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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 03:06 PM
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I have been having a problem with my wipers recently, and now its a big problem. Well one night i was driving and my fuse for the wipers blew, i thought no big deal ill just get a new one. I got some fuses and put one in and it blew right away. so i put in another and it lasted a few days then blew one morning. so i then just drove around with a blown fuse until last night cuz it was raining bad. i put in like 2 fuses and they kept blowing, so i drove home with no wipers, what a pain in the ***. on the way home i stopped at an auto part store and bought some more fuses hoping i could make it. i went out to my car and put one in. it didnt blow! but the wipers wont move. i turned the **** to every position and nothing. today when i got home i put a voltmeter in the fuse hole and its getting power so im stumped.

ITS GONNA RAIN ALL WEEKEND!!!!!



Any help is much appretiated guys Thanks Alot.
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 03:57 PM
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put a stronger fuse in it.
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Pretyflywiteguy
put a stronger fuse in it.
did that and still nothing. tried every fuse from 5 to 30 it supposed to be a 20.
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 04:45 PM
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rip em out save some weight RainX
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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rain x doesnt help when the traffic is only going 25-30, btw i put some on my window the other day.
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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try an 80 amp lol j/k, you've got a short somewhere, check your wiring and good luck.
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 12:45 AM
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Well no luck, guess im gonna have to check and see if the motor is out.
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 01:39 AM
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Are the wipers on a circuit breaker at all as well?
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your wiper motor is screwed. go buy a new one and dig in
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 03:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Pretyflywiteguy
put a stronger fuse in it.

Do NOT do this...unless your trying to start a fire.

Is it just the wipers? or did anything else quit working?
First thing you need to do is check to make sure EVERYTHING is still working.
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Have a short somewhere, find it.

Don't buy a w/motor unless you're 100% sure it's fried.
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 10:05 AM
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Thanks for the suggestions guys, im gonna check it out when i get home. Yes the wipers are the only thing that dont work. on a side note, a few days before this happened my wipers started to move a little like an inch on thier own without me turning them on. kinda like a twitch, but from the wipers.
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 10:43 AM
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also just noticed the wipers and the washers are on the same fuse and the washers still work. i guess im gonna check out the motor. any tips to remove the plastic things holding the wiper cover without damaging them?
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