kepstein

My mirror on my 1997 A6 wagon got side-swiped. The painted shell is fine, but the mirror and the insides are broken. I bought the parts (about $500!), but now I need some help. How do I remove the trim triangle on the inside of the car in order to get to the connection bolts? Any other advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Ken

holg

Hi,
it comes easily off after removing the door lining.

Kind regards,

holg

kepstein

I've gotten further on this project. I now have the old mirror off, but hanging by its' wire. I now need to remove the inside door panel to get to the wiring.

Could you please explain "removing the door lining." I seem to be having difficulty, and I don't want to break anything.

Thanks,
Ken

holg

Sorry, I will try to explain...coming from Germany my English is not the best. I hope you can understand me;-)
With The door lining i ment the door panel. It comes off easily; There are only 5 screws: 2 behind the door handle cover, 2 open screws near the window (one in the front, one in the back of the panel) and the most often forgotten scew is the one behind the "inner door opener" (<- Don´t´know a better word, the thing you have to pull if you want to open the door from inside). If the 5 screws are out, you can push the panel up to remove it from the door. If you done so, the triangle comes off quite easy.

Kind regards,

holg

kepstein

Thanks, your English is great. I will try tomorrow.

Again, thanks,
Ken

kepstein

I've now had time to try your procedure. I got the two screws in front and beind the window, but I can't find the other three. How do I remove the door handle cover, and where is the screw behind the inner door opener.

Thanks again,
Ken

holg

You can remove the handle cover with a small screwdriver: There is a little hole in the bottom of the handle cover, push the screwdriver in this hole to press a little clip. Then you can pull the cover off the panel; use the screwdriver as a grip to pull. After removing the handle cover, you will see 2 screws. Unscrew them, so you can pull off the whole handle. When the handle is off, you can remove the inner door opener, and behind this there is -a bit hidden- the last screw.

Kind regards,

holg

kepstein

success, it's done. Thanks for walking me through the process. One last question, does it matter which way the two plugs on the mirror are connected. I think they are for the heating of the glass.

Thanks,
Ken

holg

...but I don´t think it matters. If they fit in both ways, I´m sure it won´t cause any trouble.

Kind regards,

holg