Re: Programmable intermittent relay: what's wrong?

[Robert Myers <rmyers@inetone.net>]

I have no idea of the part number but I got my variable interval wiper
relay at my local VW dealer's parts department.  I simply asked for the
variable interval wiper relay and was handed the part (after handing over
some shekels).  I popped it into the wiper relay socket and tried it out.
After a bit of experimentation it worked quite well.  Since then that same
relay has been installed in 1) an '89 200tq 2) a second '89 200tq 3) a '95
S6.  It continues to work as designed even today.

At 07:27 PM 12/30/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I thought that the P/N was 1HM 955 531 A...is there any difference
>there?
>I don't think that there should be any extra pins--basically the relay
>should have everything it needs inside it to control the intermittant
>wipers.
>--
>Elliott
>
>Chris Newbold wrote:
>> 
>> I bought two of those programmable relays, 1HM 955 531 B, for my 1993 90
>> and for my wife's Golf... I've tried both of them on the Audi and was
unable
>> to set the interval with either one: it always swept at 5sec. All the other
>> "functions" worked fine, though: low & high speed, wash, etc.
>> 
>> If I understand, the correct procedure is to switch on the wipers to
>> intermittent, let them sweep once, turn off, and then turn back on to
>> intermittent at the desired interval...
>> 
>> I'm going to try them on the Golf to see if one will work there, but I
doubt
>> it will. There are only six pins, and as far as I can tell, they're all
>> needed for the basic operations, so I doubt the problem is an
>> "incompatibility" with the Audi wiring...
>> 
>> Any ideas? Anyone BTDT?
>> 
>> -Chris
>> 1993 90CS 5spd 72k miles
>
>
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