Just recently purchased a 2002 v70 cross country and I have a few
questions:

Today I turned on the wipers and the work just fine, it's just that the
motor(s) make this horrible "woowww-woowwww" sound as the blades move
up and down. Is this normal? I'd like to think not because it seems
very annoying and distracting. It can be heard quite loud in the cabin
as well as outside of the car. This should be covered under the
warranty we purchased along w/ the car, correct? Please advise.

So here I am playing around w/ the new car in the garage. No key in the
igniyion and i notice a faint humming noise coming from the center
console. It's as if the tape player is running but that is not the
case. Any idea where the sound may be coming from? Should I be
concerned? Again, no key in the ignition, and nothing is on whatsoever.
Also, I plan to tint the windows (rear passenger as well as the
remaining rear windows. Any recommendation on the type of tint? 70%?
75%? more?


thanks!
V

 

The wipers might be worn out

When you heard the noise did you just turn it off and then take the key out? I mean if you didn't open the door after turning the key off then the window and some other things work till you open the door.

 

it's defintiely the wiper motor, blades are totally fine. It's a really bad and annoying sound, I'm sure if you heard it it would be very obvious it was mechanical. It really through me off though, I almost was ready to accept that this is the way it sounded!

As for the humming, let me investigate further and see when/how it happens exactly. thanks for your input!

 

About the tint; the way I have it done is with a 20/35 grain or tint ratio. It may equate to a different percentage which you were talking about, so talk to your tint guy and make sure the measurements are correct. It looks great with a charcoal 20 in the front and 35 in the back. Where I live you can legally only have 20 in the front and then as dark as you want it in the back. But if the two tints differ too much, you'll see the transition from the front to the back and personally I don't like that.