Door opening

[tonym789666]

I have only owned the Chimaera for 6 days and mow I cannot open the nearside door with the button under the mirror. I have removed the panel behind the door post and there is no power to the solenoid when I press the button. It cannot be the fuse as the other door works so I presume it is either the button or the wiring. How do I gain access to the button in the mirror as I can not see a way to get in there? Are there any plugs in the loom between the door and the body that could cause a problem or that I could check if the button is working without getting into the mirror. I will be grateful for any advise.

[taylormj4]

Hi there,
Probably the button, I've had to change mine - available from Clevor Trevor and others.
To access, you need a thin blade or small screwdriver. If you look into the wing mirror housing between the housing and the bottom edge of the mirror glass you should be able to see a small tab point downwards from behind the mirror. You need to slide this sideways (can't remember whether left or right sorry) and that will rotate a ring behind the mirror glass and release it - get ready to catch it so that it doesn't scratch the door paint as it falls out of the housing !
You should then be able to get at the nut that secures the button to the mirror housing.
I guess I should really suggest that you isolate the electrical circuit via the fuse first but OK as long as you're careful not to short anything out.
Cheers, Matt

[oily mist]

Slide the tab on the mirror mounting to the left (same on both sides of the car). It's only a relatively small movement required to release the mount from the lugs (you'll see what I mean when you get the glass out)

[Cider Andy]

There's a connector to the switch in the door behind the speaker.

[JonathanT]

Cider Andy said:

There's a connector to the switch in the door behind the speaker.

It's worth checking this first, my connector had corroded due to water working its way down the wires and was a mess of green when I opened it. You might also want to try a squirt of contact cleaner (WD40 might do) onto the button and see if that helps.

[tonym789666]

Checked today and guess what? it was the connector behind the speaker.It had been bodged before possibly when a new switch had been fitted without the correct plug.

While I was at it I made a manual boot release (after I had read tales of doom on this forum)while I could open the boot and before I needed it in an emergency.