Heya

I've been converting all the dash and gauge lights to leds, and for the most part have been pretty successful.


However, it seems I have somehow fried the power mirror switch. Prior to doing the conversion, I somehow shorted something while taking the dash apart and blew the bulb that was in there, and also blew the functionality of the mirror motor controls. I initially thought I had just blown the bulb, and did the LED conversion (following instructions on craig brace's page) but that did not fix the issue. The indicator light does not work, nor do the mirror adjustment controls. I opened up the switch and everything seems to be allright, so I'm guessing I blew a fuse or relay somewhere. (but cant find any fuse for this circuit)

Any idea what I broke?

 

check all the fuses, if not id put my money on the fried switch.. they dont always look bad if their no good

 

track the wiring through with the FSM

 

(note to ALL members, remember to disconnect the battery when doing work, especially electrical)



















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I wasn't aware that there even were any bulbs in the power mirror switch.

 

92-94s had the heated mirrors which had a bulb in the heater, like the defroster bulb...

 

I dont think any of my switches had working LEDs when i got it. Never thought about it much untill john started messing with his. Now I realize most of them are burnt out and Im going to get some extras and put some LEDs in them...

~Alex

 

Well none have LEDs originally, theyre bulbs, and very prone to burning out. The LEDs are a nice touch, i have them in all my switches, auto up down switch, key ring trim on column, and one that lights up the center console at night. The only problem is they can be a b**** to get in there right, spaces are tight and once u get it in u find the polarity is wrong, it can make you angry, but when its done, its nice.

 

do leds have a positive and negative? specifically

 

they have an annode and a cathode(short answer: yes)

 

what happens when they are hooked up backwards? thanx

 

nothing. they wont work. and if you do not use a resistor when you install them, it could blow the LED. the resistor size depends on the led.