wiper settings

[Rain]

does anyone know if the MK2 had intermittant wipers on the GTI as i was talking to another mk2 owner and they have them but i dont and only differnce is mine has the mfa thingy. just wondering weather its broke or weather this is normal.

[tobz.]

Yep all mk2 golfs have the intermittants setting on the front wipers.

While we're on the subject excuse me while I just hijack the thread:
Does anybody know if early mk2's had the intermittant setting on the rear wiper??? My winter runabout is a 1984 1.3 mk2 and as soon as you push the stalk the wiper completes two or three passes then stops for good. I've tried pushing the stalk really quickly but it does the same, obviously the way the mk2 picks up so much water at the rear the intermittant setting is really useful especially on motorways. I'm getting really bored of pushing the stalk every couple of minutes!!!
Should a 1984 mk2 have the intermittant rear wiper setting???

Sorry for the hijack Rain!!!

[piggy]

Mine is a H reg Gti and it has intermitant wipers with the right wiper stalk in the down position.

Think that is normal as I'm sure my older small bumper F reg Gti had the same.

Can't say about the rears on early ones as mine was siezed and I never did get around to fixing it

[Rain]

no clue about the rear wiper as mine does that but then is intermittant it goes like 3 times then if i dont press it again it goes off like every 10 seconds.

my right stalk has 2 up positions but no down not sure why ive asked a few ppl and they all have intermittant as the down position.

[tobz.]

The wiper stalk on my last 8v wouldn't go into the intermittant down position Rain, it also didn't wash the front windows when pulled back so I put it down to the stalk being knackered!
Yours has probably done the same, you can normally pick them up on ebay for about a fiver just make sure you get the right year.

That's the problem with my rear wiper it doesn't go off about every 10secs just does the three or so wipes and switches off for good.

[Fielder5757]

My rear one had intermediat, untill i shaved it off 

Only problem was once it started, it never stopped!

[Rain]

lol you push it back once to turn it on and again to turn it off, ill admit its annoying but there are so many cars that do it. not as bad as the new vauxhall astra and vectra there indicators are like that you push left/right once to turn it on and then push  the same direction again to turn it off unless it turns off itself i thought the rental car was broke almost took it back i was holding it up and turning cause it didnt stay on it just went back to normal off position :S

[JMallows]

With the rear, it wipes once then agin every 10 secs with just one push, with two pushes, it just wipes once, and when you hold it it wipes for about three times when you release it.

If its not doing that, it could perhaps be the relay, as thats what controls the wiping. I think its the really big one that sticks out further than the rest of them?

[Rain]

think its off to sgf to get me a wiper stalk and a drivers mirror as mine just fell off tonight .

[...joe]

if you take your wiper stalk off the column you may find a little white plastic thingy slid in amongst all the black plastic. pull it out and your stalk will go down and give you intermittant. i always wished i had it on mine then some one said this might be the case and low and behold.......little white plastic thingy, chucked it away, i now have intermittant..