Is this how slow 240 wipers are supposed to be?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4yJreR4cg4

That video shows the wipers on high speed. First two or three seconds of the video they were on lowest setting but I turned them up. Is that how slow they are supposed to be or is my wiper motor going bad?



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the video is private.

FAIL

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????

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My bad guys. I fixed it.

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lolz

That's how fast mine go.Sucks driving in the rain. No bueno.

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Err yeah that does seem alittle slow.but then again its on a dry screen.


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Nali wrote:Err yeah that does seem alittle slow.but then again its on a dry screen.
It goes a tiny tiny TINY bit faster on a wet screen.

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King Ranzo wrote:
It goes a tiny tiny TINY bit faster on a wet screen.
Hmm, ill go check mine right now.

Hopefully someone will have already posted by the time i get back.Cuz i dont want to edit my post.

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somthin is wrong there, mine go way faster

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Back....yup i think ur motor is going bad.Cuz mine are faster than that....even on a dry screen.

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pandapants wrote:lolzThat's how fast mine go.Sucks driving in the rain. No bueno.
Your right. it is no good. bc mine go faster

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Best place to get and wiper motor and where it's located under the hoods? I think I have an idea of where it is but I'm not sure...lemme go check.

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Wiper motor is right on the left side of the firewall. 4 bolts. infront of your cruisecontrol if you have it.

Becareful when removing it. that knob the arm goes on to is sometime a PITA to put back on.

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That's it. I just need to find one to buy. I'll do that when I get home later. I'm out guys.

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Im not sure where you could find a new motor but ebay has a bunch of used ones which im sure would be faster than the one you have right now.

Id gauge how much of a problem this actually is before making the purchase though.

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Mine go pretty slow...but damn, not as slow as that.

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EL o EL that really slow...made my days hahahaah you funny !!

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Mine go way faster than that even when the passenger wiper was failing... but my low doesn't work..

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King Ranzo wrote:
That's it. I just need to find one to buy. I'll do that when I get home later. I'm out guys.
I think i have one sitting around. email me at [email protected]

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Fibre guy wrote:Mine go way faster than that even when the passenger wiper was failing... but my low doesn't work..
hahaaha right said...my low doesnt work..and my high is really fast..lol..when is barely rain...lol..my gf said..are u like blind or something ??cause my wiper was oing really fast !!im too lazy to tell her what happen..lol

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Rain-X

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myfirst24010 wrote:Rain-X
lol who needs wipers... rain-x ftw

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Ghost518 wrote:I think i have one sitting around. email me at [email protected]
Email sent.

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MoToG wrote:
lol who needs wipers... rain-x ftw
So true; I rarely use my wipers in the rain unless it's REALLY coming down.

It's funny, a couple weeks ago I went to drive to my school, flipped the wipers on cause there was dew on the windshield, they moved really slow. Came out from school and my car was dead. Alternator took a s***. Not saying that's what's wrong because it's obvious, but keep an eye out.

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So I just got done watching your video in HD, and let me say that was impressive. Those wiper blades looked incredible on HD but yea they seem fine.

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Wayyyyyyy too sloww.

Mine are twice as fast at that speed :P

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duffman1278 wrote:So I just got done watching your video in HD, and let me say that was impressive. Those wiper blades looked incredible on HD but yea they seem fine.
rofl i dont know why, but that just cracked me up

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that video can make babies sleep. the buzzer in my 96 is much much more annoying. so, yeah definitely slooow, when I set mine to fast I think they are gonna fly away.

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My wipers blow in the rain, but they're not that slow.

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SLow wipers are not usually an inication of a bad or passing motor, but rather a symptom of a slipping wiper actuator or a bad relay.


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