HeadLight Wipers

[Fiona]

Hi Guys

My headlight Wipers dont work on my BM, was wondering if I should remove these.

With it being origional, wasn't sure if removing them devalues car.

What would you guys do.

Cheers Guys!

[Cava]

Keep them, they look cool and will always give someone a project to fix them for the future!

[Bob_S]

they are a bitch to remove so might as well leave em on kidder

[Dominitry]

There a piece of piss to remove, i took mine off because they didnt work, might get em fixed eventually.

[Steviec]

Mine dont work, but they are staying on just cos I cant be arsed removing them!

[oguz327]

Does anyone know if these could be retro fitted?

[fuzzy]

i removed mine also. does anyone actually have a car that has them working?

[E30Adam]

I removed mine as well. They look awful and ive the front a cluttered look, especially if they aren't working.

Very easy to remove.

[gazza]

dead easy to retro fit but dont think you just need a set of motors there is a lot to go with it

[E30Adam]

dead easy to retro fit but dont think you just need a set of motors there is a lot to go with it

That's right, you'd need relays, wiring looms, a different indicator stalk and a different washer bottle with an extra pump.

[bmwe30mtech]

I would remove them too, as Adam says they seem to clutter the front end i think, and are not realy very useful, in britain anyway.

Paul

[Dan318-is]

dead easy to retro fit but dont think you just need a set of motors there is a lot to go with it

That's right, you'd need relays, wiring looms, a different indicator stalk and a different washer bottle with an extra pump.

Is it really worth it?

[Steviec]

Whats the difference with the indicator stalk?

[E30Adam]

dead easy to retro fit but dont think you just need a set of motors there is a lot to go with it

That's right, you'd need relays, wiring looms, a different indicator stalk and a different washer bottle with an extra pump.

Is it really worth it?

Nope because they'd pack up after a couple of months even if there was a remote chance they worked in the first place.

I went through 8 pairs of motors trying to get a working set or fix a broken set and gave up in the end. Hateful little cretins.

[Fushion_Julz]

I've just stripped and renovated a pair on my 325...one, though, has stopped working already!

dead easy to remove, though...Retrofitting is a bit harder...motors/wipers aren't too bad, but the washers are likely to be a pain!

[Dan318-is]

almost as bad as the sealed hydraulic adjuster units then!

[Ziggy]

Mine work just fine, so I'm keeping them!

[Fiona]

There a piece of piss to remove, i took mine off because they didnt work, might get em fixed eventually.

How do I remove them and I will have a go!

[stevetigger]

Whats the difference with the indicator stalk?

You can press it inwards towards the steering wheel coloum

[Steviec]

I thought that was just for the OBC? As it changes the function on the screen?

[stevetigger]

I thought that was just for the OBC? As it changes the function on the screen?

The other one!

[Steviec]

The other stalk on mine (wiper stalk) doesnt push in? Maybe someone tried retro fitting the headlight wipers on mine and gave up half way through.

[stevetigger]

The other stalk on mine (wiper stalk) doesnt push in? Maybe someone tried retro fitting the headlight wipers on mine and gave up half way through.

Looks like it, when you press it in! It makes ALL the wipers come on and the water sprays for 5 seconds! Its called the intense cleaning system! Look in the handbook if you have one! It might just be that the stalk was changed!

[Steviec]

That explains the washer bottle, it has 1 part marked up with 'intense cleaning system' but that part has no motor on and the only hole in the bottle is where you fill it up! Meaning its just a water holder.

Back down the scrappies for me tomorrow I think....

[zaust]

if there on the car just leave em there they look good..

[dannosail]

I think they're pretty cool, BMW intensive clean stuff works pretty well in summer with all the flies splatted on your windscreen.

I thought the reason they were so unreliable is that water used to work its way up the wiper arm and into the motor - is that right.

Mine don't work everytime I go for the intensive wash but the do work every few times - is that right?

[stevetigger]

I think they're pretty cool, BMW intensive clean stuff works pretty well in summer with all the flies splatted on your windscreen.

I thought the reason they were so unreliable is that water used to work its way up the wiper arm and into the motor - is that right.

Mine don't work everytime I go for the intensive wash but the do work every few times - is that right?

Yep, sumit like every three times!

[Brianmoooore]

I reckon headlamp wipers greatly improve the looks of the front of an E30, and are very effective at cleaning up the lights.
They seize up, but are easy to strip down, clean and grease. They should work reliably for many years after this. (Oldest ones I have, have wiorked perfectly for six years now).
I've only come across one motor that I couldn't repair, and that was because water had got inside and rusted through the motor body.
To remove, take off the wiper blades, the outer grilles, and three large cross head screws holding the whole headlamp units. tilt the headlamps forward and dissconnect all the plugs. Wiper motors are only held on by two small nuts and bolts then.
Biggest difficulty when putting things back is getting the wiper arms fitted in the right position.

If retrofitting headlamp wipers, don't forget you need the headlamp rings with the stops as well. (Expensive new from the dealer).

[keith52]

Volvo 340s' have them fitted which are the same as e30s and are better protected from the elements than the Bmw motors

[Brianmoooore]

Interesting about the Volvo 340s. I'll try to remember that on my next scrapyard forray.
E30 headlamp wipers/washers should operate every fifth (some say sixth) time the screen washers are used with the lights on.
The controller only iniciates the wipers. Once started,they each do a preset number of wipes controlled by a mechanism inside the motor.
Similarly, the headlamp washers are controlled entirely by the LH (IIRC) headlamp motor.
This means that retrofitted wiper/washers could be controlled by a simple push button.