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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 09:19 PM
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wiper switch failure

for those who will spit fire at me, i searched and all i found was that the reason my wipers only work on the low speed on my 10AE is because a relay has failed internally. who has replaced the relay, how is it done, and what is its amperage? i have relays, new in the pack in my garage rated at 30A. will these work or do i need a specially deisgned relay or special shaped relay? thank you in advance for any info, even if it is a link for teh diy.
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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 11:53 PM
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I rebuild them, or you can do it yourself:
http://www.mazdamark.com/DIY_wiper_repair.htm
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 12:21 AM
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Hey Ice, how much would you charge if i send you my switch?
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 12:24 AM
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Hey Ice, how much would you charge if i send you my switch?
$45 for coupes without rear wipers and convertibles.
$65 for coupe with rear wipers

+ shipping (and tax if you are in CA).
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 08:58 AM
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hmm, i dont have a solder sucker... Icemark, do you have a 100% success rate when rebuilding the switches? it really doesnt seem that difficult to do, just very precice and time consuming.
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 09:17 AM
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Can't beat the deal. No fuss, just send him the switch and you're good to go. Mark did mine years ago, even replaced a light.

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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by mazdaverx713b
hmm, i dont have a solder sucker... Icemark, do you have a 100% success rate when rebuilding the switches? it really doesnt seem that difficult to do, just very precice and time consuming.
I have been rebuilding them for over 5 years and have rebuilt close to 1000 now.

All my electronics have a 8 month warranty.

www.mazdamark.com
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 10:31 AM
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i'll be sending mine to you Mark.
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 11:42 AM
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I just ordered the relay from Icemark and fixed it myself and it works great. If I didn't already have have advanced soldering knowldge I would have efinately sent the switch in to be fixed. He is very knowledgable and helpful.
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 07:00 AM
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well last night my wipers got stuck on high but it works on low now too but i cant shut them off now just put on low any ideas what?
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 08:11 AM
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bad switch or bad motor
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