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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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Front Wiper Switch

Within the last couple of days my front wiper switch functions have stopped working. At first it was just mist then high went, etc... finally after that 2 week straight of rain low speed stopped.

Anyone know fixes wipers switches or knows the parts to replace the relays?

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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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I think you might have a bad wiper motor, actually. To my knowledge, the low almost never goes out, and the mist and high always go out together. I honestly don't know how to test it, but I suspect Icemark does. Maybe search for posts by him about it.

Edit: I have a know good wiper motor if that turns out to be the problem. If you need it, I'll let it go for cheap.
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 09:52 PM
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Commonly all the the front functions will die at once and all you will have left is the intermittent setting. The relay in the switch is bad. I can repair it for a small fee or you MAY be able to send it to IceMark but... I think he's no longer accepting these for repair. Shoot me a PM if you're interested.
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 05:31 AM
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When you pull the switch out to be fixed, you can go to the plug and find the blue/white wire and the Blue/Red wires.

Put the key to ON, then ground one at a time, the blue/red then the blue/white wires. The wipers should run when you ground either wire proving the motor is good.

Or go to the motor and gnd the blue/white or blue/red wires with the plug attached to the wiper motor. Just backprobe the wires at the connector with a grounded wire. The motor will run if the key is to ON.
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 08:09 AM
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Do the wipers "park" in the right position when turned off? or do they randomly stop in the middle of the windshield? mine is doing that right now and I think it might be the park switch contacts in the motor itself. Mine works fine on high or low speed, they just won't park in the right place.
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 09:07 AM
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Mine don't do anything now. But they used to work on low, but wouldn't park.
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 09:11 AM
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Sounds like the recent problem with parking I had - fixed not when I replaced the wiper motor but when I got a reconditioned switch on eBay. IMHO replace the switch and be done with it.
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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 05:08 PM
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Yeah I would of done that already had I seen a wiper switch with rear wiper fs. Lately only seen front wiper only. Any sites online offer rebuild or know the relays part # that have to be replaced.
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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 05:40 PM
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Relay part# G6C-2114-US-DC12

The only place I know of that actually has then IN STOCK is WWW.DIGIKEY.COM
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 11:19 AM
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https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...t=wiper+switch


Mouser.com has them cheaper than Digi-key. The website said the one wiper was backordered for 12 weeks but it ended up coming to me 2 days after the other parts I bought came in.
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 05:40 PM
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Relay part# G6C-2114-US-DC12

The only place I know of that actually has then IN STOCK is WWW.DIGIKEY.COM

Ah, reading that other thread reminded me that I had a problem with this part#. It should be G6C-2114P-US-DC12
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 03:36 PM
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Sweet thanks. Found that part number with the P. Anyone have blown one for sales i must of thrown away the extra I had.

With rear wiper
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