If your car is on and your driver side mirror motor is working then it can be anything from a break in a wire to a stripped gear in the mechanism to the mirror motor going bad.
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Go to this website. It will show how to replace the side mirror.
how do you replace a drivers side mirror on a el ford falcon
If you have an electric side mirror you have to remove the door panel then unplug the electrical connector and then remove the screws that hold the mirror.
Remove the inside door panel of your Chevy Cavalier. Remove the drivers side mirror wiring harness, if the mirror is electric. Remove the drivers side mirror retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new drivers side mirror.
It is made as an assembly.
Hey Brian==If it is electric, turn the button that operates the left mirror and it will control the right one. Some have just the right mirror electric. GoodluckJoe
pull off door panel to get to the 3 10 millimeter nuts to take the mirror off and if the mirror is electric you have to unplug the wiring at the connector in the door.
You need to remove the door panel. Remove the wires going to the mirror. Remove the nuts holding the side mirror. Reinstall in reverse order.
move the electric mirror side adjuster to the central or opposite side position. i.e. I think it dips when left in the adjust o/s mirror position then move it to the n/s mirror.
GM Parts Direct prices a right side mirror at $32 and a left mirror at $45, motors for electric mirrors are an additional $40-$45