This is my first mini and its a 2003 Mini cooper John Works. The wing mirror electrics are not working and either is the lighter. Any ideas? Not sure if they are connected.
I have checked the fuses inside the car and they seem to be OK for both. Is there a master fuse for power for both of these things or a common problem?
If you are shore the fuses are ok F35 5amp for your mirrors and F32 15amp for your power/lighter socket.
I would think if everything else is working in the car maybe someone has had the centre console apart. May be to change the stereo. I would Pop out the mirror control panel and see if it's connected properly there should be two connectors in there if it's a standard panel
I would think that could be the same for the power socket to.
This link might help if you have to start to pull things apart
Ok I took up the center console and found firstly that the cig lighter had no wires to it ? There are 4 wires there loose 1 pink,1 red, and 2 green one lighter than the other - should they be connected and which one?
There is also a black part connected to the lighter which looks like it should have a bulb or fuse attached ?
The wing mirrors are still not working - fuses are ok checked the washer jet fuse thanks runflat it was ok.
Checked the mirror control panel the 2 connectors seemed ok there.
Ideas?
There was a wire connection beside the engine fuse box not connected to anything but not sure if that is relevant?
From what I can remember you should have a three wires for the socket one is for the light ring there should be one power and one earth from what I can remember.
The two wires for the cig lighter socket should be in a black connector
What the other is for I don't know. I don't have a wiring diagram I front of me at the moment sorry.
Will try to find something over the next few days when I am home
As the wires for the lighter were disconnected anyway I presume I am right in saying that the mirror problem would be unconnected ?
The wires are connected to that and the fuses seem OK - Is there anyway to test the mirror control unit before replacing it , are these a common fault?
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