rover 75 electric door mirrors not working

francyboy · 26th May 2011, 09:51

hi all my rover 75s electric door mirrors are not working. i have checked the connectors at the switch end and all fuses in the passenger side floor panel. is there any other fuses for these or any common wiring problems. the electric windows work of the same unit and they work fine. thanks folks

3disco · 26th May 2011, 16:37

Mine played up on my new addition and it turned out to be dirty contacts on the switch,a joy to take apart with no springs and small bits pinging off into the distance never to be seen again,just a silicon push pad with captured contacts,bit of brake cleaner and all well again.

chris75 · 26th May 2011, 16:48

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Originally Posted by 3disco

Mine played up on my new addition and it turned out to be dirty contacts on the switch,a joy to take apart with no springs and small bits pinging off into the distance never to be seen again,just a silicon push pad with captured contacts,bit of brake cleaner and all well again.

Agreed - that's the usual fix

Some meths on a cotton bud works well , also, to clean the pad.

Andy K · 26th May 2011, 17:38

Both metal contacts for each direction need to make contact for the mirror to move

Sprinter · 26th May 2011, 17:44

Enough good advice given already but just to add...

Even if it doesn't look dirty, clean it. Worked for me.

francyboy · 27th May 2011, 14:58

hi all i took it apart today and sprayed wd 40 onto everything but my electric windows work fine but mirrors still no sign of working. could part of the circut board be broken? or would the windows not work also? any advice appreciated. thanks

Andy K · 27th May 2011, 15:26

IPA, alchol, or aftershave would have been better.

francyboy · 27th May 2011, 15:56

i took unit out again and cleaned with brake cleaner and a few cotton buds just in case but still no joy. could anyone tell me where the motor connection is. is there 1 or 2 of these so connection/ cheers

francyboy · 29th May 2011, 08:38

Any advice folks please!

Hengist · 29th May 2011, 10:14

It is a prety common thing - and a good clean up with anything from white spirit to aftershave on the end of a coton bud usually does the trcik nicely.

Perhaps your application of WD40 didn't help very much? I'd be tempted to try cleaning again to make sure all residue of WD is got rid of.

Angus

26th May 2011, 09:51	#1
francyboy Regular poster rover 75 cdt Join Date: May 2011 Location: Castlewellan Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	rover 75 electric door mirrors not working hi all my rover 75s electric door mirrors are not working. i have checked the connectors at the switch end and all fuses in the passenger side floor panel. is there any other fuses for these or any common wiring problems. the electric windows work of the same unit and they work fine. thanks folks

26th May 2011, 17:44	#5
Sprinter Posted a thing or two Jag S-Type 4.2 V8 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Derby Posts: 1,645 Thanks: 271 Thanked 427 Times in 293 Posts	Enough good advice given already but just to add... Even if it doesn't look dirty, clean it. Worked for me. __________________ “Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.”

26th May 2011, 16:37	#2
3disco 3disco ROVER 75 CONN TOURER CDTI and ZTT V8 SE LPG Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: chardstock.axminster,devon Posts: 1,493 Thanks: 361 Thanked 94 Times in 85 Posts	Mine played up on my new addition and it turned out to be dirty contacts on the switch,a joy to take apart with no springs and small bits pinging off into the distance never to be seen again,just a silicon push pad with captured contacts,bit of brake cleaner and all well again.

26th May 2011, 17:38	#4
Andy K Avid contributor 75 Saloon petrol 2.5 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: England Posts: 193 Thanks: 11 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Both metal contacts for each direction need to make contact for the mirror to move

27th May 2011, 14:58	#6
francyboy Regular poster rover 75 cdt Join Date: May 2011 Location: Castlewellan Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hi all i took it apart today and sprayed wd 40 onto everything but my electric windows work fine but mirrors still no sign of working. could part of the circut board be broken? or would the windows not work also? any advice appreciated. thanks

27th May 2011, 15:26	#7
Andy K Avid contributor 75 Saloon petrol 2.5 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: England Posts: 193 Thanks: 11 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	IPA, alchol, or aftershave would have been better.

27th May 2011, 15:56	#8
francyboy Regular poster rover 75 cdt Join Date: May 2011 Location: Castlewellan Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i took unit out again and cleaned with brake cleaner and a few cotton buds just in case but still no joy. could anyone tell me where the motor connection is. is there 1 or 2 of these so connection/ cheers

29th May 2011, 08:38	#9
francyboy Regular poster rover 75 cdt Join Date: May 2011 Location: Castlewellan Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Any advice folks please!

29th May 2011, 10:14	#10
Hengist Avid contributor MG ZT CDTi Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Deer Posts: 225 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 2 Posts	It is a prety common thing - and a good clean up with anything from white spirit to aftershave on the end of a coton bud usually does the trcik nicely. Perhaps your application of WD40 didn't help very much? I'd be tempted to try cleaning again to make sure all residue of WD is got rid of. Angus