Hey guys,

Recently picked up a set of Gen II wiper arms, and now am looking to snag the rest of the stuff for the conversion. Bro behind the counter at the parts desk won't let me order the euro valences not having a euro VIN

Mostly a feeler, as going into the holiday season I'm about to be broke, but if a set comes up at a reasonable price I'm still open!


Thanks,

Carlen

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1987 560SEL (210,000 miles)

I have a set of valences.. I just need to remove them off of my car since I have already removed the wiper system.

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Really? Thats messed up. Could always barrow a Euro VIN.

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1991 560 SEL / 185k miles
1992 750il / 17k miles - project car

They're really great about everything else except euro parts. Constant discounts because I spend almost all my spare cash there, but once I mention a euro part, they get all serious. It's weird. Especially a part like a valence; I'm not trying to order a M117.968 HV here, just a headlamp valence

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1987 560SEL (210,000 miles)

You can mod the parts from the euro wipers into the US motors to get the right sweep pattern. That's what I did.

-J

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1991 350SDL. 230,000 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Blown head gasket

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Yeah I read your earlier post on it; how do I get the gears though? I can easily figure out the swap, but does Bosch sell the parts?

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1987 560SEL (210,000 miles)

Ah I misread your post, I thought you had the motors The gears in the Gen1 motors are the same, and I'd guess that the gears in the late W124 wipers are very close.

-J

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1991 350SDL. 230,000 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Blown head gasket

Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states!
Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels.
2014 Cadillac ELR
2013 Fiat 500E.

Probably a stupid question. But can the motors just be swapped sides? I know the direction of operation is opposite, and if the arc is the same, could that not be done is some way?

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1991 560 SEL / 185k miles
1992 750il / 17k miles - project car

You can swap sides (I did this when I put on my euro lights initially). There are some problems though:
-The trigger for the washer pump is in one of the motors, IIRC it's the driver's side. Swapping them disconnects the trigger
-The sweep of the US motors is so small it's basically pointless. It wipes about half of the fog lamp and nothing else.

-J

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1991 350SDL. 230,000 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Blown head gasket

Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states!
Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels.
2014 Cadillac ELR
2013 Fiat 500E.

I figured there was an issue.

Can the guy who makes speedo gears (another thread somewhere here) possible make the right gears to convert US motors?

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1991 560 SEL / 185k miles
1992 750il / 17k miles - project car

Possibly? It's a fairly large gear with a hole in the face, an arm pivots in the hole which is what turns the shaft the wiper arm is attached to.

I've got an extra set of US motors I could take apart for a show & tell.

-J

Carlen, I have a set of Gen II Euro 126 wiper arms, motors,brackets and valence. It will be for sale but not yet. If interested,let me know and I'll hold them for you.