171 937 503 was replaced by 141 951 253 B over 12 years ago by VW. You'll do just fine. It also replaced 141 951 253 A, 431 951 253 A or B or H (but not C or D) -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise" 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" oldvolkshome@gmail.com http://www.oldvolkshome.com *********************************** On 8/17/07, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all. > > Sorry for posting such an elementary question, and not searching > archives. Kinda under the gun for time. > > My wipers/heater fan were working very intermittently. Wasn't the ign. > switch. Even though contacts were cleaned, the relay was iffy. Pushed > to one side, it worked. New one didn't need that to work, so I > replaced it. > > I replaced exsisting "Schier" 12V 40 amp relay > > P/N: 171 937 503 > > with a 12V 40 Amp VW/Audi relay > > PN: 141 951 253 B > > I checked pinout first. It works, but being the type A person (at > times) need to know if using this part is ok. > > Is relay with different number ok to use? > > > Many thanks, > > Neil. |
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