Steve, Thanks for asking the exact question I need answered for my 84
westy-been wanting 1 of Chris's relays but never really understaood
whether it was a plug & play for our year vanagon or not.

Ciao,

Mr. BZ-always wanted to be more intermittent, yet programmable

On Apr 12, 2010, at 2:40 PM, Steve Williams wrote:

> I received one of the "99" programmable intermittent wiper relays
> from Chris Turner.  (Thanks!)
>
> I looked up the relay in the Bentley manual, where it's described as
> "optional."  So let me ask: When I drop the fuse panel in my '84
> Westy, should I expect the socket for this relay to be empty?  Or do
> I need to remove an existing relay and replace it with this one?
>
> I spent a few minutes staring at the wiring diagram, too.  I can read
> schematics, but Bentley uses a very different symbology that I
> haven't absorbed yet.  It depicts the "99" relay using a symbol
> defined as a "solid-state relay" or something.  Does the wiring
> diagram label each pin of the relay in some way?
>
> I'm looking forward to plugging in the new relay.  Perhaps you all
> can fill in some of the details.