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GTS-T Rob

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13th Sep 05 at 11:24

hi there ive got all the wiper motor etc out of the car and im stuck on step 3 (storm wiper intructions)

it says:

remove the circlips from the top of each wiper spindle and drop them out of the bottom of the spindle liners

think im a bit lost

dont know much about this but im having a go at it myself

someone help!!!

[Edited on 13-09-2005 by Cruising Corsa]

GTS-T Rob

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13th Sep 05 at 11:38

ahhh right i know this bit now put i cant remove the clip thing as it just keep spinning round

GTS-T Rob

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13th Sep 05 at 11:45

comeon someone lol im wanting this done asap so whats best to remove this clip thing as it just keeps spinning round for me?

CoastalCorsa

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13th Sep 05 at 12:41

clamp the clip with some monkey wrench an pull the bugger off all it is is a C clip

CoastalCorsa

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13th Sep 05 at 12:42

get 2 small screw drivers an push on the C clip it will shoot off so watch where it goes

casper_ac

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13th Sep 05 at 13:17

Yeah it should just pop off if prised out if i u what i Mean

GTS-T Rob

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13th Sep 05 at 14:08

done it in the end before coming back on lol i used a pair of opened up pliers and pushed it from both sides, fuck me its difficult to set the single wiper up for a novice, instructions VERY hard to follow if you dont know the name of the bits

RKS

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13th Sep 05 at 14:35

quote:
Originally posted by Cruising Corsa
done it in the end before coming back on lol i used a pair of opened up pliers and pushed it from both sides, fuck me its difficult to set the single wiper up for a novice, instructions VERY hard to follow if you dont know the name of the bits

it'd be quicker if u didnt come online LoL!!!

GTS-T Rob

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13th Sep 05 at 15:00

well i had to have a break from losing my pateince didnt i lol

RKS

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13th Sep 05 at 16:00

hehe.

all sorted now tho???

pics if it is!

GTS-T Rob

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13th Sep 05 at 16:29

yeah its all done now mate, i didnt park it at the bottom though, but i havnt parked it down the middle, its sort of across the passenger side, looks cool, i like it!

GTS-T Rob

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13th Sep 05 at 16:32

theres just a quick pic i went out and took

Adam-D

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14th Sep 05 at 06:50

well done

boyracer2002

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14th Sep 05 at 08:10

Nice mate

RKS

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14th Sep 05 at 13:13

looking good

Rob B

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14th Sep 05 at 13:38

Can you get it to stay in the middle like spitting driver and passsenger side as i would like one but would want it like that.

Phil W

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14th Sep 05 at 14:13

quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
Can you get it to stay in the middle like spitting driver and passsenger side as i would like one but would want it like that.

IIRC you can put it in the middle, or the left or right hand side

RKS

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14th Sep 05 at 15:15

quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
Can you get it to stay in the middle like spitting driver and passsenger side as i would like one but would want it like that.

you can, but if you get it to point vertical the wiper is not in the centre of the screen, it is about 4-5 inches to the drivers side, and mite be annoying when driving

djderek

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14th Sep 05 at 15:53

do u need a bigger blade for that now?

might do mine

how much it cost? do u get the black plastic strip with the kit?

casper_ac

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14th Sep 05 at 20:44

if u visit
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Corsa-B-Mk-1-New-Single-Wiper-Conversion-Kit_W0QQitemZ7999866515QQcategoryZ45645QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

ull find out what all can be got

GTS-T Rob

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15th Sep 05 at 09:12