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Straight on, just might need to chop and join wires depending on plug type. The corsa has an earth wire too but its not needed on the nova as it earths through the mount (from memory). From the corsa B to mk2 novas it may even be plug n play. Either way its very simple to sort.
superb! will look at this later as will be alot cleaner!
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Originally Posted by The Simps
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Originally Posted by craig green
Thanks Simps.
After all this work to the wiper motor it'll be a shame replacing it with another one. My motor works really well and I've never had issues with it, or with any of the wiper system. It'd have to be a big benefit over the standard motor for me to swap over. Plus chopping wire, although I've done hundreds of times, I really don't want to do.
The weather looks very nice, as it has been for the past week, so I should be going down to the shop later today to make a start on the underside, clean it all up and apply some fresh underseal.
Corsa motor i wouldnt be going for, MK2 nova looks exactly the same but dont sit at an angle, I have a corsa motor on my nova and it sits at an angle which looks silly, Standard MK2 wiper motor sits straight. I know its a bit messier but i prefer it.
Your standard mk1 wiper motor does look better now though! Just clean up the bolts and the bits where the bolts go through.
Good luck up the bodyshop, hope they have made good progress.
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Originally Posted by AW06
We fitted a corsa one to Shaun's old nova now Nick Js. Does sit at a different angle but I feel it looks more modern and the chrome bit polishes up nice. Each to their own.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1269892916
Coming on well :)
Thanks for the comments.
Think I'll keep my motor Simps, no point faffing around with the motor just coz it'll look a bit better. If it fails in the future then I'll consider an upgrade. :)
UPDATE
Went down to the bodyshop and started on the arches and underside, brushing off loose dirt, mud etc. The general condition of the under seal is actually very good bar a couple areas where they started to peel. Due to it peeling, water has gotten underneath the stuff and started eating away at the metal.
Found a small hole under the drivers arch, about the size of a elongated 10p piece, another hole near the factory hole behind the drivers arch (size of a 5p again), but the main 'surprise' was under the driver seat, about 5cm towards the front on the floor. That will need a bit of cutting out and plating with a new piece. It's not drastic but it was saddening to see ime. All this was due to the factory rubber under seal starting to peel and water just getting under it.
On the flip side, apart from a total of 4 areas behind/below the body the good news is that the rest of the car is very good.
Couldn't grab any pics. I was extremely dirty, filthy even, and I didn't want to get my new phone dirty . I think most of the sh*t I scrapped off the underside ended up in my hair and/or face
Can't complain at that for an old motor mate :)
You taking it all back to bare metal then sealing it up or just the bad/loose bits then sealing on top of whats there ?
Very true Vaughan, tbh it was expected but still more than I anticipated.
We've removed all the loose areas and peeled off the bits that started to.
The rest of the underside was checked and the factory underseal is literally welded to the floor. It's plainly clear the areas that corroded were due to the seal letting go, funnily enough right on the corners of the metal.
The guy at the shop will wipe down the floor with panel wipe to put a final clean on the underside and then apply sealant to the entire underside properly, he's got a proper airline applicator and some pro stuff.
This'll be a topic which will be debated as I know some people would want to see the old stuff removed and new stuff applied, but tbh I'll be more than happy getting the little areas cleaned, cut out and plated then the full underside recoated. The guy there is also very happy to do this (not that he's lazy but the overall condition is very good).