Quick recap... my dealer took my center console apart to fix an AC problem. I used a damp cloth to wipe down the center console panels (maybe it got a little too wet). I go to use my side mirrors and it moves for a second and stops. The fuse is blown. The car sat in the sun all day in 80 degree temps. I replace the fuse and it blows again after a second of the mirror moving. Do you think it may still be damp in there? Or do you think it is more of a wire issue cause by the dealership?

 

My gut feeling tells me that the dealer may have pinched a wire putting the dash console back together !

 

It is very possible. I am getting tired of bringing it in. This will be #4 (which includes bringing it in the first time for the original problem).

 

I almost want to check this out and fix it myself. Any tips? Anybody know how the wires run? I need the radio key to get back there.

 

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Can you manually push the mirror to adjust it?

 

I've manually moved it when I was cleaning them. Don't know if it does anything bad to the motor though.

 

I tried to move the mirror with my hand and it won't stay in the place that I set it. I may not be using the force that I need to... but I don't want to break it. I just put a few more fuses in and each one broke instantly. Definitely a problem with the wire. A short maybe....

 

Do they blow without trying to move the mirror, ie an immediate short failure? If so get an ohm meter and connect it and start trying to follow the wires/ cable.

BTW water wont blow fuses in a 12 v circuit, it will lead to rapid corrosion but can not conduct but a few milliamperes.

Woody

 

It is an immediate short.

 

I think this is a real good answer