Wipers park where they like
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I think its the wiper park switch you need to look at:
http://www.chimaerapages.com/resources_wiper.php
http://www.chimaerapages.com/resources_wiper.php
I will edit my post Adrian@ said:
Would it help to tell you that the park switch for the 29W is a different part number and has higher rating than the 14W that you are being pointed at...granted it works, I just would not use it in my work.
Adrian@
Really? What was that one used on then? I replaced mine with a mini one a couple of years ago... Adrian@
Bassfiend229hp said:
Really? What was that one used on then? I replaced mine with a mini one a couple of years ago...
Probably best you just purchase from Adrian@ then Phil, i rebuilt my spare motor years ago with his parts & it does exactly what it supposed to do when it sees rain that is 
Important thing to check: Are your brake lights working?
Everyone always assumes this problem is just the park switch, but that's not the only potential cause.
I had this precise problem, and it wasn't the park switch. Then I failed the MOT because my brake lights weren't working. Turns out that the wiper park circuit shares a fuse with the brake lights, on my '99 450.
So you definitely need to check whether your brake lights are working. If not, it's just that fuse!
Everyone always assumes this problem is just the park switch, but that's not the only potential cause.
I had this precise problem, and it wasn't the park switch. Then I failed the MOT because my brake lights weren't working. Turns out that the wiper park circuit shares a fuse with the brake lights, on my '99 450.
So you definitely need to check whether your brake lights are working. If not, it's just that fuse!
Edited by Dr Mike Oxgreen on Friday 24th May 06:35
phillpot said:
Dr Mike Oxgreen said:
check whether your brake lights are working. If not, it's just that fuse!
.... that has blown because the park switch sits in a puddle of water under the wiper motor 
Assume it's the park switch first?
Well, I would have done too. Fixed it for me.
Yeah - definitely the park switch ... and will take less than a minute to change.
I put a mini one on mine (making sure as much as possible that it was a genuine Lucas one) and - because it's in such an exposed location - bought a spare one at the same time. It's working fine for now but obviously Adrian knows these units better that anyone else (and he's been very helpful to me in the past) so he's the more appropriate person to source one from if you want the correct part.
Phil
I put a mini one on mine (making sure as much as possible that it was a genuine Lucas one) and - because it's in such an exposed location - bought a spare one at the same time. It's working fine for now but obviously Adrian knows these units better that anyone else (and he's been very helpful to me in the past) so he's the more appropriate person to source one from if you want the correct part.
Phil
phillpot said:
.... that has blown because the park switch sits in a puddle of water under the wiper motor
Once again, ^^here is the incorrect assumption that the wiper systems on all Chimaeras are the same.You obviously have one of the earlier ones, where the wiper motor sits in the rear nearside corner of the engine bay. Later Chimaeras, such as mine, do not have that system. Instead, the wiper motor is inside the cabin, underneath the driver's side dash just above the knees. It's impossible for that system to be affected by water in the way that you describe - indeed that's probably one of the reasons for the redesign.
I say again: my wiper park fuse blew and it was nothing whatsoever to do with the park switch.
I can't tell which system the OP has in his car, and I don't know whether the earlier system shares the same fuse with the brake lights. But before assuming it's the park switch, anyone with wiper parking problems should check the brake lights and check the fuse.
Everyone who is saying "definitely the park switch" is wrong. Yes: it might be the park switch, but it won't be that every time.
Edited by Dr Mike Oxgreen on Friday 24th May 15:14
Dr Mike Oxgreen said:
Everyone who is saying "definitely the park switch" is wrong. Yes: it might be the park switch, but it won't be that every time.
Hmmm ... no.If the wipers weren't working at all then it is most likely to be the fuse but the fact that the wipers are working and - as Derek says...
"My wipers only travel to one side when on intermittent. Then the other side, then it just gets random and they park in allsorts of positions."
Then the first port of call on this really can only be the wiper park switch - there's nothing else that is more likely to have these symptoms of failure.
Cheers
Phil
Adrian@ said:
Even when it is the wrong rated switch...and double the price.
Sometimes you just need to get it going ... I've bought parts before knowing that they will be replaced later at a more convenient time......and I did also say in my earlier post that you know that assembly best so ideally to get from you.
Cheers
Phil
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