Just a quick useful tidbit...
The electric operation of the late model CX-type mirrors on my Excel became intermittent and then stopped working altogether. Since both mirrors were affected, and the supply was OK, I isolated it down to the switch.
Rather than worn/dirty contacts as you might expect, the fault with the switch was that there were dry solder joints between the connector pins and the printed circuit board on the back of the switch. You can get at the solder joints by carefully prising out the pcb from the back of the switch, there is no need to remove the buttons on the front. Be careful not to lose any of the metal "dumbells" (thanks for the apt description in a previous post Angus!) that form the switch contacts. Any other secondhand switch is likely to have the same problem, and no amount of WD40 or similar is going to help.
You can just "reflow" the solder on each of the pins, making sure that is has adhered to both the pins and the pcb. However a better joint can be acheived by removing the old solder (using a solder sucker or braid, from Maplins etc.), applying some liquid flux to ensure good flow, then resoldering the joints from scratch.
Refit the switch with the mirror selector to the top, otherwise it all works backwards... DAMHIKIJKOK!
Job Done!
Electric Mirror Switch
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- barker_001
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Electric Mirror Switch
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Re: Electric Mirror Switch
FYI.
The switch is (obviously) from Citroen CX, Citroen part no. 95634404.
Cost now, not sure.
TB.
The switch is (obviously) from Citroen CX, Citroen part no. 95634404.
Cost now, not sure.
TB.
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Re: Electric Mirror Switch
99.18 euros for a refurbished switch!
http://cx-basis.de/eshop/product_info.p ... cts_id=237
(same switch mechanism was also used in the XM)
http://cx-basis.de/eshop/product_info.p ... cts_id=237
(same switch mechanism was also used in the XM)
https://www.lotusexcel.co.uk/
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Re: Electric Mirror Switch
99 Euros! Glad I got the old one going!
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Re: Electric Mirror Switch
I had to check that one outbarker_001 wrote:Just a quick useful tidbit...
Refit the switch with the mirror selector to the top, otherwise it all works backwards... DAMHIKIJKOK!
Job Done!
If any one else is stuck try http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/
Cheers,
Phil
PS the kids new what it meant
Cheers, Phil
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Re: Electric Mirror Switch
Inspired by barker_001, I went to fix my switch this weekend; no up/down on the drivers' side mirror, all other ops were OK. Thought it was the motor but swapped out the circular assembly with the two motors and still bad, so opened up the PCB/switch assembly. You would be in deep trouble if you lost one of those little brass dumbells referred to above; I used a little blob of vaseline under each of them to hold them in place.
My problem was the verdigris (green stuff) that had built up across two of the PCB paths; cleaned with meths and it metered OK on the garage bench with the wiring diagram & detailed explanation from the service notes.
hooray, something actually fixed for once.
My problem was the verdigris (green stuff) that had built up across two of the PCB paths; cleaned with meths and it metered OK on the garage bench with the wiring diagram & detailed explanation from the service notes.
hooray, something actually fixed for once.
-- hodders
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