A vehicle washing installation with at least one side washing brush (7, 7'), which is mounted on a carriage which is movable on a crossmember of the vehicle washing installation transversely with respect to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle washing installation by means of a suspension so as to be rotatable about a first pivot axis and a second pivot axis which differs therefrom, wherein the first pivot axis and the second pivot axis run substantially horizontally, wherein the suspension has a first actuating drive for pivoting the side washing brush (7, 7') about the first pivot axis and a second actuating drive for pivoting the side washing brush (7, 7') about the second pivot axis, characterized in that the first actuating drive and the second actuating drive are linear drives, that is two position cylinders or any adjustable multiposition cylinders, wherein the suspension has a first bearing support which is mounted on a second bearing support so as to be rotatable about one of the pivot axes, and the second bearing support is mounted on the crossmember so as to be rotatable about the other pivot axis, wherein the first actuating drive acts between the first bearing support and the second bearing support and the second actuating drive acts between the second bearing support and the crossmember, and wherein the first bearing support has a first bearing web protruding substantially at right angles and having first bearing flanges at its front end for the rotatable fastening of a first piston rod of a first actuating cylinder representing the first actuating drive, and the first actuating cylinder being mounted rotatably on the second bearing support via second bearing flanges. with at least one side washing brush (7, 7'), which is mounted on a carriage which is movable on a crossmember of the vehicle washing installation transversely with respect to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle washing installation by means of a suspension so as to be rotatable about a first pivot axis and a second pivot axis which differs therefrom, wherein the first pivot axis and the second pivot axis run substantially horizontally, wherein the suspension has a first actuating drive for pivoting the side washing brush (7, 7') about the first pivot axis and a second actuating drive for pivoting the side washing brush (7, 7') about the second pivot axis, characterized in that the first actuating drive and the second actuating drive are linear drives, that is two position cylinders or any adjustable multiposition cylinders, wherein the suspension has a first bearing support which is mounted on a second bearing support so as to be rotatable about one of the pivot axes, and the second bearing support is mounted on the crossmember so as to be rotatable about the other pivot axis, wherein the first actuating drive acts between the first bearing support and the second bearing support and the second actuating drive acts between the second bearing support and the crossmember, and wherein the first bearing support has a first bearing web protruding substantially at right angles and having first bearing flanges at its front end for the rotatable fastening of a first piston rod of a first actuating cylinder representing the first actuating drive, and the first actuating cylinder being mounted rotatably on the second bearing support via second bearing flanges.