driver side mirror remote in door armrest

[sinistral]

what keeps the remote joystick from pulling up thru the console plate? i'm thinking it is this mystery clip i found on the floor, but despite a zillion different attempts to utilize it, i can't figure it out.

i pulled this door panel off the day i bought the car (to fix the handle), and i *really* want to get it all back together... this is the last step.

anyone? shop manual doesn't even show it.

[johnunit]

there should be a chrome ring around the hole where it pokes out of the window switch bezel. It slots into that chrome ring which screws into the window switch bezel.

[sinistral]

there should be a chrome ring around the hole where it pokes out of the window switch bezel. It slots into that chrome ring which screws into the window switch bezel.

i've only got the one chrome ring which threads down from the top... but then you can lift the whole assembly up, as there is nothing below (the joystick mechanism is smaller diameter than the hole). in other words, the ring threads onto the joystick, not the switch plate...

[johnunit]

I'm not sure if that means you've got something stripped out or broken, or I'm just forgetting something. If no one chimes in by tomorrow I'll see if I can figure it out with my spare mirror and window switch bezel.

[marquisman]

the toggle should fit in the platic mould in the arm rest and hols it there.

[sinistral]

the toggle should fit in the platic mould in the arm rest and hols it there.

hmmm... i ain't got no plastic mold in the armrest... just empty space.

[sinistral]

i'm convinced this clip is involved somehow, but i've tried a dozen ways and nothing seems right.

[johnunit]

I doubt that Ford would have a clip on teh cable hold the whole thing onto the bezel. That's just a bit too flimsy and finicky.

[marquisman]

i cant belive i cant remember what is to go there. i wonder if its like the pass side remote. it has a cast peice that threads on first, then you put it through, then the chrome ring locks it in.

[86VickyLX]

The nub that holds it is busted off. Look at your control panel, in the hole, there should be a nub sticking out there
Picture a circle, that's got a straight end, on one side and then on the other, it's round, but it's got a little Tab sticking out.

Something Like this

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[sinistral]

rats... wish i woulda known that when i went to the junk yard a couple weeks back; i even pulled the lens cover for that door panel off a GM.

guess it's macgyver time... thanks.

(so wth is that clip for????)

The nub that holds it is busted off. Look at your control panel, in the hole, there should be a nub sticking out there
Picture a circle, that's got a straight end, on one side and then on the other, it's round, but it's got a little Tab sticking out.

[marquisman]

shit, thats right. the remote has a notch on each side. and thats how it stays in place. damn nub lol