In a message dated 7/21/01 12:28:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time, djs@GENE.COM
writes:

<< Almost invariably, the wires that power the mirror servo and heater will
 have been cut where they go through the door in order to quickly remove
 the mirror from its previous home. This is because the wiring's harness
 plugs will not fit through the tiny aperture in the door, and the wiring
 is terminated at its other end inside the mirror mechanism. I'm not sure
 how VW attached the mirrors to the vans on the assembly line, but it
 seems they must have installed the plug connectors from inside the door
 after the wiring was threaded through the aperture and after the mirror
 was bolted to the door. >>

No, no, NO. Do NOT cut the wires. They will feed right through that small
hole in the door. I've done this on mine.

BenT
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