windscreen wipers and headlights

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magoose
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Post Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:21 pm

Hi guys, my windscreen wipers have stoped working but the motor and relay are all still working, just makes a buzzing noise anybody experienced these problems before. also my head lamp dip is not moving when i adjust it with the nob in the car and my heal lamp wipers wont move. can anyone help?
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Brianmoooore
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Post Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:08 am

If the wiper motors still going, and the blades aren't moving, then either the arm has come loose on the motor shaft, or the linkage has fallen off the arm. Lift out the left hand grille beneath the windscreen and have a look.
Headlamp adjusters never work and can't be repaired, only reolaced complete. Either live without them (only non working thing it's acceptable to have on an E30), or modify them to E34 electric adjusters.
Headlamp wipers are seized. Do a forum search - been discussed many times.
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Post Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:10 pm

thanks mate for helping me, the gearbox on the motor burnt out, apparently a common thing with bosch motors. cheers
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Post Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:28 pm

magoose wrote:apparently a common thing with bosch motors. cheers
Can't agree with that statement. Most RH drive E30 wiper motors have badly worn output shafts, but I've never seen a burnt out one.