I was thinking of removing the rear wiper on my '86 runner (the motor doesn't work anyway) and mounting one of the Hella 500's I have laying around up there to use as a work/off road light. I was thinking I could use the existing wiring and switch from the rear wiper to save some time. Anyone tried this or have any ideas?

 

Thats a pretty good idea actually as long as rain is not a big thing. Quirky, but smart. I'd first check that its infact the motor, not the relay that is causing the back wiper not to work.

I have work lights on my rear bumper that are wired in parallel to the reverse lights, a switch in the cargo area, and a switch on the dash. They're great for camping and towing people out of the snow etc.

 

Yeah, there's not a whole lot of rain here in the So Cal desert. I think it is the motor b/c it moves but it is very slow. Either way even before it got to be soo slow it never seemed to work well anyway. Should it work if I just connect the light directly to the wires from the wiper motor or is there something else I need to do. (sorry, I don't know much about electrical)

 

you should mount the light on the stub for the wiper... so when ou turn the wiper on it rocks back and forth...
its like a party out the back of your truck!

 

I second the party light!!!!!

 

Well, I got the light mounted finally. Here is how it looks (sorry for the poor quality picture, the only camera I have is my phone)

 

Looks pretty good mike... but is that the wiper arm I see beside the light?... you going for a faux wiper look? lol

 

Mount a disco ball in the wiper arm, and then turn it on the light on.

Instant party! The ladies will be all over you man.

 

No way dude... what he needs is quadraphonic sound and a strobe light...