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Old 03-23-2005, 05:16 AM   #11 (permalink)
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BigRed, I have a couple additional points that need to be made.

1) Don't try to remove the door panel until you've also taken the last screw out, which is underneat the armrest. The armrest must be pulled up (work from the doorjam forward). It won't come out without some force due to the three metal clips that hold it in. And when it comes, it will likely come all at once so try not to hit yourself in the face ....

2) Once all screws and the bolt are removed from the old mirror, there will still be a "christmas tree" (don't know the tech term) plug that holds the mirror onto the door. So you'll just have to pull back to get that out (it's plastic and won't break or anything). If you have the new part (which you would assuming you're doing the install), you'll see it on there and know what I'm talking about.

3) The hardest part of the install is getting the old cord out and the new cord in - correctly. Getting the old one out just takes some wiggling so that the clip doesn't get caught up on anything. Getting the new clip in is more tricky - why? Because you have to work it around and get your hand back in the metal part of the door. Then, there is some kinda retainer piece of metal that the cord must be behind (the retainer metal piece is there to prevent the cord from being in the path of the window when the window is rolled down - if you do this wrong, your window will only go down about halfway. I know this from experience, but getting it wrong didn't break anything - just gave me a little scare and required a little rework). A picture would be great, but I don't know how you could get one back in there. Just feel around on the old mirror and get an understanding of how the cord is in place. You'll figure it out.

And that is it ... sounds harder than it is. I'm in no way mechanically inclined (learning though) and I did it. Installation would have been about 150 bucks had I gone to the dealer. So I made it out only paying for the part (154 shipped by Jaime as noted above). Good luck!
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