headlight wipers just stopped
 

upon coming accross a dirty windshield, i just turned on the wipers to clean the windshield with the squirter & all. well the windshield became clean, but the headlight wipers (assuming that they are designed to operate when the windwhield fluid is activated) just stopped cold in the 12:00 position. both of them. tried to move them. nothing. tried to repeat the cycle. nothing. what gives???

RE: headlight wipers just stopped
 

Thats pretty much what happened to mine, so I just yanked them off and threw them away. I think thats the first upgrade I did to my Volvo, looks better without them anyways.

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so you're saying that neither of the motors are working at all, and that both of them just crapped-out at the same time, the same way? doesn't sound right. what drives these motors? is there a sensor? what about a computer error?

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i thought about this...just disconnecting the motors, taping the plugs up... what about the wiper fluid feeds?

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The motors are bad.

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You can leave the washer hoses attached.
The motors are well known to go bad when ever they want.
The first thing I did when I got my Yellow R was unplug them.

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If not loosen the nut and move the arm and retighten the nut and leave like that

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jsj_297 Did you really throw the wiper arms away?[/align]
I need a set if you still have them laying around.[/align][/align]

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Sorry forum so screwed up only way I can reply.

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Yeah Tech, I sure did throw away. By the time I got done with them, there wasn't too much left of them. They made it personal with me, and I got really aggrivated. lol I didn't know people wanted them, or I may have been nicer to them, sorry.

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so both motors are bad. what about replacement motors: cheap? easy to install/replace?
and if i were to just forget about the motors, what about just disconnecting them and taping the wires up?

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The motors are expensive and a Major pain to install.
Mine are just disconnected I didn't even worry about taping the wires up.

RE: headlight wipers just stopped
 

thanks for the quick reply.

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No problem anytime.