ELECTRIC MIRROR ENIGMA

[plasticpig72]

Hi Guys i wonder if you can make my Christmas and help me ?
my Electric mirrors on my 1990 S3 don't work. I bought the car 1 Year ago and this is the first free time to try and make them work. I have been doing more important jobs first on the car. i have found switches connected to the wrong cables and even not connected at all.
Looking at the back of the Electric Mirror Joystick and the Left Right switch for them i don't trust the way the cables are assembled on the spade connecters.
Please please has someone a photo of the back of the Joystick and Left Right switch. I need to know the colour of the cables and their positions. there are no numbers on the spade connecters. i have the wiring diagram but to be honest for me it's not very clear.
The cables i have are JOYSTICK : BLACK. BLACK. RED. ORANGE. GREEN. BLUE. 6 cables

LEFT/RIGHT SWITCH : WHITE. BLACK/GRAY. BLACK/GRAY. BROWN. BLACK/YELLOW. BLACK/YELLOW. 6 cables

Alan B

[plasticpig72]

many thanks blues3,
that's a good christmas surprise. Maybe there's some light at the end of the tunnel. I'll have a try on the car to fix the mirror problem once and for all. There is just a small question. On the joystick i have the same colour wires but 2 x black (6 wires drg has 5 wires). On the selection switch all the cables are the same.
It is interresting to know some cables have 1 tracer colour and others have only 1 tracer
Alan B

[plasticpig72]

Hi Christian,
thanks very much. my e-mail address is <[e-mail]> .
I wish you and everyone on the forum a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and good TVR driving
Alan B

[plasticpig72]

many thanks topton,
it seems that the wiring on a TVR is a real bag of worms
Alan B

[plasticpig72]

hi V8S4eme,
you look pretty handy with a camera
do have a good shot of the back of the Joystick and another of the back of the Right/Left switch. I need to know the colour of the worms and their exact position.
I have 6 cables for the LEFT/RIGHT SWICH: Black/gray. Black/gray. White. Brown. Black/yellow. Black/yellow.
JOYSTICK: Red. Orange. Green. Blue. Black. Black.
Alan B

[plasticpig72]

i'm still trying to solve my Electric Mirror Puzzle.
I have 6 cables for the RIGHT/LEFT Switch: Black/slate. Black/slate. White. Brown. Black/yellow. Black/yellow.
I have 6 cables for the JOYSTICK : Black. Black. Red. Orange. Green. Blue.
On the Left/Right switch there are moulded numbers: (top row)13. 11. 12. (bottom row) 26. 24. 25.
There are soo many possible permutations i need some help please please someone
Alan B

[plasticpig72]

i hope that i'm making progress with the mirror enigma.I removed the door speakers to get access to the mirror plugs.
For the right door mirror i have Blue + Yellow to Blue for Joystick.
Green to Brown for Left/Right switch
White to Black/white tracer for Left/Right switch

For the left mirror i have Green to White x2 for Left/Right switch
Blue + Yellow to Blue x2 for ?
White to Black/yellow tracer for Left/Right switch.
I unplugged both door mirrors and tested with a spare battery and both operate in 4 directions
I reconnected them and tested at the end of the cables and they both operate in one direction.
Now i know the mirrors operate and there are no cables broken between the mirrors and inside the car.
I still need to know which cable to which spade on the 2 controls.
At least i know the mirror motors function
Alan B

[plasticpig72]

many many thanks from all of you for talking me through the mirror enigma
here's the result on my 1990 S3: Right/Left switch top row WHITE. BLACK/WHITE. BLACK/WHITE.
bottom row BLACK/YELLOW. BLACK/YELLOW. BROWN. (6 cables)

Joystick: BLUE RED
BLACK GREEN
ORANGE BLACK
When i operate them, they are a bit noisy. Maybe some WD40 would help or i can just start the engine. That way you can't or don't want to listen to anything else
I'll enjoy a nice cold beer after all this.
thanks again boys
Alan B