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Subject:Re: Do I have to rewire for programmable intermittent wipers?
From:Todd Last
Date:Sun, 19 May 2002 10:09:17 -0700

If it is like the one I have, the replacement relay simply replaces the
original relay.
No rewiring needed.

If the new relay does not fit in the place of the old relay, then
perhaps you pulled the wrong relay?

Todd
'88 Westy

Richard Golen wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just purchased one of those programmable wiper relays for my 87
> Westy. I
> figured it would be a simple matter of pulling out the old relay and
> plugging in the new one. That's all I had to do on my 86 GTI (a long
> time a
> go). I pulled out the old relay and found that the programmable one has a
> couple of more male connections than the original one. I did find a
> spot on
> the relay panel just above the location of the original wiper relay that
> has all of the right "female" connections so the relay plugs in.
>
> My question is, do I have to "rewire" the relay panel for the
> programmable
> relay? If so, any ideas?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ric
>