I kinda think US ones have a circuit breaker in the motor. Maybe VW's, too?
Al Brase

Robert Cardo wrote:

>Joe Lucas held the honor's of the foolish design / execution awards for
>many years.
>That is until VW decided to build the  over engineered Vanagon, and
>totally blew him away.
>Humpty Dumpty did fall.
>Poor Joe.
>I personally have never had a wiper motor burn up from being stuck to
>the glass.
>Blown a fuse?
>Sure.
>I like GM's, and most of the non-import concept of attaching wiper's to
>the end of the wiper shaft.
>Pull the clip on the bottom of the arm and the wiper is off the serrated
>attachment point.
>Very simple, inexpensive to replace, non slipping design.
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>RC
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