2000 Crown Victoria/Grand Marquis Mirror Control Switch Removal & Installation

This document is a page from the 2000 Ford Crown Victoria/Grand Marquis factory service manual, Group 5 (Body and Paint), Section 501-09 (Rear View Mirrors), covering removal and installation of the exterior rear view mirror control switch. The removal procedure has three steps: first, with a caution to use a shop towel or similar material between the pry tool and the front door trim panel (part reference 23942) to avoid damaging the panel, remove the window regulator switch plate from the front door trim panel; second, release the tabs; third, remove the exterior rear view mirror control switch. Installation is the reverse of removal. The page includes a line-art illustration (figure AN1664-A) showing the back of the window regulator switch plate with two black arrows indicating the retaining tabs on the mirror control switch. A reader learns that the mirror switch is accessed by removing the door-mounted switch plate, that it is retained by release tabs (no fasteners are mentioned), and that care must be taken not to mar the door trim panel during prying.