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My front windscreen wipers on my BMW mini are not working - fuses are fine, back wiper and washers ok too. Just front wipers - is the likely problem a relay?

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I repaired mine in about an hour , the motor contactor will be burnt out , this can be rapaired easily by soldering , the motor can be removed fairly easily without all the uneseccery strip down as many people think , if you would like the strip dwon procedure let me know

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    please could you let me know how to get to the motor. thanks

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You actually have a wiper relay this should assist you swap with another see if functions
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The wipers are controlled by two relays, located in the engine compartment fuse box.
These are wired in such a way that one relay will run the wiper when energized, and stall it when de-energized (Front Wiper-Run/Park Relay).
The other will select either fast or slow speed on the wiper motor (Front Wiper-Fast/ Slow Relay).

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I tried this and it worked!!! Thanks for sharing...

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SOURCE: My windscreen wipers on my BMW mini are not

The earth wire from negative battery terminal to motor casing worked a treat - thanks! The local garage were mystified and about to call up BMW to have a look, then I read about this and it worked.

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