I have purchased an infinitely variable wiper relay which I tried to fit today. As it is a straight replacement for the standard Volvo wiper delay relay I thought it would take about 5 minutes to pop it in. When I got myself settled into a reasonable upside-down position I could see some of the relays but, to my dismay, realised they were only the bottom row of relays. With a bit of wiggling I could actually touch some of them, but I had no hope of getting anywhere near the top row where the new relay will be located. So, what do I do? Do I pull the relays out from the top? Do I have to dismantle half the equipment sitting above the driver's knees to expose the relay I want to replace? Has anyone else changed the normal wiper delay relay to the infinitely variable type I'm talking about? I'd appreciate some advice or ideas.:lightbulb:
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Hiya, I know what you're talking about :-) In the end I carefully removed relays below the one I needed to change, writing on them with pencil and marking them on a diagram. Finally I got enough out that I could access the wiper relay one. Then a slow case of putting the others back in reverse order, following the diagram. HTH, Pete
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The whole fusebox and relay holder unit unit is as one. It is held in situ with 4 screws from the engine side and if I remember correctly and can be part lifted up into the engine compartment, but not all the way way which is annoying but may give you a bit more room if angled.
Hiya, well done. Can I ask where yours was from? I didn't make it clear in my original post that the one I got (off eBay) didn't work properly when fitted. I removed it, replaced the old one and the seller sent me a replacement but I've not got around to trying the replacement. Was yours eBay, and was it an aftermarket one or off a Volkswagen or Audi maybe? Cheers, Pete
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How do you vary the interval because I was under the impression you would need to have some form of switch which you would turn in order to either increase or decrease the number of sweaps made in a given time?
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