Through a glass, darkly...

[chaseracer]

Chaps, the rear-wiper motor on the Blingo has packed in. The main stealer wants nearly 200quid to fix it. It's an '03 Multispazz, so that's probably about what it's worth.

 

Any helpful suggestions on where to source a motor, the better to facilitate a more financially acceptable solution? Thanks in advance

[dollywobbler]

Given that it's French(ish), are sure it's the motor and not the wiring?

[chaseracer]

I did wonder that! Blown rear motor not an uncommon problem, apparently...

[RichardMoss]

Remove it and put a blanking plug in the hole

[chaseracer]

Remove it and put a blanking plug in the hole

Thanks for that, Dick - you have inspired me to edit the OP...

[Albert Ross]

Paint the windows a similar colour to the bodywork, or fit a commercial style window grille with no vision through it.... Who needs to see behind them any way?

[chaseracer]

 

[dollywobbler]

 

More seriously, trying scrapyards seems a logical next step, if you're sure it's the motor.

[ruffgeezer]

Way I see it you have two choices;

 

1) Sell it to me

 

2) Pull the panel off of the hatch to access the motor, disconnect it and see if you have power there when the motor is operated, if not it's likely the wiring to the hatch has broken. Motors are typically about £25 second hand, but a lot of them are riveted on, so if you go to a scrappy to get your own, take a decent sharp chisel to remove it!

[chaseracer]

Ian: it may come to that!

 

RG: cheers - I'll check that first.

[Louise2cv]

Hi Dave,

 

My dad has a similar prob, but I think he reckons a gear or something has stripped in the motor/linkage.

 

take the motor with you as he has had no luck at scrappies, there seems to be lots of different motors available. (this is all according to Pa, I can't believe it can be that hard to make one of them fit, but that's what he says ).

 

His is a 51 plate I think, right atthe end of MK1, so maybe yours'll be an easier fix. Would scrap Pugs be worth a look too?

[messerschmitt owner]

sell it and buy one with a working rear window wiper!

[Micrashed]

Im fairly sure the same motor off the ZX, 306 and Xsara rear window will fit (as will the Xsara picasserrole), its the linkage assy which differs between cars.

 

Of course I could be spouting bollocks, but the non working one on the ZX I had was replaced with one off a later Picasserole, and it worked.

[Richard]

Is the spindle seized up? I've had that on a couple of cars lately, one of them a Citroen. In both cases I fixed it by dismantling and cleaning/lubricating the spindle.

[Guest]

Check the wiring hasn't popped out of the loom connector. The C4's connector block did that.