Which VW's and how can you tell in a junked car with (probably) no battery?

Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: Intermittent Wiper Relay Upgrade - Answer

> >What the heck is a programmable wiper relay?
>
> On many cars that have intermittent wipers you'll find either that the
> delay is fixed - you always have a 6 second delay between wipes. It works
> under most circumstances just fine. My CR-V has this version.
>
> On an old Hyundai I had it used a knob on the dash to set the delay. The
> delay was adjustable between about 2 seconds and 45 seconds.
>
> On some VW's the relay that handles the delay function is programmable.
> Instead of having a knob to set the delay, the VW uses a procedure. This
is
> a OEM VW part that came on some cars. Worth looking for on junkyard trips.
>
> You turn on the wipers with the column lever as normal. You set the lever
> to the delay position. After a swipe you turn the wipers off again. When
> you turn the wipers on again with the lever in the delay position you have
> set the delay - the period between the first time and the second time you
> set the wipers to delay.
>
> To clear the programmed time you turn the wipers on or off (any position
> but delay) longer than 45 seconds and the programmed delay clears.
>
> Apparently this relay is adaptable to most cars that have a delay position
> on the wiper selector switch. I'm adding it to a '78 Westy and if I like
it
> I'll add one to my Honda and my '65 Beetle.
>
> That's my take on this thing. Anyone have anything to add?
>
>
> Chris M. <Busbodger - "TEAM SLOWPOKE">
> Cookeville, Tennessee
>
> ICQ# 5944649
> scm9985@tntech.edu
>
> '78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power)
> '65 Beetle - Type IV powered
> '99 CR-V AWD station wagon
> '81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle
> 2.5 Corvair engines for my Trans-vair Conversion