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Look for. the vent, whichever side the vent is on I would guess the trunking for the fan assembly will be hidden behind that trim panel in the hatch area of the NX

Started work today again, about an hour into the day this occurred at the time this happened I had just pulled away from being parked up, the hv battery soc was low but not such that it was regenerating IMG_2587.MOV

My bad, the joy of text is never really understanding how the message was meant [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If it were so important then I can’t see Toyota/Lexus having as a removable alarm, It’s the rear seat alarm, the facility is there in techstream. Had I gone into the dealer and asked them they would have turned it off for me, at a financial cost. If I were disabling airbags, seatbelt pretensioners or abs units then yes, insurance companies would have the right to take a dim view. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for the suggestion, I think that’s more for a 12v battery, the ones I’m looking for are for the hybrid battery. Some of the more advanced ones will do a drain down as well as recharge in order to condition the battery more efficiently Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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There are many out there, and most people who are into detailing will tell that the cheaper ones (sub £500) will only tell you what the total coating thickness. I have a cheaper(£65) one and use it quite regularly before doing any paint correction. In order to figure how much clear coat I have got to play with I take a reading from either the inner wing or door jambs, I then take that figure from the reading of the panel I want to work on. The thinking is that the door jambs and inner wings get less top coat that the outer panels. To date this theory has always worked for me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I do a regular journey every day and I’ve noticed that the battery cycles from full battery to less than 2 bars far quicker that it has ever done. It does charge back to 8 bars but it does take a little while. The 12v appears to be holding voltage well however it’s the original and is now about 6 years old. The hybrid fan is clear. I’ve been looking at buying a battery conditioner, I remember from my Prius days there was a company in America called prolong who sell kits, however they don’t see to ship to the uk. Does anyone know if there is a uk equivalent? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I drive like miss daisy, especially on a long run Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thank you, it’s been enjoyable doing something I’ve never done before. My car is SE spec so doesn’t have rain sensing wipers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’ve managed to find some that are about the right size that will require a small amount of reshaping and the bonus was I could get them from Amazon on prime delivery so they should be here tomorrow. Thanks for the tips, hopefully by tomorrow I can have the motor properly working again Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for the tip there. So are you saying that it would be possible to rebrush that motor? I’m sorry if that sounds like a dumb question but I didn’t know if it would be possible I got one of the brushes out of its holder and it looked like this. I’m guessing I would have to get brushes and shape them down to fit in the holder. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just when I thought all was well.......the wipers packed up again today [emoji35] Stripping the motor down properly this time I think I found the culprit The shaft isn’t too bad but the brushes are non existent, I can only presume that messing about with it last week freed it up and gave me a little more contact area Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Had they (or I) replaced the motor then the issue would have been sorted, but as you say it was sorted for no cost at all [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Thanks Herbie, It is very satisfying when you get a result like that, especially when a new motor is £270 +vat from Lexus and used ones are £100 on eBay. The nylon wheels have given off a bit of material over the last 175,000 miles and this was just starting to gum up the internal electrical connections and cause them to break the flow of current. My understanding of electrics is basic hence my initial questions. Thanks to everyone who helped with ideas [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Possibly got a result!! Stripped the motor/linkage back off the car tonight to do some continuity test. Stripped the black plastic cover off the motor to get at the electrical side of the motor. Once I had the cover off I could see that there were two connectors that were quite dirty, these make the connection between the motor and the electrical contacts that sit within the plastic portion of the motor assembly Cleaned them up, checked for continuity across all the terminals and put it all back together. I no longer have the motor dragging when I move the wiring loom about, I’ve taken the car out for a 30 min drive and still have working wipers so now it’s a case of see what happens over the next few days Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The cable tie was pulled off just after that picture was taken, when I did all the pulling and pushing it was right down at the connector end but also the following 2 inches or so of cable. Good shout on the continuity, that’s one that had slipped my mind Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Back on the case, I am trying to do this between contract work that I’m doing at the moment. Stripped the conduit out, with a multimeter I’ve managed to establish white/black wire is earth, both reds are 12v live - each one is for a different speed. Blue is 12 the for the intermittent wiper. Green doesn’t appear to power up. All of the 12 V feeds are constant, no amount of wriggling the wire will produce a drop in voltage, So it would appear that the wiring side is good. With the wiring all out of its conduit I then put it back on the motor and started trying to replicate it’s failing, the only way I could do this was on intermittent as when the motor is working it continues to work, but if you are on intermittent once the wipers have parked there is a chance that it will fail to work again. I have almost come to the conclusion that the motor is a fault, so long as the motor continues to work it will carry on working but as soon as it stops there is a chance that it will not restart. Also on one of the few occasions that I managed to get it to fail if I were to tap the motor with something it would kick into life. Any other thoughts or possibilities that I may have missed? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk