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[theglad]

hey all

i'm new to the forum so be gentle lol

this morning i changed my indicator/wiper stalk on my mk5 fiesta and since the change my wipers don't work.

they stuttered when i changed the stalk over but now they don't work at all even when i put the old stalk back on it made no difference.

looking over the fuses i can't see any which have blown so i'm hoping it's not the motor packed in.

has anybody else had any similar problems?

all the best
Jamie

[Rikos]

Are you sure the stlak is fitted correctly?

O and hello and welcome to the club

[mintalkin]

if the wipers worked before the switch change its got to be a fuse or a bad connection

[theglad]

the stalk has been correctly fitted and now when the old stalk is refitted it still doesn't work.

i checked the fuses by the steering wheel and none seem to have blown what i'll do is buy a job lot of fuses and change the lot as i haven't a clue which one is for the wipers

i'll also take the new unit off and make sure the connections are kosher

and i'll let you know how things work out

[boxerboi]

get a fuse from something else, like your horn, and see if it works then. Your owners manual will tell you which fuses are to what.
otherwise its probably the motor.

[mintalkin]

why did you have to change the stalk?

[theglad]

i changed the stalk cos i broke the indicator side just the plastic which connected it to the rest of the unit all the electrical components were working fine before i changed them over