Date:         Tue, 7 May 2002 21:34:00 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Intermittent Wiper Relay Upgrade - Answer
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>>What the heck is a programmable wiper relay?
>
>On many cars that have intermittent wipers you'll find either that the
>delay is fixed - you always have a 6 second delay between wipes. It works
>under most circumstances just fine. My CR-V has this version.

There's always Hella's expensive Raintronic system, as sold stock in
some BMWs etc.

There's a sensor which you stick to your windshield, and the relay
replaces your factory one. You have to set it up... train it, so to
speak, but it's fully automatic. Turns the wipers on/off by itself,
automatically adjusts sweep speed and interval.

Even with variable intermittent (jeez, my bare-bones 89 Corolla
diesel wagon doesn't even HAVE intermittent... or rear wiper... or
CARPET, for chrissakes!), it's a real pain continually changing thew
intermittent setting, and this can cause lack of attention to the
road... so a Raintronic is a major plus.

Got one on a special from PG Performance, a Canadian vendor
<www.pgperformance.com>. Cost me a LOT less than $500US!! Like $272CD.
--
Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut