Thread: self cancelling wipers

There are self cancelling wipers for the post 1967 series Landies, (the ones with the motor in the LHS glove tray). If they are not you have a problem in the wiring, switch or the contacts in the motor itself.

Two speed wipers were in the advertising brochures for the SIII but most were only single speed. The stage 1 however had two speed wipers so if you can acquire a motor and switch from one of those models you can retrofit then system to the earlier dual wiper systems, you do need to add the extra wires though.

Diana

You used to be able to get a DIY wiper speed control kit from Electronics suppliers.Try JayCar/Dick Smiths.
Andrew

Originally Posted by wozapinin

I have heard there is such a thing as self cancelling wiper motors for series landy's. If so how can you identify? Also 2 speed? I inherited half a dozen motors, some ex mil, it would be nice to fit one if i have it.

Hey man, do you mean intermitant wipers? As i would like to fit them too.

sorry if self cancelling is the correct term but i am not sure.

Regards
will.

Series IIA (and 3?) single speed wipers have a squarish barrel for the motor, whereas Series 3 2-speed wipers have a cylindrical barrel, like this:


NOTE - the stroke of the single-speed and 2-speed wipers is different, so you need to change the drive spindles (and housings) as well. They are noticeably different in size.

By "self cancelling" - do you mean "self parking"??? If so, for the park mechanism to work you need the correct switch. I installed a 2-speed motor (and spindles) in my IIA, but I didn't have the correct switch, so I just used a toggle switch, and time when I switch them off.

Single speed wiper motors have only 4 wires going into the plug, and two between there and the actual motor, whereas 2speed wipers have an extra one in both spots. I don't know if there was a two speed conversion for the square-motor from 2as, but I haven't yet seen one. I plotted it out carefully and modified a standard headlight switch to run it.

Dan.
69 2A 88" pet4, 68 2B FC pet6.

Yes I do mean self parking. I have a simple toggle switch and maybe I need the original switch?