Difference between revisions of "Wiper Variable intermittent"

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Ever wanted variable intermittent on your wipers? Ever get annoyed that every time you wash the screen, the wipers smear it 4 times? Well you can fix both of these things by changing the wash/wipe relay.

Sourcing the improved relay

Various part numbers have been put forward as replacements. Obtaining new relays is possible but the majority can be found from the local breakers yard:

Beru: 0 900 301 082
Kostal: 377 955 531
Bosch: 0 986 335 058
VW: 3B0955531
www.gsfcarparts.com pt no 93610
OPEL 12 38 550
SAAB 85 53 463
VW 191 955 531
VW 321 955 531 A
LIEBHERR 1 001 443 3
JOHN DEERE AZ 49 989
HAKO 90-35730-2
KRAMER 100 010 51 46
HYMER 0416073
Hella 5WG 003 620-021
Use these part numbers at your own risk!
Some certainly aren't quite the correct relays, some are!!

MK3 Golf

Mk3 Golf

One of the replacement relays known to work is from the MK3 Golf.

VW part no. 3B0955531 works, has 197 printed on top. Costs £28.83 new.

Going price from a breakers yard is around £5. Most breakers yards will have a number of Mk3 golfs, and the correct relay can also be found in lots of different VWs (usually the higher spec cars) dating from the mid '90s. In the golf, the relays (and fuses) are behind a plastic panel under the steering wheel, above the drivers footwell. You can just pull the relay out.

There are two common relays you'll find in the cars. The WRONG one has the number '19' printed on the top of it in big white numbers. This is really no different from the original lotus relay, and no upgrade at all. The CORRECT relay has the number '99' or '197' printed on it. This is what you need to find. The '99' or '197' relay is usually found in higher spec cars, and the '19' relay in lower spec cars.

Fitment

New relay in place in the Elise, looking up from the footwell

The relay is situated up underneath the dashboard in the passenger footwell of the Elise. It takes approximately 30 seconds to change it, no tools required, although some gymnastic ability is helpful!

To fit it, you need to get your head down into the footwell looking up at the back of the dash-front. Up there (as shown above) are a couple of relays. Pull out the one which looks the right shape, and check that the pin pattern is the same. Push in the '99' relay and the job's done.

Now when you wash the screen, it'll wipe just twice, and you'll have variable intermittent.

To use the Variable intermittent, flick the wiper stalk to wipe the screen once. Then wait for period of time "x" and put the stalk to intermittent setting. The intermittent delay between wipes will now be "x". Easy.

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-Ever wanted variable intermittent on your wipers??
+Ever wanted variable intermittent on your wipers?  Ever get annoyed that every time you wash the screen, the wipers smear it 4 times?  Well you can fix both of these things by changing the wash/wipe relay.
-Ever get annoyed that every time you wash the screen, the wipers smear it 4 times??
-you can fix both of these things by changing the wash/wipe relay
+== Sourcing the improved relay ==
+Various part numbers have been put forward as replacements.  Obtaining new relays is possible but the majority can be found from the local breakers yard:
-the relay is situated up underneath the dashboard in the passenger footwell.  It takes approximately 30 seconds to change it, no tools required, although some gymnastic ability is helpfull!
+* Beru: 0 900 301 082
+* Kostal: 377 955 531
-The required relay is from the Mk3 golf
+* Bosch: 0 986 335 058
+* VW: 3B0955531
+* www.gsfcarparts.com pt no 93610
-There are various part numbers doing the rounds, but i didn't manage to get hold of a brand new relay, although some people have. - others have accidentally bought the wrong relay. - new, it'd cost you £30.
+* OPEL 12 38 550
+* SAAB 85 53 463
-Beru: 0 900 301 082,
+* VW 191 955 531
-Kostal: 377 955 531,
+* VW 321 955 531 A
-Bosch: 0 986 335 058,
+* LIEBHERR 1 001 443 3
-VW: 3B0955531,
+* JOHN DEERE AZ 49 989
-www.gsfcarparts.com pt no 93610,
+* HAKO 90-35730-2
-OPEL 12 38 550,
+* KRAMER 100 010 51 46
-SAAB 85 53 463,
+* HYMER 0416073
-VW 191 955 531,
+* Hella 5WG 003 620-021
-VW 321 955 531 A,
+* '''Use these part numbers at your own risk!'''
-LIEBHERR 1 001 443 3,
+* '''Some certainly aren't quite the correct relays, some are!!'''
-JOHN DEERE AZ 49 989,
-HAKO 90-35730-2,
-KRAMER 100 010 51 46,
-HYMER 0416073,
-Hella 5WG 003 620-021 .
-use these part numbers at your own risk, some certainly arn't quite the correct relays, some are.
-VW part no. 3B0955531 works, has 197 printed on top. Costs £28.83.
-I got mine from a breakers yard for a total of £5.
+=== MK3 Golf ===
 [[Image:Golfmk3.jpg|thumb|100px|left|Mk3 Golf]]
-{{clr}}
+One of the replacement relays '''known''' to work is from the MK3 Golf.
-Most Breakers yards will have a number of Mk3 golfs, and the correct relay can also be found in lots of different VWs (usually the higher spec cars) dating from the mid '90s
-In the golf, the relays (and fuses) are behind a plastic panel under the steering wheel, above the drivers footwell.  You can just pull the relay out.
-There are two common relays you'll find in the cars.
-the WRONG one has the number "19" printed on the top of it in big white numbers. This is really no different from the original lotus realy, and no upgrade at all.
-The CORRECT realy has the number "99" or "197" printed on it. This is what you need to find.
-The "99" or "197" relay is usually found in higher spec cars, and the "19" relay in lower spec cars.
+'''VW part no. 3B0955531 works, has 197 printed on top. Costs £28.83 new.'''
+Going price from a breakers yard is around £5.  Most breakers yards will have a number of Mk3 golfs, and the correct relay can also be found in lots of different VWs (usually the higher spec cars) dating from the mid '90s.  In the golf, the relays (and fuses) are behind a plastic panel under the steering wheel, above the drivers footwell.  You can just pull the relay out.
+There are two common relays you'll find in the cars. The '''WRONG''' one has the number '19' printed on the top of it in big white numbers.  This is really no different from the original lotus relay, and no upgrade at all.  The '''CORRECT''' relay has the number '99' or '197' printed on it. This is what you need to find.  The '99' or '197' relay is usually found in higher spec cars, and the '19' relay in lower spec cars.
-[[Image:relay.jpg|thumb|left|alt text]]
-{{clr}}
-This is a pic of the new relay in place in the elise, looking up from the footwell.
-To fit it, you need to get your head down into the footwell looking up at the back of the dash-front.  Up there (as shown above) are a couple of realys.
+== Fitment ==
-Pull out the one which looks the right shape, and check that the pin pattern is the same.
+[[Image:relay.jpg|thumb|left|New relay in place in the Elise, looking up from the footwell]]
-Push in the "99" realy and the job's done.
+The relay is situated up underneath the dashboard in the passenger footwell of the Elise.  It takes approximately 30 seconds to change it, no tools required, although some gymnastic ability is helpful!
+To fit it, you need to get your head down into the footwell looking up at the back of the dash-front.  Up there (as shown above) are a couple of relays.   Pull out the one which looks the right shape, and check that the pin pattern is the same.  Push in the '99' relay and the job's done.
 Now when you wash the screen, it'll wipe just twice, and you'll have variable intermittent.

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