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

I guess it's one of those six one way, half dozen the other.

The first time I fished the wires out the mirror it took me almost 15
minutes, now it takes about 3 (after determining the secret is to use
a pick-tool).  Less than pulling the door panel in my opinion.

One negative with the outside only method is that the wires dangle
from the mirror hole.  Not cool if you need to drive the van while
the mirrors are off being painted.

but hey, do whatever works for you...