There seems to be no clear opinion on using the Freelander wiper motor DLB10153. Depending on where you look either:
i) You just need to swap the plugs, observing the wire colour coding.
ii) Even if you do the above the will be a short to earth somewhere and you'll keep blowing fuses. Somebody even stripped down the motor and isolated the electrical assembly from the casing.
I'd appreciate opinions and experience, particularly recent.
Many thanks.
Definitive info on Freelander wiper motor
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Re: Definitive info on Freelander wiper motor
Not sure why you'd want to do this, but the advantage of the Freelander wiper motor would be that you should be able to make use of the variable intermittent function (although this is much more than a simple motor swap!!!)
So firstly, why are you looking at Freelander wiper motors? Is it that you want a brand new one, and it is the only potential option available? I'd personally go with a second hand MGF/TF one: you may need to swap the plug, but it is straightforward to do.
I have a Freelander as well, but I confess that I have not looked into the differences in the wiring...
So firstly, why are you looking at Freelander wiper motors? Is it that you want a brand new one, and it is the only potential option available? I'd personally go with a second hand MGF/TF one: you may need to swap the plug, but it is straightforward to do.
I have a Freelander as well, but I confess that I have not looked into the differences in the wiring...