(12/28/2022)
I’ve worked on many wiper motors in the past. All of them have had some sort of crankshaft like bar attached to a cam like gear on a motor. I have never seen anything cable driven.
I have to admit, I don’t think I hate this. Yes, I hate the electrical connector, but something about being able to remove an entire wiper assembly from the car in one piece is kind of refreshing.
I’ll give this one to Jaguar.
And here’s the terrible electrical connection:
I started playing with the instrument cluster. The four gauges in the middle will be replaced with a small LCD screen, but the speedometer and tachometer will remain. The tachometer will be changed to become a KWH meter. Looks like I can easily put a pulse in and control both gauges. Maybe someday I’ll change them to steppers? For now they work like this and still has the old-car charm of bouncing gauges.
And then there’s this. This is just part of the incredibly over-complex HVAC this car has (had)
And if my dryer at home has it’s thermostat go out, I can just grab this spare off a nearby Jag.
EV-XJS 