Cruiser Mirror Switch

Thanks Frank, I'll try it tonight. The switch appears to be a sealed unit so I would probably destroy it getting it apart. I have since found one at a wreckers for $80.00.
Regards,

Why dont you check the operation of the switch with a multimeter to see if it works?

Frank & Bonz,
I have pulled the switch out and I don't have the wire colours mentioned other than green and a large white. I have brown, green with a red stripe. I stuck my multimeter in the holes and got current of around .5volts but I don't know what that is telling me. I also squirted the switch with CRC but nothing...
I must say I really am a dumb bunny when it comes to electrics.

Bunny eh youre about two weeks late mate.....

Stick your meter on volts on a range at least 15 v and test each wire to earth, black to earth red to each wire, earth is like the body of the car, if you can find a non-rusty bit of metal on a Toyota.

You should be able to identify the live wire, it'll be the one with 12 (ish) volts on it with the ignition switch on. Then touch the live wire on each of the others and see if the window moves up or down, if it does the switch is stuffed, if it doesnt the motor is stuffed or both (a) and (b) if your not sure what youre doing.

Of course Toyota being Toyota they may use a positive earth arrangement, they do on some Troopy's (I aint kidding here). If thats the case then more head scratching is needed and several bex's and a lie down.

Hey Bonz. You wouldn't be trying to sabotage me cos you drive that other brand!
I went out in the dark and the rain in sunny Perth and found the live wire. I then got a paper clip and stuck it in the other holes and guess what...I blew a fuse.
Enough for tonight, I'll reinvent the system tomorrow when I replace the fuse.
Anymore good ideas???
Thanks,
Steve

Oh my no sabotage, lucky we have fuses, maybe the motors cactus

And did I mention a paper clip????

Hi Steve,
There seems to be a difference between your 80 and the diagram in my manual. I'd say it's still likely that the green is +12V and the white is the common wire to both mirrors. It sounds like you found the positive and the earth wire with your paper clip already.

I'd try green to brown and white to earth, then green to white and brown to earth. One of the mirrors should move both ways doing this. Then do the same substituting the green/red for the brown and the other mirror should move both ways.

The only reason to check that the mirrors work is to cover the small chance that a mirror motor fault has caused a problem in the switch. If this was the case then a new switch could also be damaged. It's very unlikely.

Cheers Frank.

Thanks Matt,
Yes, I have been down that path. In fact I started playing with my LH mirror because it was already dodgy. To put it in perspective, to replace both mirrors and the switch from Toyota would not leave much change from $1000.00. Scary, isn't it. I did not know that there were two motors but up til now my rh mirror worked fine. Now neither go up or down. I thought I may have stuffed something that linked both mirrors but don't know.