the final non-major problem with my '82 300sd: the passenger side power mirror does not function. i dont hear the mechanism moving at all when i use the switch. the switch itself feels pretty sticky. i pulled it out, but couldnt figure out how to take it apart in order to clean the thing out (it doesnt seem possible). before ordering a new switch ($28), or abandoning all hope as the mirror itself is really pricey, does anyone have any advice? i can find nothing in the forums about rehabbing this problem, nor do i fully understand how the power mirror works. is it all self contained in the mirror housing itself, save for the switch inside the cabin? should i abandon all hope, or spend $28 and then abandon all hope?

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1982 300sd, 230,000 miles, svo/wvo conversion... yellow

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