Drivers Door Wiring Loom

[Chim_Pete]

My drivers door wiring loom is in a poor state after too much bending/fatigue of the wires between the door and body due to opening and closing I guess. Electric window and cigar lighter were only working with door open, not closed! And after some fiddling to investigate, now the window doesn't work at all! I always drive with the window open, so this is a problem...

Has anyone else had to replace this loom? If so, does anyone sell it ready made (have had a look on various websites but cant see anything), or shall I just try and run some additional fresh cables through the conduit and replace the plugs?

Any advice/words of experience appreciated.

Cheers.

Pete.

[andy450]

chim pete, had my door in bits in the summer due to a broken mirror mount and found the door loom and plugs to be in need of replacement,the wiring to the cig lighter and mirror controll pad were the main offenders due to the connecting multi plug laying in the bottom of the door shell where the water ends up ! with door card removed its quiet a straight forward repair , i replaced multi plug with connectors from motor factor and replaced any suspect/corroded wiring ,all soldered and sealed, if the plugs in the door side are ok and it is a break between the door and body,,i would of thought that you could disconect door loom in the door and pull it through the "gromet" holes into the footwell and replace broken wires(solder/shrinkwrap)retape loom and re-route back through to door. to be honest the hardest part is removing the door card !! i also had a fair look round to see if a complete replacement for the door loom was availiable but couldnt find any ! good luck !

Edited by andy450 on Tuesday 18th January 18:44

[Chim_Pete]

Hi Andy,

Thanks for the reply. I've been working through the speaker hole so far, which is awkward to say the least, so will probably have to get the door card off like you say (will have to consult the bible for that one). All of my cables are cable tied up tightly together, presumably to avoid water ingress like you have experienced.

Hummm... sounds like I will be doing some DIY wiring then.

Cheers.

[andy450]

door card is awkward at best, from memory screw behind ash tray , four (in my case !) 10mm nuts 1st to the left of speaker hole the other 3 working away from speaker hole behind arm rest towards end of door, the last 1 being just in reach with elbow in through speaker hole !! a row of countersunk self tappers along top edge of doorcard "carpet" once door caping removed upwards (hidden in the pile of the carpet depending on type of carpet trim used !)then door card should come away,be careful to support when pullig away as the wiring may be tight/traped from multiplug to cig lighter/mirror controll, i cleaned and lightly greased the captive studs in the door card that the 10mm nuts attatch to door shell as they were a complete b****rd to undo 1st time just incase i ever have to take it apart again ! its posted on here that some people have changed the 10mm nuts for wing nuts to make it easier if done again !! hope this helps a bit good luck

[John042]

Sorry been there done this! B***ARD of a job. Cable replacement is the only way I found, no looms available. Wing nuts yes deffinately good replacement but any tools you use inside the door tie string on them for retrievability. The longest job finding a small pair of wire cutters!! Have fun. John042

[Chim_Pete]

Thanks for the tips guys. Sounds like a job to look forward to!

Cheers.