Cheaper Wiper Motors

[austinbrose]

I thought I would pass on this information. I ordered these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Wipe...6424977QQptZBoatQ5fPartsQ5fAccessoriesQ5fGear

I haven't actually used them in rain yet, but they seem pretty beefy and install was pretty simple. I think they're very similar to wildhorses but cheaper.

 

[ol gray mare]

Are they two speed or single? The ad doesn't say.

 

[Pa PITT]

Do you run one motor per blade or does it go in and replace the orig. motor and use our inside arms.
...Show us a picture of yours. and some write up. of what it took.

 

[NY-Bronco]

These motors are marine motors. While I can not attest to the quality of the ebay version I can give you a bit of insight into the wildhorses one. The ebay one does look "skinnier"

I am 6'5" and the whole wiper linkage I had going on was a distraction that I really did not want right at eye level. I always felt like there was a locomotive in front of me. That is the reason why I switched.

These types of motors basically power one wiper, so you will need two of them. The wildhorses version is produced by AFI Marine. Its the heavy duty version. The benefit of getting them from WH is that they are an exact fit to our rigs. Too many options when ordering from AFI. The issue with having two individual motors is that they will not be synchronized 90% of the time. That in itself is quite annoying. Wildhorses also sells a switch that synchronizes the motors, provides 2 speeds as well as various intermittent options which is quite nice. The switch also takes care of the washer fluid. The entire switch fits in the same hole as ARB switches.

The wiper power is vastly superior to the standard motor setup I had before. The high speed is also faster. Ive had the opportunity to drive through several storms (4" rain dumped over the course of a couple hours) and this wiper setup performs quite nicely!! While the entire setup is not cheap, I think its money well spent.

I just took pics. Sorry they are of poor quality. Cellphone in a dark garage.

 

[robofig]

Are they two speed or single? The ad doesn't say.

The AD says 2 speed.

 

[brocken]

That AFI motor pictured is the same in another vendors kit.
I don't know if it was my luck or an indication of the quality but I had one motor start grinding after an hour or so of useage.

 

[austinbrose]

Two speed with self parking and 4 way adjustable sweep. One wiper per motor. I'll try to get some pics tomorrow.

 

[marty]

in the marine business for 23 years and they have been using those type motors for years. that also make some nice plastic covers for them. beware some of those motors do not have a park position so you will have to time turning the switch off at the right time. you can also remove the square cover and adjust the sweep degrees.

 

[Pa PITT]

If they don't sweep back and fourth together ..and you have to time turning them off .How do you get both to stop at the top at the same time.

 

[jpopsbronco]

That AFI motor pictured is the same in another vendors kit.
I don't know if it was my luck or an indication of the quality but I had one motor start grinding after an hour or so of useage.

Based on your username, I would say it is probably your luck

 

[NY-Bronco]

If they don't sweep back and fourth together ..and you have to time turning them off .How do you get both to stop at the top at the same time.

I use a synchronizing switch. Without it you just have to wait until the wipers are in synchronized motion for that brief time for you to shut it off.

 

[marty]

If they don't sweep back and fourth together ..and you have to time turning them off .How do you get both to stop at the top at the same time.

most marine apps are on single two position toggle switch or rocker switch so you can either run just one or both. so you run them both and turn them off when the one that is not wired single shuts off at the top then you run the single one and shut it off at the top.