I've tried following the instructions on the wiki with no success.

The 06MY has a larger puddle light that that shown in the wiki, even with brute force I've been unable to separate the housing from the front ring or the mirror.

I manage to get a small bit of movement but if I life the housing any higher it's going to crack.

Is the something different on the newer models that i'm missing?


oops, meant to post in Technical, mods please can you move for me??

Last edited by GJOB on 4th Mar 2012 12:51pm. Edited 1 time in total

Can nobody help? I wanted to get stuck in this weekend but don't want to smash it to pieces.

Even my LR contact was unsure.

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Im pretty sure the larger puddle lights mirror covers dont come off my friend... What are you trying to remove it for?


Craig

I've just replaced an entire wing mirror case on 2006MY. I have the old one in the box in the garage. I will dig it out and have a look at the puddle light. Will update later.

Thanks guys,

My need to remove the cover stems from the wing mirror glass only adjusting up and down and not left and right.

I have a pet spider living in the mechanism so I suspect the cogs are just clogged up with webs/nests.

Any help would be gratefully received.

GJOB,
Well i have just cut the broken front case off to have a lookand i have to agree with Cam-Tech-Craig. The rim of the wingmirror is attached with 3x small reverse philips security head screws and there are 2x large plastic plugs coming from behind the metal of the motor. These are 'rounded off' holding the rim in place. I have taken some photos of the deconstruction.
Having kooked at the wiki it is a completely different construction.
Hope it helps..

Excellent, thanks David, I'll PM you with my email address for the photos.

GJOB, I sent the photos to you. Hopefully you got them, if you need anymore then let me know.
David

I finally got round to fixing my wing mirror motor so thought it appropriate to close this thread

It was very simple in the end, the motor had failed (nothing related to spiders nests!!!). So, 2006MY:

The simple steps were:
1. Gently pull the wing mirror glass away from the housing - it just clips off
2. Remove the 2 screws hold the small plastic cover on the right hand side (for a drivers side mirror)
3. Use a Torx bit to remove the centre screw and a flat head screwdriver to unclip the motor from the metal casting.
4. Unplug the connector.

Time required: 5 minutes

Refitting is the reverse.

I was very surprised how reasonably priced the motor was (under £30) although it was covered under the warranty


With thanks to DavidP for the photos and explanation to separate the rear case from the front frame - whilst it wasn't necessary in the end I did it any way to understand how the thing was put together.