Keith,

The most common problem with the power mirrors is broken wires inside the
rubber sheath from the driver's door to the van body. Disconnect the wiring
either inside the door, or behind the fuse panel (either end is OK), at the
connectors for the mirror harness. Then remove the rubber sheath, and repair
the wires, reassemble. If you need more detail let me know.

Karl M

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> Hello all,
>
> I've had a search through the archives, and came up with nothing, so I
> thought I'd fire this out.  I just got a 1986 Vanagon GL Westfalia, and
> everything is great, except that the power mirrors don't work.  The
> owner's manual doesn't list what fuse the mirrors are on (sorry, the
> Bentley is on it's way) but I checked the bottom row of fuses and
> they're all good (I couldn't get to the top row because the little flip
> up lid and I had a fight).
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions on typical faults?  Switch?  I'm going
> to look around in the dash and make sure no one cut any wires when they
> put in the stereo, btu aside from that, I don't have many ideas!
>
> Thanks!
> Keith Adams
> Calgary, Alberta, Canada