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I got the door loom replaced at a garage that does body repairs etc. I know the owner, and the chap he entrusted the job to. He's used to doing this sort of job; it took him just over an hour to do so not worth me even attempting to do it. Thanks for all the help Pete ;-)

Thanks for the info. Can you tell me how to detach the plug from the socket on the 'A' post please? I couldn't see anything obvious when I was looking yesterday.

VIN TMBPN65J2E5035878

Will do Pete. I'm going to have another go at it when it gets a bit warmer. I think the problem with the soldering not working was that there wasn't enough heat on the joint. I've swapped the bit for a wider one which will hopefully apply more heat. What's making it very awkward is that the wire from the plug-end is only about 25-30mm long and there's no slack in the other bit, so I'm having to splice in a short length of wire to join them.

I've just spent a couple of hours this morning trying to solder two bits of wire together to sort this with no success whatsoever. The solder just wouldn't take. It looks like at least another two have cracks in their insulation. Is it possible to buy the wiring harness and replace that?

At last I've had a look at the wiring within the rubber bellows (the door had stopped locking too) and have found two broken wires. One thin one and the other one a bit thicker. My initial thought is to strip back the insulation either end, splice the wires by pushing them together and soldering the joint, covering it up with heatshrink sleeving. Acceptable? Or is there a better way? Any feedback appreciated, thank you. Cheers. Denis.

Ok thanks. Can the bellows just be pulled out of the 'A' post/door to inspect the wires, and is each end easily put back? I assume it's like a grommet at either end.

All door switches light up, so no broken earth wires. Any other suggestions ?

Thanks for the tip; just going out to check this.

The driver's side window switch has stopped working on my wife's 2014 Roomster. I thought it might be the fuse but the rear window on the same side works. The other side works too. I'd appreciate advice on what to look for (and how to gain access) eg remove plug on control module and remake as it could be a dirty connector. If I take it to the dealer will a diagnostic check pinpoint the problem? Any advice much appreciated. Thank you.