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EJ253 · 02-04-2007, 02:50 AM

so tonight i was driving down the road with a friend and my windshield wipers started going off all the sudden. i thought my friend hit the switch, but as it turns out, something is messed up. i disconnected the harness and unscrewed the lever mechanism from the steering columb and it the stopped. does that mean the lever/switch mechanism is broken? im going to try cleaning it out, anyone have any advice?

thanks,
Greg

McRussellPants · 02-04-2007, 02:54 AM

240SX windshield wipers are lame like that.

I took mine out and use Rain-x

EJ253 · 02-04-2007, 02:55 AM

how could i fix it tho?

xxslidewaysxx · 02-04-2007, 03:32 AM

if they started going all crazy like when you accelerate or rev, check your alternator fuse

EJ253 · 02-04-2007, 03:49 AM

they just started going as if i switched them on the lower setting, they dont pause inbetween, just a slow steady "back and forth"

ill check the fuse in the morning. its almost 4am.

thanks,
Greg

Irukandji · 02-04-2007, 05:20 PM

Wiper amp possibly?

ms!3 · 02-04-2007, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EJ253

so tonight i was driving down the road with a friend and my windshield wipers started going off all the sudden.

welcome to the club

EJ253 · 02-05-2007, 10:55 PM

damn it. thats gay. i tryied cleaning it out with canned air. didnt help.

dealership. tomorrow.

sebazztard · 02-06-2007, 12:28 AM

ha that happened to me. i thought it was really odd at the time. what i did for the meantime was i took a blown fuse, attachted wires to both ends, stuck them in the fuse panel for the wipers and routed the wires to sit in my door panel with one end attached to good fuse and i just stuck the wire on the other side when i needed to use the wipers. i kept it like that for a few months, and just for the hell of it i tried putting a new fuse back in the panel and i never had a problem with it since. worked for me.

jdm_eg6 · 02-06-2007, 07:05 AM

had the same problem happen to me. it was the wiper switch. i think it was like 60 bucks from nissan. if you want, you can pull out the fuse in the kick panel. but its also the fuse for your radio. i was rolling around with no radio for a bit. no radio > people thinking i'm crazy trying to whipe dry glass.

edit- this is my bro's username.

sw20>>s14 · 02-06-2007, 04:36 PM

same thing happened to me at the track! haha...its the windshield wiper amp...i got mine from R240NA for cheap and last time i checked he has a lot lying around...save yourself some money for something so miniscule...they are model specific though...i forgot which ones for which, but russ should be able to clarify for you...

Matej · 02-06-2007, 10:05 PM

Do you have lowering springs or coilovers? If so, your passenger side fender harness might be rubbing. My car has all kinds of crazy electrical problems thanks to my fender harnesses, I'm relocating them to the engine bay tomorrow.

Shadytrixta1 · 02-06-2007, 10:31 PM

Mine did the same thing, but if I put it all the way down to the fast wipe postition they stay off.Hopefully its just the stalk/switch.

redsuns3838 · 02-06-2007, 10:48 PM

happened to me after i washed my engine bay, i undid the amp and there was water inside, so i dried off, blew on it to get any dust and stuff out, and it hasnt done it since. but my wipers havent worked perfect since my Sr swap so who knows exactly what it is

EJ253 · 02-06-2007, 11:14 PM

i just got my engine bay washed too!
can you please post a picture of where the "wiper amp" is. i dont know where it is. or please give a detailed description of where it would be.

also, can someone post a picture of which fuse is which next to the kick panel? a pic of the fusebox cover for the kickpanel would be great too

thank you,
Greg

02-04-2007, 02:50 AM	#1
EJ253 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Age: 36 Posts: 1,154 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: EJ253 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	so my windshield wipers just started going off... so tonight i was driving down the road with a friend and my windshield wipers started going off all the sudden. i thought my friend hit the switch, but as it turns out, something is messed up. i disconnected the harness and unscrewed the lever mechanism from the steering columb and it the stopped. does that mean the lever/switch mechanism is broken? im going to try cleaning it out, anyone have any advice? thanks, Greg __________________ The gap between MORE and ENOUGH never closes. DriftUtah \| UtahNissans \| MySpace \| I <3 Drifting. Keep it Real. Secret Society

