Hi all - hope this is the right place to post?
I've had my 13 plate B-Max Titanium auto for 3 months now (after my immaculate, 10yr old Mazda 6 got written off - long story.....) without any major issues and I'm pretty satisfied with the car overall. However...... along with many others, I have a problem with the 'heated' front screen.
It demists (of a fashion) on the driver's side - streaky lines etc - and does sort of clear, but nothing on the passenger side. I've researched on this site and others and guess it is in all probability a faulty screen but before I go down the 'argue with the dealer' route, I fancy doing a bit of digging, just for my own satisfaction. I found a YouTube video of a guy with a Focus that had a similar problem and he'd discovered it was the wiper mechanism that had fouled against the gold lead that connects into the loom beneath the screen scuttle cover. This lead had broken and it was a simple solder repair to correct it. What I want to do is remove the cover and have a look, just to satisfy myself that it isn't the cause of my problem. Both fuses look ok, btw.
Has anyone removed said cover? Are there any particular issues in doing so? The wiper arms are very tight so will need a puller, I think, and there seems to be only a couple of screws and a few spring clips holding the thing on so I don't anticipate too much trouble. Any tips/pointers would be welcome!
Thanks in advance.
Rich
I've had my 13 plate B-Max Titanium auto for 3 months now (after my immaculate, 10yr old Mazda 6 got written off - long story.....) without any major issues and I'm pretty satisfied with the car overall. However...... along with many others, I have a problem with the 'heated' front screen.
It demists (of a fashion) on the driver's side - streaky lines etc - and does sort of clear, but nothing on the passenger side. I've researched on this site and others and guess it is in all probability a faulty screen but before I go down the 'argue with the dealer' route, I fancy doing a bit of digging, just for my own satisfaction. I found a YouTube video of a guy with a Focus that had a similar problem and he'd discovered it was the wiper mechanism that had fouled against the gold lead that connects into the loom beneath the screen scuttle cover. This lead had broken and it was a simple solder repair to correct it. What I want to do is remove the cover and have a look, just to satisfy myself that it isn't the cause of my problem. Both fuses look ok, btw.
Has anyone removed said cover? Are there any particular issues in doing so? The wiper arms are very tight so will need a puller, I think, and there seems to be only a couple of screws and a few spring clips holding the thing on so I don't anticipate too much trouble. Any tips/pointers would be welcome!
Thanks in advance.
Rich