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DISCUSSION => Exterior => Topic started by: Selfish on May 15, 2009, 04:49:31 PM

Title: one-wiper arm conversion
Post by: Selfish on May 15, 2009, 04:49:31 PM

This might be just a matter of personal taste, but I think it´s a wicked mod for the e30. Has anybody done it? I´ve seen a kit that can be used fot this

http://http://www.akgmotorsport.com/monowiper.html (http://http://www.akgmotorsport.com/monowiper.html)

but seems a little too pricey. Also, it uses the factory motor, which doesn´t make a lot of sense to me. There´s gotta be a better and probably cheaper way....I´m thinking on the system used on rear window wiper cars. Any ideas?

Title: one-wiper arm conversion
Post by: cleaner32 on May 15, 2009, 07:42:26 PM

http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-vNlZ8_A8dLRNzv3EnDaTz2I0HuG4NsFVdQ--?cq=1

Less $

Title: one-wiper arm conversion
Post by: carlos318is on May 17, 2009, 05:49:15 PM

Mate I would love to do this but cant aford the price so I am trying to find a DIY for it

Title: one-wiper arm conversion
Post by: Selfish on May 17, 2009, 08:32:43 PM

I saw that other website (mortillaro customs) and the price is much less, yes, but I´m still not convinced by the system. That might be the only thing Mercedes-Benz has better than BMW.
Carlos, do you have wipers on your headlights? Cool!

Title: one-wiper arm conversion
Post by: carlos318is on May 18, 2009, 04:39:01 PM

Quote from: Selfish;72017

Carlos, do you have wipers on your headlights? Cool!

I did mate that was on my 320i I now have a 318is E30:D

Title: one-wiper arm conversion
Post by: BeamerIS on June 09, 2009, 09:52:58 AM

I have done this conversion on many cars myself...
its not real hard to do... you need to take of the spindle or crank... (not sure of the propper english word for it) of the wiper motor, cut it in two and lengthen it by aprox 1 cm
mount it back and then align your wiper

Title: one-wiper arm conversion
Post by: Selfish on June 09, 2009, 04:10:40 PM

I don´t think I´m following you. I got a rear wiper from a volvo the other day at the junkyard, I think I´ll make it work, but if you did it already I could use some guidance. Can you be more specific about how you did it?

Title: one-wiper arm conversion
Post by: Pitch-Black on June 11, 2009, 05:21:49 AM

Quote from: Selfish;73335

I don´t think I´m following you. I got a rear wiper from a volvo the other day at the junkyard, I think I´ll make it work, but if you did it already I could use some guidance. Can you be more specific about how you did it?

That rear wiper motor will only work at one speed->not fast enough when its raining really hard!:rolleyes:

Title: one-wiper arm conversion
Post by: ///M3 on August 06, 2009, 05:54:36 PM

I had a custom made one on my DD, didn't work too well

Title: one-wiper arm conversion
Post by: Selfish on August 23, 2009, 08:43:53 PM

Quote from: Pitch-Black;73434

That rear wiper motor will only work at one speed->not fast enough when its raining really hard!:rolleyes:

I thought the speed of the wiper would depend on the voltage applied to its motor, provided it has that multi-speed ability