Rear wiper

[Sancho]

Anyone know where the wiring for the rear wiper lives? does it have anything to do with the tailgate relay box or is it just wired straight through along the ceiling or something?

[MattF]

I'll have a peek in a bit to see if I can see where it goes. (Rear trims off at the
moment).

[PDR]

Anyone know where the wiring for the rear wiper lives? does it have anything to do with the tailgate relay box or is it just wired straight through along the ceiling or something?

Ceiling?????? I didn't know my Surf had a ceiling

I thought it was called a roof liner

[Sancho]

Ceiling?????? I didn't know my Surf had a ceiling

I thought it was called a roof liner

It's there, just above the roof liner. Just because you've never seen it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Smart arse.

[PDR]

[MattF]

Down along the rear nearside column to a T junction just above the window
relay box then goes forward along the nearside just below the rear glass, above
the side compartment.

[Sancho]

Down along the rear nearside column to a T junction just above the window
relay box then goes forward along the nearside just below the rear glass, above
the side compartment.

Thanks Matt. A beautifully constructed sentence too, if I may say so.

[Ace Piker]

Thanks Matt. A beautifully constructed sentence too, if I may say so.

Apart from a missing "it" and possibly a "then" as well?

[MattF]

Thanks Matt. A beautifully constructed sentence too, if I may say so.

You smoothie, you. Just had another peek. It appears they
branch both ways, some forwards towards the front and some to the
relay unit. Would help if they didn't have several wires that look practically
the same. The blue wires with silver banding appear to go down to the
relay unit.

[Ace Piker]

Apart from a missing "it" and possibly a "then" as well?

No, read it again and it's just an "it"!

[MattF]

No, read it again and it's just an "it"!

I think you will find not. Pedant mode had just been switched off via mutual
agreement, as well. Oh, some people never learn. 'It' would indicate
something singular, whereas the paragraph was referring to a wire loom.
'They' is a word I might have used if I felt so inclined, but the sentence
retains the exact same intent and meaning either with or without, hence the
concise mode of explanation.

[Ace Piker]

I think you will find not. Pedant mode had just been switched off via mutual
agreement, as well. Oh, some people never learn. 'It' would indicate
something singular, whereas the paragraph was referring to a wire loom.
'They' is a word I might have used if I felt so inclined, but the sentence
retains the exact same intent and meaning either with or without, hence the
concise mode of explanation.

I bow to your superior knowledge of the language, but as you point out in your eloquent reply you were referring to "a" (singular) wire loom?

[MattF]

Just had another peek. It appears they branch both ways, some forwards
towards the front and some to the relay unit. Would help if they didn't have
several wires that look practically the same. The blue wires with silver
banding appear to go down to the relay unit.

I'll expand on that a tad. It was a bit vague. They still all go down the
rear nearside column, but from the T juction just below the plug for the rear
connections, just above the relay unit, some go straight forward to the front
and some branch to the off to the relay unit.

That's down to someone throwing my concentration off, Martin.

[Sancho]

It runs down to the relay box too, so the window won't move unless the wiper's parked.

Just had a chat with the guy fixing it (in preparation for driving down to the alps next week) and he said "your cooling system pressurises quite fast, could be the beginning of a head gasket problem". I swear to you, if it breaks down in France and I have to battle to get home again, it's staying there and I'm done with these heaps.

[Ace Piker]

Sorry!