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Old 10-04-2009, 09:54 PM
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So I own a 93, and my wipers are weird. There's only an on and offwith them, no speed selection.. I don't think this is right. And in order to turn them completley off I have to time it just right. Is this just a wiring issue? Or what needs to be done? Thanks
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Sounds like your switch is going bad,I get low,the last one one the intermitton or high thats it anymore.
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Originally Posted by mike albo
Sounds like your switch is going bad,I get low,the last one one the intermitton or high thats it anymore.
Yea, all I get is low, and it's kinda scary driving in hard rain . So, os this thing hard to get to or what? or how can I check it
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Its in the turn signal arm,can you feel it click any more.Mine dosn't click its smooth so I think its just worn out.
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Originally Posted by mike albo
Its in the turn signal arm,can you feel it click any more.Mine dosn't click its smooth so I think its just worn out.
It clicks once, into low I believe, I'll have to check tomorrow. But after that it just turns probably about another 3/4 rotation with no clicks, also, ( I don't know if this year jeep has it or not since mine have never worked right) but if you turn it back, as if to do 1 manual wipe, there's no click so no wiper.
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yeah mine clicks once then rotates to high if I go back it will go on the highest intermitten setting.It kinda sucks
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Mine is either on or off and at one speed. Its the switch but last time I looked they are about $70 or $80. Plus you have to dissemble the steering wheel.
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Mine is either on or off and at one speed. Its the switch but last time I looked they are about $70 or $80. Plus you have to dissemble the steering wheel.
Thats what scares me.
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Rain-x the crap out of your windows. I drove my beat to crap mercedes with no wipers at all in the rain with just rain-x lol
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How hard is the switch? So it's defintly the switch tho?
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Its the switch. How hard is it to replace? Im not sure, I have not taken the time to swap it out with a new one. It does not bother me as much as spending $80 to just have a wiper delay does. My '79 Bronco only has two speed wipers, that are either on or off.
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lol mine does the same thing, its either on high or its not on at all. LoL, and that timing comment was hilarious because I have to do the same thing. If you do end up swapping out, could you maybe do a little write up too? Im with TRS though, I cant see spending 80 bucks on a new one at the moment.
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