Some help needed.

[MG's VH Wag]

Hi everyone, I was out working on my car today and have made a list of all the little things that i need help with fixing. Here it is-

1. Need a new A/C switch for dash. Where can i buy these?

2. Windscreen wipers don't work. I don't know where to start looking to fix them or what the problem is. Is there anything that commonly happens with the wipers?

3. Lights behind speedo and guages stopped working but the other dash lights still work, could it be a blown fuse?

4. Light in glovebox and in boot (i have a wagon) don't work, where should i look to fix the problem?

Thats pretty much all i can think of now but i'll probably find some other things tomorrow, any help with any of these would be much appreciated.

Cheers

[big m]

hey mate sounds like you got a few little problems

1 i would go to a reckers you could pick 1 up cheap

2 try the windscreen whiper motor give it a few tapes or check your fuses

3 for the lights it could be a blown fuse or it could be the globes behind the cluster

4 for the lights there i would take em out and see of they are blown

hope this helps mate

[MG's VH Wag]

Originally Posted by big m

hey mate sounds like you got a few little problems

1 i would go to a reckers you could pick 1 up cheap

2 try the windscreen whiper motor give it a few tapes or check your fuses

3 for the lights it could be a blown fuse or it could be the globes behind the cluster

4 for the lights there i would take em out and see of they are blown

hope this helps mate

Ok thanks, i'll check all the fuses tomorrow, i have replaced the globes in the glovebox and boot so maybe a fuse. Is there any way i can take the wiper motor out? i have tried once not for long with little success.

[big m]

this is a pic of the motor for a vs but i am pretty sure they are sort of the some cant remember but this might give u a bit of an idea if not then google it good luck mate

[MG's VH Wag]

Thanks mate, I'll try and pull it out tomorrow.

[big m]

no worries mate let us know how you get on with everything

[Tom_1569]

1. Wreckers, i have a few VK ones if their the same?

2. Wiper stalk is a common problem to.

3. Blown Globes?

4. Check the switches, they can bend and get jammed (the switch is the spring bit that makes it come on when you open it)

Big m is most likely on the money though.

[MG's VH Wag]

Originally Posted by Tom_1569

1. Wreckers, i have a few VK ones if their the same?

2. Wiper stalk is a common problem to.

3. Blown Globes?

4. Check the switches, they can bend and get jammed (the switch is the spring bit that makes it come on when you open it)

Big m is most likely on the money though.

Does the boot light have a spring switch on it like the doors do for the interior light?

[MG's VH Wag]

Originally Posted by Tom_1569

1. Wreckers, i have a few VK ones if their the same?

2. Wiper stalk is a common problem to.

3. Blown Globes?

4. Check the switches, they can bend and get jammed (the switch is the spring bit that makes it come on when you open it)

Big m is most likely on the money though.

I tried pulling out the wiper motor but i can't with the tools i have at the moment, it looks to be fine now i think the problem is with the wiper stalk, is there any way i can take out the wiper stalk and pull it apart to check for any problems? I don't wanna go buy a new one and realise its not the problem.

[Tom_1569]

Originally Posted by MG's VH Wag

Does the boot light have a spring switch on it like the doors do for the interior light?

I Prosume it does, never looked at a wagon tailgate.

Originally Posted by MG's VH Wag

I tried pulling out the wiper motor but i can't with the tools i have at the moment, it looks to be fine now i think the problem is with the wiper stalk, is there any way i can take out the wiper stalk and pull it apart to check for any problems? I don't wanna go buy a new one and realise its not the problem.

Im not 100% sure if you could fix the wiper stalk if thats the problem, they look quite fiddly. Supercheap have new stalks for about 15 dollars from memory. If you buy one and its not the problem, you A) Have a spare stalk B) Eliminated a possible cause C) Learnt how to replace a stalk for no reason :P

[MG's VH Wag]

I checked the tailgate and it doesn't have one lol.

Oh are they only $15, i looked on ebay and saw them for $95 lol, thats why i was thinking of trying to fix it myself, in that case i'll just see if i can find the problem if not i'll just get a new one.

Thanks for the help.

[Tom_1569]

Originally Posted by MG's VH Wag

I checked the tailgate and it doesn't have one lol.

Oh are they only $15, i looked on ebay and saw them for $95 lol, thats why i was thinking of trying to fix it myself, in that case i'll just see if i can find the problem if not i'll just get a new one.

Thanks for the help.

Double check the price, but they arnt 95 bux, I thought they were 15, if their not their not much more. The 95 dollar ones on ebay will be idiot cashing in on this whole "brocky" crap.

Would of thought the tailgate had some sort of switch, I prosume its the light the comes on when you open the tail gate, and the light that comes on when you open the glove box?

[MG's VH Wag]

I can't find a switch for the tailgate or glovebox lol, maybe i just didn't look hard enough.

Also how do i take the steering wheel off? I took of the horn bit then the nut but the wheel won't come off, i think its just stuck but is there any other nuts/ screws that need to be removed? Would some WD40 help loosen the wheel off?