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Geoff, no additional electrical manipulations to work out? You just plugged it in and it worked????

If so, I'd love one for mine but there's one small problem. From previous pics it would seem that the wiper is on the right side of the steering wheel in the UK.............right where we LHD guys have the signal indicator stalk :roll:

by **GeoffSmith** » Mon 31.03.2008, 22:41

So you'll just have to remember to flick the left hand stalk! :roll:

It's actually the intermittent wipe relay that is changed - it's in the bank of relays above the driver's knee.

Simple as removing the old one and fitting the new one, but make sure you don't disturb the headlamp pod delay unit or you'll loose your headlights like I did. :evil:

by **Elanlover** » Tue 01.04.2008, 01:18

I wonder if its possible to find a Vauxhall intermittant wiper stalk for the left side of the steering wheel???? I'd doubt they'd be commmon in the UK though :cry:

by **GeoffSmith** » Tue 01.04.2008, 18:59

NO! You don't need change the stalk. You simply replace the relay unit.

To start it, you flick to the intermittent position and back. When you want the next sweep, you go to the intermittent position and the wipers continue to sweep with the delay between the first and second sweeps. The unit was introduced by VW for simplicity and to avoid the need for different switchgear.

by **Elanlover** » Tue 01.04.2008, 19:44

Sorry Geoff, I missed that completely. I was mesmerized by the large diagram you posted and didn't even see the text before it! Which relay did you use????

by **GeoffSmith** » Tue 01.04.2008, 19:46

by **Elanlover** » Tue 01.04.2008, 20:00

Which relay did you use Geoff?

by **GeoffSmith** » Tue 01.04.2008, 20:06

Check out the Seloc Wiki. Basically, it's any one with 99 or 197 stamped on the top, but definitely NOT 19.

by **RayD** » Mon 07.04.2008, 16:17

Fitted one of these today – a 99 – brilliant – now we need some rain…

Ray

by **Enright** » Mon 07.04.2008, 17:29

No we sodding well don't ray, so pack in doing your rain-dance! :evil:

Oh and everybody else, please note I got first dibs on this one:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=013

by **RayD** » Mon 07.04.2008, 18:16

I looked at that one Neil but thought... in another 4 days it could be red hot.

This relay was made with me in mind - according to my wife I never have the wipers on full time, even when its pi$$ing it down I'm flicking the switch like mad :shock:

Ray

by **GeoffSmith** » Mon 07.04.2008, 18:30

Thanks for telling us Neil, unlike the plug leads that I would have bid on if my pc hadn't crashed! :twisted:

by **Elanlover** » Mon 07.04.2008, 18:41

There's a bunch here. I just bought one.

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