# Possible Wiring Issue, or Two Different Problems?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/possible-wiring-issue-or-two-different-problems/82553>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [December 19, 2004, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/possible-wiring-issue-or-two-different-problems/82553 "2004-12-19T09:25:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![suds240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@suds240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/suds240)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/possible-wiring-issue-or-two-different-problems/82553/1 "2004-12-19T09:25:23Z")

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My intermittent wipers sometimes work on the intermittent setting (one pull down on the wiper control), and sometimes they don’t work. I can have it on the intermittent setting, and have them just stop working (the wipers still work on the low & high settings though), or have them not work at all on the intermittent setting. Possible causes?

Another issue concerns my driver’s side DTRL. I put new bulbs in, and they burn out quickly. One burnt out bulb had a white residue inside it, another had a blacker residue.

Could some crazy wiring issues be the cause of both of these problems, or are they two different problems that could not be interrelated?

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**Author:** ![cgguy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cgguy/32/5508_2.png) [@cgguy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cgguy)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/possible-wiring-issue-or-two-different-problems/82553/2 "2004-12-19T10:46:54Z")

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The wiper problem sounds like a case of a bad switch. Chances are the contacts are just worn out or the switch is toast. Does it work if you turn it on and off a bunch of times, or fiddle with it? If so, replace it and problem solved.

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**Author:** ![suds240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@suds240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/suds240)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2004, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/possible-wiring-issue-or-two-different-problems/82553/3 "2004-12-20T13:15:43Z")

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> [@cgguy](#):
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> The wiper problem sounds like a case of a bad switch. Chances are the contacts are just worn out or the switch is toast. Does it work if you turn it on and off a bunch of times, or fiddle with it? If so, replace it and problem solved.

Well, I usually just drop the switch down to the first setting when I need to use the wipers for a short time (ie. one or two clears), so that switching from on to off using the first setting (intermittent) would be used a lot. I’ve tried fiddling with it, but if seems to have a mind of its own, and work only occasionally.

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**Author:** ![suds240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@suds240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/suds240)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2004, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/possible-wiring-issue-or-two-different-problems/82553/4 "2004-12-22T19:48:41Z")

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I can have the intermittent mode on, and then it just stops. That alone sounds like a weak signal that’s getting interrupted somehow?