Electric Mirror Motor

[cjdonny]

Had a look at my driver wing mirror today as it did not work with the switch

after sliceing my finger on the glass i found the mirror was a replacment stick on job so just thought ill get a genuine replacment but...

i can hear the motor but it it does not turn in any direction?

are they fixable or should i just buy another motor
thanks

[Brianmoooore]

The plastic that holds the rack in contact with the teeth of the pinion cog on the motor can break when a mirror gets hit, resulting in lack of drive. You should be able to make out what's happened if you operate the motor with the glass out of the way.
I bodged one or two of these back into working order back in the days when E30s weren't found in scrapyards, but there's plenty of spares around these days, so just get a second hand replacement. Just four screws to undo, and four wires to pull out of the back.
Note that only one of the 'motors' is actually a motor. The other one is a solenoid, that switches between sideways and up/down movement.

[cjdonny]

thanks for the quick reply

i ran out of light to take a closer look at the motor

just replaced the fuel pump this afternoon so happy with my self

i shall request one now