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Subject:Re: Front & Rear Heater Fan Switches: Was - Phred's Shiverin'...
From:Shawn Wright
Date:Fri, 19 Oct 2001 11:45:29 -0700

On 19 Oct 2001 at 14:13, Alan Bosch wrote:

>
> Does any know if the fan-speed contol switches for the rear blower and the front blower are
> interchangeable? In a effort to isolate the problem I have with the rear fan - only runs on high
> speed - I want to swap the switches. If, after the swap, the rear fan works on all speeds, then I
> know it's the switch rather than the motor. Just trying to plan ahead...
>

Provided you don't have A/C, they should be identical. This
switch has been used in nearly every VW/Audi I've owned,
started with a pair of '73 Audi's. The part # is:
171 959 511, and they're about $9CDN new.
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Shawn Wright
Computer Systems Manager
Shawnigan Lake School
http://www.sls.bc.ca
swright@sls.bc.ca