gadget Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 The wiper park switch failed on my 110 which meant that the wipers parked wherever they were when you switched them off. The switch is cheap and pretty much every supplier carries it. Part# 520160 First remove the speaker and panel Then prise off the Landrover badge and remove the grab handle You'll be able to see the wiper motor and switch You could probably replace the switch now, but I felt that the access was too restricted for me so I removed the left three screws from the top of the dash and from from under the edge in the middle to allow it to be lifted a little. Then I removed 5 screws from the dash in front of the motor. This allowed the dash to be pulled forward. Pull the grey plug from the switch. Then insert your favourite prying tool under the switch body and lift upwards. The switch will come free from the motor and you can remove the three spade connected wires. The switch has a metal clip on the rear of it that secures it to the motor body. You hold the switch firmly against the motor body and push down until it clicks. Everything goes back together in reverse order. Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 linked into our tech archive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy andy. Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Oh cock, that looks like a complete PITA, with air con................ But thanks for taking the time to photo and list details for us Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 You have air con in a defender?! It must be trying to cool the earth's atmosphere with all the panel gaps 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantd5 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I thought defenders were natural born coolers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinneach Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Great post - I am trying to do the same but have forgotten the wiring arrangement to the switch, from you photos it looks like blue goes to the top, yellow to the next one and brown to the bottom. Is that right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadget Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 I'll check to see if i still have any of the original pictures. May be able to determine the wiring from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) On 1/13/2013 at 7:42 PM, Coinneach said: Great post - I am trying to do the same but have forgotten the wiring arrangement to the switch, from you photos it looks like blue goes to the top, yellow to the next one and brown to the bottom. Is that right? Â Â Â Edited February 8, 2019 by western dead links removed, photo's added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Newbie signing in, just to say thanks to Gadget for info on changing park switch, thanks for taking time to post with pics, saved me tearing out what little hair I have left Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadget Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 Glad it helped This is my tiny contribution to the vast amount of knowledge on here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I used it the other week too gadget, very useful ? Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadget Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 It's nice to know the pictures were worth the effort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyhead Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Had the switch problem, didn't know what to do, so went on tinterweb and searched which brought me here to this group. After joining up, and reading through, within twenty minutes I had the dash off and switch changed. What an invaluable site this is, absolutely brilliant, and a massive thank you to all who have posted and helped. Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Ebenezer Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 These instructions are brilliant; thank you for taking the trouble to create such a detailed description of the process. I have a 2008 Defender, on which access to the wiper motor is more difficult. However, one can unscrew the whole dashboard and pull it forward sufficiently to gain sufficient access (just about) to change the park switch, as described in http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic2031.html. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadget Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 You're welcome. Glad it helped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterbutler Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Hi guys, ... Old thread I know, but mine is parking the wrong side!!! What can I do, or have I bought the wrong replacement motor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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