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My drivers side wing mirror has become loose. I took it off today to check the problem and it seems that it has unwound itself from the mounting that attaches to the door. Inside there is a large spring that holds the tension and three traingle shapes that keep it from swinging about at high speeds. The problem is I cannot compress the spring enough to wind the thread back on as in typical German style the spring is excessive to say the least. Has anyone had this problem? quick solution?. Tis driving me nuts [:mad:] Would a picture help? Cheers
 
From Titanic not 6 days ago (I wouldn't chop the wires, I'd try to get the pins out of the plug personally)

[FONT=arial"]You will have to cut the wires and reconnect them with bullet connectors.[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=arial"]This is from memory. [FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=arial"]Remove the door trim and there is a cap screw holding the mount to the door. Remove the whole mirror. You will find a long bolt with a 16 point socket which goes through the base and a spring into the mirror housing.[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=arial"]You have to load up the spring quite a bit to get the bolt to go into the housing.[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=arial"]I pissed about with it for ages trying to do it on the car. Take it off the car and get the right tool for the cap screw (it's the same size as the head bolts on a Ford Pinto engine) and you will be fine. You can always do the wiring when you get back BUT MARK ALL THE WIRES as the colours on mine didn't match the manual.[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=arial"]The re-wire is the bit that takes the time.[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]
 
I wouldn't chop the wires, I'd try to get the pins out of the plug
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Drill a small hole in the plastic in line with each pin then push on the brass tang while gently removing the pin with pliers. To put back together slightly open tang and push pin back in place.

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That sounds like it is the plan. When I did mine I got not only the pins out, but what seemed like several pints of blood from various fingers.
 
Cheers chaps, managed to get a pair of pliers on the spring and force it in enough to catch the thread, all sorted!!! [:D]
 
ORIGINAL: Fen

When I did mine I got not only the pins out, but what seemed like several pints of blood from various fingers.
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Your quest for weight loss is becoming obsessive again [:D]
 
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