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Subject:Re: variable-speed wiper relay mod
From:Pete Cassidy
Date:Mon, 18 Oct 1999 09:59:22 -0700

Steve Macaulay said:

>Has anybody tried the intermittent wiper mod mentioned on the vanagon
>website?
>If so, was it as simple as it sounds here and did it work as expected?
>
>http://www.vanagon.com/info/faq/#wipers

Hi Steve,

     I've not done this, but on my old '81 it was simple to retrofit
the stock intermittent system:

     - Grab a VW intermittent relay from the junkyard.
     - Remove the white locking pin from the wiper column switch. This
       will allow it to move downwards into the intermittent position.
     - Add an extra wire (missing from the loom) from the switch to
       the relay.
     - Done! 8-)

I can't remember where the extra wire went to, other than to somewhere
on the relay. Mr. Haynes should be able to tell you ...

Pete C

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Pete  Cassidy,                   pcassidy@apple.com
Sacramento, CA, USA          http://www.iol.ie/~pcassidy
'88 Wolfsburg "Muriel"         *not speaking for Apple*

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