Variable intermittent wipers?

**Joined:** Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:14 pm **Posts:** 6

Does anyone know if variable intermittent windscreen wiper controls are available or not?

my ford focus was a simple swap of stalk, but being available on some models helped a lot. once you've had them its hard to go without!!

any advice much appreciated

**Posted:** Tue Nov 30, 2004 9:48 pm

I havnt ever heard of them on the BA.... has anyone else?

**Posted:** Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:12 pm

Never available on a BA

edited to say....OK, Never available on UK spec BAs :oops:

**Posted:** Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:44 pm

Yeah my BA has em

**Posted:** Wed Dec 01, 2004 12:28 am

My Lantis has them also, looks like it's an import spec so you'll need some luck finding them.

**Posted:** Wed Dec 01, 2004 2:36 am

Mines not an import,its Aus spec so it cant be that :P

**Posted:** Wed Dec 01, 2004 3:58 pm

Yup ! Came out standard on the Astina 180SE in SA, and bloody useful it is, too !

**Joined:** Thu Jun 10, 2004 7:38 am **Posts:** 2226

ok, what are you on about, whats variable intermitant mean? or should i say how does it work.

Arty

**Posted:** Wed Dec 01, 2004 5:33 pm

basically adjust the speed of the wiper arm - ie in intermittement mode you can increase or decrease the amount of gap time inbetween it wipes. Thats all. Nothing flash really, and to be honest had it on a previous car and found it to be no more use than normal intermittent wipers.

**Posted:** Thu Dec 02, 2004 9:30 am

There's a rotating collar around the wiper stalk graded from "S" (slow) to "F" (fast) - twist it and you can fine-tune the speed of the intermittent wiper cycle to suite the density and frequency of moisture affecting your windscreen ...

**Posted:** Thu Dec 02, 2004 9:43 am

[quote="Smotter"]to suite the density and frequency of moisture affecting your windscreen ...[/quote]

Is that the techincal explanation!!! lol

:wink:

**Joined:** Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:14 pm **Posts:** 6

ok, those of you with them, any chance one of you could take the steering colomn cover off and have a look at what cables are connected to it, or even better take a pic of it?

my focus was a straight swap with no hassle, all cars come ready to accept the variable controls but the ford dealers have no idea about it and have even denied that it is possible!

if i can compare the loom in your models with that in mine i should have a good idea of whether its possible.

cheers

**Posted:** Thu Dec 02, 2004 12:58 pm

If you haven't heard anything by the week-end, I'll have a look, OK ?

Variable intermittent wipers?

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