How to remove button from mirror?

[podrick]

Does anyone have any info on how to remove the door opening button from the mirror, without breaking the mirror?
Since the cold I've had to press the button quite a few times to get the door open, the inside one works every time.
If the button turns out to be faulty where is the best place to get one from.

Cheers

[Tanguero]

Details of the correct replacement button are in the equivalent parts sticky thread.

You need to carefully prise the mirror out on its plastic carrier - don't try to separate it from the carrier. Once that is out of the way there is a tiny screw holding the two halves of the mirror shell together. Remove it and separate the rim from the main mirror body. There are either 3 or 4 screws that hold the adjuster in place - I can't remember exactly. Undo them and that will all lift out of the way without disconnecting the electrics revealing the button.

Snip the wires as close to the old button as possible, solder the new one to the wires - insulating carefully with heat shrink tube and re-assemble. If you take the nut that holds the button right off, don't forget to thread the wires through it before you solder the new button on!

[podrick]

Thanks for the detailed description, looks like a job for xmas then

[tejr]

Its quite a straight forward job.. I soldered some spade terminals to mine to make removal at a later date easier..

I got my buttons from RS Components and bought the waterproof covers at the same time.. Another thing I did to prevent corrosion was to cover the exposed terminals on the button with hot glue afterwards...

[FUBAR]

podrick said:

Thanks for the detailed description, looks like a job for xmas then

Before you get too carried away try cleaning/rewiring the connector behind the door card first. I'll bet you a mince pie that's the problem (been there, done it...4 times in fact). Simple fix even FUBAR can manage

[Tanguero]

FUBAR said:

podrick said:

Thanks for the detailed description, looks like a job for xmas then

Before you get too carried away try cleaning/rewiring the connector behind the door card first. I'll bet you a mince pie that's the problem (been there, done it...4 times in fact). Simple fix even FUBAR can manage

^^^ This is very true, and the door connectors are easier to get at.

[FarmyardPants]

You know Nick means business when he bets with food

If the connector is waterlogged make sure the drain holes in the bottom of the door are clear. Self-amalgamating tape is great for waterproofing electrical connections.

[podrick]

You're probably right, all was good until it went in for a service( but thats another story ) and was left outside in the rain with a window down, wet seat on the way home is not the best
Is door panel removal just a case of removing all the screws you can see on the door card?

[FUBAR]

Yes, door end and underneath. 7 screws iirc. Just make sure you support the door card for the last couple so it doesn't come crashing down.