windscreen wipers problem HELP pls

[Greg Barwick]

:confused: Hi guys. My new car has this problem with the windscreen wipers. When they are not in use they stop vertically insted of horizontally, and sit right in my line of vision. Also when i turn them on they swipe down to the left, instead of going up to the right. They have been like this since i got the car and i was wondering whether there was a simple way of fixing it before i take it to a garage and get charged a bucket!

Please reply any suggestions will help thank you :confused:

[(B1) MR_fanny]

maybe the wires are back to front?

[TracidTrax]

unscrew ur wipers and adjust them to wipe the way u want

[Topaz]

when they are in use they go down the window first?, if so, adjusting them when are not in use will mean you won't actually be wiping the window

What Mr. Fanny is about right, there should be some kind of relay for "go up" and "go down" essential and the wires might be backwards!, has this just happened or has it always been like this?

[MR2NortE]

in regards to wires backwards is semi correct and almost there but to point out that basically, the window wiper motor is just a motor with two wiper arms attached. the motor is connected to an alternator circuit which makes the motor spin one way then back in the opposite direction (wiper arms go up and down and up and down). so if yours going down, then up, then down then up, either the alternator for the wiper motor is ****ed or the wiring is ****ed.

[Greg Barwick]

sounds cofusing ill get a auto sparky onto it i think ty anyways guys

[MR2NortE]

yeah, if you are unsure i strongly emphysize getting an auto sparky who knows his shizzles about your model car to check it out cos like i found out on my previous toyota, electrical jobs, if not done correctly can fail you warrant of fitness and give you hours of headaches.

[Greg Barwick]

lol thanx ( :