Putty - usenet poster
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I just fixed this same problem in my 1990 Camry in August. It is the wire
bundle in the driver door. As you open and clos the door, the wires flex in
the hinge area. You have one broken wire. The rest are ready to break.
The insulation has dried out, and where it cracks, there is excessive
bending at the crack when the door pivots. You need to splice and solder
the broken one and then wrap the other cracked wires with electrical tape,
one at a time and also wrap around the bundle. This probably requires
removing the door (I had to), but maybe if your fingers are tiny enough you
can just get away with removing the door panel and the driver's foot panel.
Good luck realigning the door if you take it off. :-(
Rich
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