Front Wiper Blades Won't Work - Help!

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pink_destiny

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• Feb 27, 2010

• #1

I did a really stupid thing - yes I'm female.. and blonde!!

The windscreen was covered in snow this evening so I switched on the blades to clear it instead of using an ice scraper. The blades moved for a split second then just seized, stopped working. So that's it, blades won't move at all now.

Does anyone know if I need to replace a fuse - if so, where is it located in the fuse box and what fuse should I use. I'm hoping someone's going to say it will be a fuse and that it's not anything more serious.

Any help would be much appreciated before I go and have a breakdown - seriously nothing's going right in my life - this is the last straw!!

 

OldIrishWulf

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• Feb 27, 2010

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if you look at the fuse box cover it will show a piccy of a windscreen with wipers and tell you where it is and what number it is.It might help if you posted model and year.
Welcome to the forum.

 

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pink_destiny

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• Feb 27, 2010

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Hi, thanks for responding. It's a 1998 Freelander XEDI

 

OldIrishWulf

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• Feb 27, 2010

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tt I'll go out'n check.

 

OldIrishWulf

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• Feb 27, 2010

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Think its f3 10a third in from the top left or f30 20a bottom middle.

 

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pink_destiny

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• Feb 27, 2010

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Ok thanks. Will have to check it out tomorrow coz it's too dark and the local wildlife are out on the streets tonight.

 

Blippie

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• Mar 9, 2010

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Alternatively if it is not a fuse, the windscreen wiper linkage may be broken. This part is £70 from a dealer and takes about twenty mins to swap.

Cheers

Blippie