windscreen wipers speed

[vsiicalais]

i have noticed that the speed of my wipers even on setting 2 (fastest) isnt very fast especially when compared to Fords and some other newer commodores, and was wondering if anyone knew if there was a way to possibly speed them up or if i could fit ford wiper motors which would be faster. any ideas?

thanks in advance

[hsvpunk]

do u not have the little clip. slidy bit that makes them quicker on the side of the dash? i know the vn vp had it.
My vs has just the left stork which has ( i think) 3 inter speeds, (havent used them all)

[vsiicalais]

no i have the standard VS Exec wiper stork, im not talking about the intermittant speed im talking about speed 1 and 2 are not fast enough especially when its raining fairly heavy but i know the ford ones are alot quicker

[hsvpunk]

ohhh, i get ya now. my mistake.

I wonder if the wiper motor could be on its way out? thats all i could think it could be.

[vsiicalais]

yeah i dont think thats the issue its always been fairly slow, i just dont know if the ford one will fit or if the say VT VX VY VZ are faster and possibly fit??

[rcnugget]

mine go stupid fast on 2, sounds like you have an earthing problem to me

[hako]

It may just be the type of wiper blades you have fitted - some create more drag than others. Another option is to treat the screen with Rain-X which beads the droplets and makes the screen more slippery. Also try some light oil onto the wiper arm pivots. To check if the wiper motor is wearing out pull the wiper arms away from the screen and turn the wipers on and note their speed - turn off and return arms to screen and note if there is a dramatic drop in speed which could be caused by worn brushes/commutator in the wiper motor....do this with water on the screen!

[hsvpunk]

Rain X is gold. I just vacumned my car out, and just put some X on the windscreen.
Hmmm the drag problem could be it, as ive seen some cars have them on the incorrect way.

[vsiicalais]

yeah guys i have tried all of the above to no avail, thats why i wanna know if any others will fit up fairly easily. i know this was an issue with the car from new.

[jas98]

my old vn wipers on the fastest speed were bloody fast.....my VS i have now on fastest speed are pretty slow......same as me mates vs (his is a Calais....)

[hako]

Have you checked the relay for the wiper motor.....also try running a +12v cable to either the red or green wire at the wiper motor just to see if it runs faster when running direct from the battery.