
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In the four years or so I've owned my Griff, the passenger mirror has never been adjustable from the 4-way rocker switch.
I thought as I had had the dash out and fixed the central locking I might as well fix this too. Only to find that the loom that goes to the mirror unit has been cut off about where the mirror meets the door. I suppose it's just remotely possible that they could have sheared if the mirror was knocked off - but this is very unlikely - there's no scuffing of the wires - it looks like it's been cut through.
It's taken me a good four hours to get the mirror unit off, rejoin the loom and test everything. I now have the unenviable task of trying to refit the mirror with a grub screw that's almost impossible to get to.
Aaarrrrrgggghhhhh!
Glad I've got that off my chest.
I thought as I had had the dash out and fixed the central locking I might as well fix this too. Only to find that the loom that goes to the mirror unit has been cut off about where the mirror meets the door. I suppose it's just remotely possible that they could have sheared if the mirror was knocked off - but this is very unlikely - there's no scuffing of the wires - it looks like it's been cut through.
It's taken me a good four hours to get the mirror unit off, rejoin the loom and test everything. I now have the unenviable task of trying to refit the mirror with a grub screw that's almost impossible to get to.
Aaarrrrrgggghhhhh!
Glad I've got that off my chest.
I had to remove mine when the car we re-sprayed as I guess a lot of people do... may be the door was damaged and needed rectification work in some way?....
The only way to get the things off is to remove the pin's from the plug, however I guess most people don't realise this can be done, resulting in wires being cut
BTW.. my car's not Bodged.. Its very nice thank you!
The only way to get the things off is to remove the pin's from the plug, however I guess most people don't realise this can be done, resulting in wires being cut
BTW.. my car's not Bodged.. Its very nice thank you!
kabaman said:
In the four years or so I've owned my Griff, the passenger mirror has never been adjustable from the 4-way rocker switch.
I thought as I had had the dash out and fixed the central locking I might as well fix this too. Only to find that the loom that goes to the mirror unit has been cut off about where the mirror meets the door. I suppose it's just remotely possible that they could have sheared if the mirror was knocked off - but this is very unlikely - there's no scuffing of the wires - it looks like it's been cut through.
It's taken me a good four hours to get the mirror unit off, rejoin the loom and test everything. I now have the unenviable task of trying to refit the mirror with a grub screw that's almost impossible to get to.
Aaarrrrrgggghhhhh!
Glad I've got that off my chest.
Hi Kabaman, I thinks it's a case of if you want a job well done do it yourself!! With the mirror scenario I had to replace the 'toadstool' mounting on my N/S door last year as it had broken. I had of course to remove the mirror with the cable, so, I just cut the cables and when refitting crimped on some inline male/female bullet connectors. You can try and get the pins out, but there is the possibility of damaging the locking tabs, anyway it can take ages. I thought as I had had the dash out and fixed the central locking I might as well fix this too. Only to find that the loom that goes to the mirror unit has been cut off about where the mirror meets the door. I suppose it's just remotely possible that they could have sheared if the mirror was knocked off - but this is very unlikely - there's no scuffing of the wires - it looks like it's been cut through.
It's taken me a good four hours to get the mirror unit off, rejoin the loom and test everything. I now have the unenviable task of trying to refit the mirror with a grub screw that's almost impossible to get to.
Aaarrrrrgggghhhhh!
Glad I've got that off my chest.
In respect of fitting the mirror back with the dreaded grub screw! What I did was thus: As I was replacing the toadstool anyway I determined from the position of the locking grubscrew where the toadstool needed to be on the mirror, I then on the bench fitted the new one to the mirror, with plenty of room to route the wires etc, I then fitted the plastic trim sleeve, fed the cables through the hole in threaded bush in the door, then wound the mirror into place (the toadstool screws into the large retained bush). Fortunately when fully tightened my mirror was in the right postion. If not it you can put a thin fibre washer onto the threaded spiggot. Push the newly fitted bullet conectors in place and voila a refitted mirror. I found this a quick and easy way, which did not involve extensive swearing trying to tighten a small grubscrew with the plastic trim in the way. Hope this was helpful, Pete
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