02-04-2007, 02:55 AM	#3
EJ253 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Age: 36 Posts: 1,154 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: EJ253 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	how could i fix it tho? __________________ The gap between MORE and ENOUGH never closes. DriftUtah \| UtahNissans \| MySpace \| I <3 Drifting. Keep it Real. Secret Society

02-06-2007, 07:05 AM	#10
jdm_eg6 Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: jersey Posts: 111 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	had the same problem happen to me. it was the wiper switch. i think it was like 60 bucks from nissan. if you want, you can pull out the fuse in the kick panel. but its also the fuse for your radio. i was rolling around with no radio for a bit. no radio > people thinking i'm crazy trying to whipe dry glass. edit- this is my bro's username. __________________

02-06-2007, 04:36 PM	#11
sw20>>s14 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: bay area Posts: 5,656 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	same thing happened to me at the track! haha...its the windshield wiper amp...i got mine from R240NA for cheap and last time i checked he has a lot lying around...save yourself some money for something so miniscule...they are model specific though...i forgot which ones for which, but russ should be able to clarify for you... __________________ s14\| y34\| 911 gts\| exige s\| 600rr\| r3\| 250r\| 85 girlfriend

02-04-2007, 02:54 AM	#2
McRussellPants Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 2,168 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	240SX windshield wipers are lame like that. I took mine out and use Rain-x

02-04-2007, 03:32 AM	#4
xxslidewaysxx Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 319 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	if they started going all crazy like when you accelerate or rev, check your alternator fuse

02-04-2007, 03:49 AM	#5
EJ253 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Age: 36 Posts: 1,154 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: EJ253 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	they just started going as if i switched them on the lower setting, they dont pause inbetween, just a slow steady "back and forth" ill check the fuse in the morning. its almost 4am. thanks, Greg

02-04-2007, 05:20 PM	#6
Irukandji Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Compton Posts: 4,268 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Wiper amp possibly?

02-05-2007, 10:55 PM	#8
EJ253 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Age: 36 Posts: 1,154 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: EJ253 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	damn it. thats gay. i tryied cleaning it out with canned air. didnt help. dealership. tomorrow.

02-06-2007, 12:28 AM	#9
sebazztard Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Massena, NY Age: 44 Posts: 141 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	ha that happened to me. i thought it was really odd at the time. what i did for the meantime was i took a blown fuse, attachted wires to both ends, stuck them in the fuse panel for the wipers and routed the wires to sit in my door panel with one end attached to good fuse and i just stuck the wire on the other side when i needed to use the wipers. i kept it like that for a few months, and just for the hell of it i tried putting a new fuse back in the panel and i never had a problem with it since. worked for me.

02-06-2007, 10:05 PM	#12
Matej Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 9,423 Trader Rating: (39) Feedback Score: 39 reviews	Do you have lowering springs or coilovers? If so, your passenger side fender harness might be rubbing. My car has all kinds of crazy electrical problems thanks to my fender harnesses, I'm relocating them to the engine bay tomorrow.

02-06-2007, 10:31 PM	#13
Shadytrixta1 Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2006 Location: Riverview, Fl Posts: 149 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Mine did the same thing, but if I put it all the way down to the fast wipe postition they stay off.Hopefully its just the stalk/switch.

02-06-2007, 10:48 PM	#14
redsuns3838 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: dog town Posts: 969 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	happened to me after i washed my engine bay, i undid the amp and there was water inside, so i dried off, blew on it to get any dust and stuff out, and it hasnt done it since. but my wipers havent worked perfect since my Sr swap so who knows exactly what it is

02-06-2007, 11:14 PM	#15
EJ253 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Age: 36 Posts: 1,154 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: EJ253 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i just got my engine bay washed too! can you please post a picture of where the "wiper amp" is. i dont know where it is. or please give a detailed description of where it would be. also, can someone post a picture of which fuse is which next to the kick panel? a pic of the fusebox cover for the kickpanel would be great too thank you, Greg