they fit all year vanagons

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Mon, Apr 12, 2010 4:58 pm
Subject: Re: Install Details Please? "99" Intermittent Wiper Relay

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.