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General Information => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: AudiVWguy on November 25, 2008, 04:54:16 pm

Title: MK1 -No intermittent wiper, motor or the switch?
Post by: AudiVWguy on November 25, 2008, 04:54:16 pm

I've put up with this for a while, but thought now was the time to have a go at it. Any suggestions on where to start first? Anybody  BTDT ?
Thanks,
-JB

Title: MK1 -No intermittent wiper, motor or the switch?
Post by: VW_Commuter on November 25, 2008, 05:16:49 pm

Could it be your relay?

Title: MK1 -No intermittent wiper, motor or the switch?
Post by: burn_your_money on November 25, 2008, 05:20:02 pm

MK1s don't come with intermittent. You need to add it in. If you look at your fuse panel you should see a large metal jumper piece connecting 2 sockets. Remove this and put in a wiper relay from a mk2 and you should have intermittent.

Title: MK1 -No intermittent wiper, motor or the switch?
Post by: Vincent Waldon on November 25, 2008, 07:12:15 pm

You're good Tyler....very very good.   :wink:

Here's my obscure "blast from the past" Rabbit memory... there may also be a plastic wedge on the wiper control stalk that's preventing it from going down into the "intermittent" position.

Title: MK1 -No intermittent wiper, motor or the switch?
Post by: burn_your_money on November 25, 2008, 07:33:22 pm

Ohh I think you are correct as well. Good catch

Title: MK1 -No intermittent wiper, motor or the switch?
Post by: Vincent Waldon on November 25, 2008, 07:47:52 pm

Nah... just tripped me up once working on my shiny red 1979 Rabbit back in the day.  Ah... the memories...  :cry:

Title: MK1 -No intermittent wiper, motor or the switch?
Post by: Krazy on November 26, 2008, 05:10:46 am

http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/CheapTricks/index.shtml#WiperUpgrade

Title: MK1 -No intermittent wiper, motor or the switch?
Post by: AudiVWguy on December 09, 2008, 09:59:35 pm

The LX pick-up had intermittent wipers, I swapped out the relay, IT WORKS!!
Thanks Guys!  :D
-JB

Title: MK1 -No intermittent wiper, motor or the switch?
Post by: 79rabbit4dr on December 10, 2008, 12:11:35 am

Quote from: "Krazy"

http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/CheapTricks/index.shtml#WiperUpgrade

oooOOOOooooh, sweet! I'm gonna try that one.

Title: MK1 -No intermittent wiper, motor or the switch?
Post by: rabbitman on December 10, 2008, 07:14:41 pm

I had that problem for a while untill I got a used relay, then intermittent and high/low worked. But the auto stop only works sometimes :roll: every now and then I have to pop the relay out and smack it on something. 8)