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2nd July 2018, 11:37 | #41 |
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Mirror control switched not working
Had the same problem myself with the mirror adjustment not working on my recently acquired 2000 Rover Club 75 Saloon. I was pleased to be able to split out the whole mirror/window switch assembly to find an excellently designed printed circuit board(as opposed to the junk found in the key fob!). I noticed that the contacts on the silicon switch pad that is used for windows and the left/right mirror selection were all of a carbon style contact. The eight for the mirror adjustment were all metal. These are the ones that oxidise slightly and form a poor contact. I used a cotton bud and contact cleaner and cleaned ALL the circuit board switch contact points - even though I knew the 'carbon facing' ones were all OK. I paid particular attention to the metal to metal contacts, however. When I replaced the switch unit it seems to work exactly as per spec., so job jobbed! I had bought a spare switch unit on Ebay which exhibited the same problem as I always like to have a spare unit anyway when I am about to break open one of those 'non-serviceable' units we have in our vehicles these days! Once the original switch unit was fixed I applied the same treatment to my spare, so if anyone needs a switching unit that works, let me know!
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21st July 2018, 19:08 | #42 |
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Got my mirrors working today too ! 15 minute job with some cotton buds soaked in brake cleaner. Since I got car the only mirror buttons on the switch that worked were the left ones. All buttons working now.
Strange though,all the contacts looked clean before I cleaned them. Wish all jobs on the Tourer were that quick/cheap ! |
22nd March 2019, 18:25 | #43 |
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Got the same issues. Just about to go out and take the pack out of the car!
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22nd March 2019, 19:21 | #44 |
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22nd March 2019, 19:46 | #45 |
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My "essential" switch cleaning tools:-
The split hooked tool fits the lugs perfectly! Although some have said that the circuit cleaning pen may be too abrasive!
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3rd May 2019, 13:37 | #46 |
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Thks people!
After 8 years i managed to put my electric door mirrors moving again!!!!
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3rd May 2019, 13:54 | #47 |
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Excellent news - MGR quality and longevity strikes again
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I just noticed my electric mirrors not working properly today, wondered if it was a pain to fix and then this thread popped up to reassure me.
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Just dug out my kit to repair an Amiga motherboard that's suffered slightly from battery leakage and found I need a new pen because I wore it out on my megadrive controllers Need some solder mask paint anyway so will order it all together.
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28th March 2021, 14:44 | #49 |
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Mirrors
Used the information from all the above posts removed my mirror switch cleaned connections and all mirror functions working again
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29th March 2021, 21:57 | #50 |
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Aaahhh... now THERE was a computer
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