STS Scott Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 This may have gone unnoticed for a long time, until my Mom drove the STS recently, and thus re-adjusted everything to her liking. The power rear-view mirrors on either side of the car, I discovered, only operate to the left, but are dead when they are requested to angle 'right'. The up and down motion is fine however. Being that the "horizontal motion" motor obviously works in both mirrors to power them to the left (as in pushing the left arrow on the interior control), I would suspect a bad electrical contact on the mirror control's 'right side' connection. When I get a little time to poke around at it, I'll pull out the little panel and see how easilly the switch can be cleaned/ fixed. I'm a little stupid when t comes to electricity, so maybe someone could support or disprove my little theory! Could the electrical switch be repaired possilbly, or when they go, they go for good? Thanks for some insight! " ...'took my Cobra down t' the track, hitched to the back o' my Cadillac..." - Jan & Dean, 'hey little cobra' Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenJ Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 It is almost certainly the switch on the driver's armrest. Several here have been through this before. I don't think you'll have much luck repairing the switch, but good luck. Regards, Warren There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as the result of a voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved. - Ludwig von Mises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poobah Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 From what you describe, it's probably either a faulty switch or faulty wiring. I would bet on the switch. I replaced my mirror control switch a year or so ago. If I remember correctly, the switch was about $35 from the dealer. Changing it out is a snap. If you can't make the repair right away, you can manually adjust the mirrors. Happiness is owning a Cadillac with no codes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STS Scott Posted October 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 $35 is not bad at all That sounds like what I'll do! Thanks guys! " ...'took my Cobra down t' the track, hitched to the back o' my Cadillac..." - Jan & Dean, 'hey little cobra' Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STS Scott Posted October 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Poobah, I went to te dealer this afternoon, to inquire about the switch. The dim-wit behind the counter took forever to find the part in the computer, and then hit me with an $80 quote for it! Even with CDN exchange that is a little far fetched. When I go to school tomorrow, I'll check at the Detroit Caddy dealer. Talk about price gouging or what! " ...'took my Cobra down t' the track, hitched to the back o' my Cadillac..." - Jan & Dean, 'hey little cobra' Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenJ Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 I went to te dealer this afternoon, to inquire about the switch. The dim-wit behind the counter took forever to find the part in the computer, and then hit me with an $80 quote for it! . . . . . When I go to school tomorrow, I'll check at the Detroit Caddy dealer. NO, NO, NO . . . . . . *NOT* the dealership. Check: http://www.gmpartsdirect.com http://www.rockauto.com or similar sites. Probably about half price + 10% + S/H. If I recall correctly, mine was about $41US with shipping and handling included. Got it in 4 business days. Regards, Warren There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as the result of a voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved. - Ludwig von Mises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poobah Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 $80 seems out of line (not sure of the exchange rate). I bought two or three small parts at that time and I could be off on the price - but not that far off. Try the discount parts houses Warren J suggested. I think a switch like that would be hard to fix, better to replace it. Good luck. BTW Does anyone know how manufacturers arrive at their service parts prices. They seem to be all over the place with very little relationship to the complexity of the part. Happiness is owning a Cadillac with no codes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Fenwick Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Aloha STS, I always spray electrical contact cleaner on switches and connections before I repllace electrical things. Life is very humid over here and cleaning the contacts usualy fixes things. I think that CRC makes a good spray! God bless Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peduncan Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 The switch on my 97 Eldo looks exactly like the switch did on my 90 olds cuttlas. The switches sits in a position that rain water drips on the switch when the window is open a bit thus slowly runing the switch. I haven't had to replace the switch on the Eldo but did on lthe Olds, fairly easy as I recall. Might be worth your while to see if the parts are interchangable and if there is any difference in price. Never know, might be the same and the Caddy part might cost more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peduncan Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 By the way, it's pretty much got to be the switch as the only thing in common between the operation that doesn't work on both mirrors is the one segiment of the switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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