DiscoLew
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Hi All,
I'm nearing the end of a complete re-wire on my series 3, and have hit a snag with the wipers (they don't work!). The wiring diagrams in the Haynes manual don't match my switch/wiring. The switch I have is this:

There are 5 wires at the motor connector (1 grounded locally), 4 of which which I've linked up to the rotary switch as follows:
- Green (Motor Power): Pin 4, spliced off to a fused Ign feed
- Red/Green (Speed 1): Pin 2
- Blue/Green (Speed 2): Pin 1
- Brown/Green (Park): Pin 3
I've worked this out by a process of deduction: with the switch in position 1, I have continuity between Pins 4 & 2. With the Switch in position 2, I have continuity between 4 & 1. At no point (even with the switch in position 0) is a connection made with pin 3.
So...I have two questions:-
1. Are the above assumptions correct?
2. In order to park the wipers, should there be continuity between Pins 4 & 3 when the rotary switch is in the '0' position?
Cheers,
Lew
I'm nearing the end of a complete re-wire on my series 3, and have hit a snag with the wipers (they don't work!). The wiring diagrams in the Haynes manual don't match my switch/wiring. The switch I have is this:

There are 5 wires at the motor connector (1 grounded locally), 4 of which which I've linked up to the rotary switch as follows:
- Green (Motor Power): Pin 4, spliced off to a fused Ign feed
- Red/Green (Speed 1): Pin 2
- Blue/Green (Speed 2): Pin 1
- Brown/Green (Park): Pin 3
I've worked this out by a process of deduction: with the switch in position 1, I have continuity between Pins 4 & 2. With the Switch in position 2, I have continuity between 4 & 1. At no point (even with the switch in position 0) is a connection made with pin 3.
So...I have two questions:-
1. Are the above assumptions correct?
2. In order to park the wipers, should there be continuity between Pins 4 & 3 when the rotary switch is in the '0' position?
Cheers,
Lew