Power fold help

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:32 am

...I see my problem now - apologies @lude lover and @lewd lude lover

Lude lover · Post by **Lude lover** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:38 am

I suppose I will let you off this once bb1

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:43 am

well it had to happen. The Capital L club grows!

Yes to getting stuck in a stripping it down and cleaning it up. water and gunge get in there and mess up the gears after a decade or so.

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:43 am

Thanks LL!!

Newkid, look here JDM-bb4's stuff for sale about 15 pics down there is a power folding mirror controller for £10

Post by **Ammo** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:46 am

I'd be looking at the wiring then, stick a multimeter on the connection and see if it's getting power when you press the button

Post by **Ammo** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:01 am

So the wing mirror is getting power when you press the fold in button?

Post by **Ammo** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:08 am

I'd guess that the wiring from the relay to the mirror is gubbed or if the relay has 2 relays inside it that one is gubbed

You will only tell by putting a multimeter on it though (Or a 12v light bulb and 2 bits of wire)

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:47 pm

@newkid

There are only 2 wires that go from the drivers door mirror over to the passenger side for the power fold.

This piccy from my UKDM thread shows them (top loom you can see, the bottom one is the puddle lights);

It's the Blue/White and Red wires you're interested in.

The third wire that runs from the drivers side to the passenger side is the fold signal from the switch (not part of the connections into the mirror plug). Blue/Yellow wire on this plug.

(All taken from here)
http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/profile ... 16-20.html

EDIT:
Image links fixed

Post by **Ammo** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:09 am

Simple mixes are always good

Plus we now know its a double relay

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:06 am

Yeah, good work Newkid! I hate it when things don't work on my car, but I love it when I can fix it for free!