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Subject:Re: Removing Power mirrors, outside only method
Date:Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:56:11 EDT

In a message dated 6/25/07 6:59:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
paullist@GUZYK.COM writes:

> Another way is to leave the door panel intact, remove the power
> window glass, (flip tab up or down in center of mirror between mirror
> and outside case with something thin-see archives) then pull glass
> away and unhook the two heater wires from the glass.
>
> Now remove motor assembly with 4 phillips screws.  Pull out wires
> from back of motor assembly (color coded).
>
> Now remove black motor mount base with smaller phillips screws.
>
> Then pull entire mirror away from body and carefully fish wires
> through mirror base one by one starting with smallest wires first
> ending with largest wires (pick tool helps here).
>
> ---
> Installation is the reverse, note that when putting together fish
> largest wires first through the holes. Don't forget to fish wires
> through the rubber gasket before the mirrors....learned that one the
> hard way.
>

thanks paul..but trying to feed the wires thru the mirror neck is far more
difficult than removing the doorpanel.....  lol

chris

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