front wipers

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andrew1608
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front wipers

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my front wiper started playing up on friday but i thnk perhaps a fuse has done, but i cannot really understand where in the fuse box the fuse is, i looked at the owners manual and cannot see a fuse of the same rating in the box as per the book. the wipers are working but not stopping as they should and when they do stop they don't stop in the correct place
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Do they work OK on high speed, but not on normal, or doesn't it make any difference?
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they work on highspeed as well as single wipe but they just don't stop in the right place on single wipe they just keep wiping and stop where they want too and not where they should but it's either the fuse or the relay i think
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Bad earth, contacts in the motor, relay, wiring or switch (just narrowing it down so it's less than half the car now :( )
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Could be the motor on the way out :?
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i had simular fault before on either my last rapier or 306 and it turned out to be the fuse had blown but i cannot see the fuse, i may nip it into my peugeot dealer at the weekend and get it checked, they will know where the fuse is or if there is a relay for it. The wiper just started messing on friday night.
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