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#1 Ivor

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Posted 29 March 2025 - 06:22 AM

Is it just me that has problems with wiper motors, just had another fail, had been professionally repaired, but lasted only a couple of years and a few 1000 miles. Have a spare which is installed but I may have found a cheap new solution, just need to work out the wiring and check the wiper mechanism fits the motor...the wiper mounting is identical

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Posted 29 March 2025 - 06:23 AM

As a guide, to refurbish the motors cost me £300 each, the new motor I've found cost around £50 if that .

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Posted 29 March 2025 - 06:40 AM

https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME10NZ74

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Posted 29 March 2025 - 06:40 AM

How do I post the image not the link ?

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Posted 29 March 2025 - 07:08 AM

<a href="https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME10NZ74" target="_blank"><img src="https://thumbs4.imagebam.com/92/be/f8/ME10NZ74_t.jpg" alt="IMG_20250329_063748313_HDR.jpg"/></a>

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Posted 29 March 2025 - 07:09 AM

Ivor, on 29 Mar 2025 - 07:08 AM, said:

<a href="https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME10NZ74" target="_blank"><img src="https://thumbs4.imag...ME10NZ74_t.jpg" alt="IMG_20250329_063748313_HDR.jpg"/></a>

That didn't work

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Posted 29 March 2025 - 08:56 AM

Trying to post your image, the forum reports "You are not allowed to use that image extension on this community."

 

 

Old posts suggest a Citroen AX was the same....although that's probably just as hard to find these days.

The motor itself, many motors all look largely the same, same mounts etc. I haven't taken mine out of the VX as it works, but motors I've changed on my Corsa/Combo van years ago do look pretty identical.



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Posted 29 March 2025 - 08:59 AM

I've uploaded to postimage to test if it works 

 

Have you a photo of the wiring connector ?

 

do this, I've added lots of spaces to try and prevent it working so you can see the text.  [  img  ] https://i.postimg.cc...ME10-NZ74-o.jpg   [   /   img   ]

 

ME10-NZ74-o.jpg

 

 


Edited by stevieturbo, 29 March 2025 - 09:02 AM.


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Posted 29 March 2025 - 09:02 AM

stevieturbo, on 29 Mar 2025 - 08:59 AM, said:

I've uploaded to postimage to test if it works

Have you a photo of the wiring connector ?

do this, I've added lots of spaces to try and prevent it working so you can see the text. [ img ] https://i.postimg.cc...ME10-NZ74-o.jpg [ / img ]

ME10-NZ74-o.jpg

Great , thanks

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Posted 29 March 2025 - 09:03 AM

Will post pics of wiring connectors and my thoughts in next few days

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Posted 29 March 2025 - 09:44 AM

Also....what is failing ? Is it the motor itself, or the head that has some control over movement and positioning ?

 

If the motor, I'm sure you could probably swap the motor.

 

for reference then, just took mine. I thought I had an old Corsa one lying about, but can't find it. Only the linkage. Can't recall which way the motor faces, but I think it's to the right, and face down

 

IMG-20250329-091228967.jpg

 

IMG-20250329-092123130.jpg

 

Corsa for reference, similar vintage as the VX, although totally different connector, but still 5 pins and their mode of operation is pretty much the same as an old Corsa

 

https://www.ebay.co....tm/143159175015



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Posted 29 March 2025 - 10:11 AM

It's the motor that fails, damage from water ingress

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Posted 29 March 2025 - 10:13 AM

stevieturbo, on 29 Mar 2025 - 09:44 AM, said:

Also....what is failing ? Is it the motor itself, or the head that has some control over movement and positioning ?

If the motor, I'm sure you could probably swap the motor.

for reference then, just took mine. I thought I had an old Corsa one lying about, but can't find it. Only the linkage. Can't recall which way the motor faces, but I think it's to the right, and face down

IMG-20250329-091228967.jpg

IMG-20250329-092123130.jpg

Corsa for reference, similar vintage as the VX, although totally different connector, but still 5 pins and their mode of operation is pretty much the same as an old Corsa

https://www.ebay.co....tm/143159175015

Just wondering if I can take the motor rotor out of the cheap motor and put it in my VX one, might be the internal electronics that are damaged tho, will take them apart next week

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Posted 29 March 2025 - 12:00 PM

Corsa 

 

What is it actually doing ( or not doing )  ? Have you tried testing anything ? or applying power to the motor directly ?

 

 


Edited by stevieturbo, 29 March 2025 - 12:01 PM.


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Posted 29 March 2025 - 12:19 PM

stevieturbo, on 29 Mar 2025 - 12:00 PM, said:

Corsa

What is it actually doing ( or not doing ) ? Have you tried testing anything ? or applying power to the motor directly ?



Motor does not turn, definitely the motor as I've replaced it with a spare and it's fine now. So I've a broken one I'm ok with dismantling to see if I can get the new one from a different vehicle, different connector, to work

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Posted 30 March 2025 - 10:01 AM

Ivor, on 29 Mar 2025 - 10:11 AM, said:

It's the motor that fails, damage from water ingress

 

It's all that welsh rain :)



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Posted Yesterday, 08:17 PM

Ivor, on 29 Mar 2025 - 10:11 AM, said:

It's the motor that fails, damage from water ingress

 

Mine failed years ago from water ingress and I noticed a tear of the plastic below the windscreen through which water was running onto the wiper motor. I taped it up pending a more permanent repair, but it's still got the tape.

 

There should also be a plastic cover over the wiper motor.


Edited by KurtVerbose, Yesterday, 08:22 PM.





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