Newbie arrived today.

Good to be here, hope I can chat with people more attuned with the finer details on defenders than myself. Looking forward to getting started

Hi and welcome!
If you’ve got a defender, don’t forget some pictures!

Haven’t any pics at the mo, but what I do have is a weird problem.
Just changed the front wiper motor. This came with a new home switch. All fitted, simple plug in. Wipers work fine, but now I can’t turn the wipers off ‍ Anyone have any clues ?
Did have some water ingress through the front vents, but all is bone dry now, so it’s a bit strange.

I had a problem with my wipers not turning off, I changed the switch cleaned and checked the wiring connector. Still didn't turn off, only way was to turn ignition off. There's a little spacer/circlip on the spindle shaft which you can see on the outside of the motor, mine had worn out so I made a spacer and fitted it. Worked ever since

Hello and welcome

steve24v said:

I had a problem with my wipers not turning off, I changed the switch cleaned and checked the wiring connector. Still didn't turn off, only way was to turn ignition off. There's a little spacer/circlip on the spindle shaft which you can see on the outside of the motor, mine had worn out so I made a spacer and fitted it. Worked ever since

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Thanks for that Steve. I did replace the cut clip which seemed too easy, then realised I’d missed out a washer/spacer, so took it apart and reassembled it. Everything was then tight and fitted well, so quite sure the problem lies elsewhere. Seems strange why the problems occurred in the first place. As you probably know, it’s almost plug and go !

brianp38dse said:

Hello and welcome

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Cheers Brian