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[davlad22]

I'm sure there's an add on kit to make your wipers rain sensitive?
andyc is the man to ask.

Now that sounds interesting  

noooooooo! On a 2.2 CDX? Elites have a different windscreen with self dipping rear view mirror and some sort of sensor to make the rain sensitive bit work. That would be one hell of a mod!

....it does work very well though  

[Andy B]

I'm sure there's an add on kit to make your wipers rain sensitive?
andyc is the man to ask.

Now that sounds interesting  

noooooooo! On a 2.2 CDX? Elites have a different windscreen with self dipping rear view mirror and some sort of sensor to make the rain sensitive bit work. That would be one hell of a mod!

....it does work very well though  

It might very well be built ito an Elite's screen but a man in the know has told me that there is an add on kit that can be fitted. I got a price from him for maybe fitting to SWMBO's Astra G. The price has instantly been erased from my mind - it was that expensive. But as I said .... I'm sure there's an add on kit to make your wipers rain sensitive?
andyc is the man to ask
Perhaps I should've more acertive and not said 'sure'

[NickA]

Thread hi-jack ... sort of ..

Is there a stalk WITH the variable wipe control but WITHOUT the S & R Buttons

Yes, from a facelift fitted with SatNav. The Elites have variable wipers with no buttons on the end as they don't have a MID. I got mine from an Elite as part of the Sat Nav upgrade. I still had to cut and solder one of the connectors but that was it, no extra relays or resisiters just one wire cut and re-connected.

[kcl]

Thread hi-jack ... sort of ..

Is there a stalk WITH the variable wipe control but WITHOUT the S & R Buttons

Yes, from a facelift fitted with SatNav. The Elites have variable wipers with no buttons on the end as they don't have a MID. I got mine from an Elite as part of the Sat Nav upgrade. I still had to cut and solder one of the connectors but that was it, no extra relays or resisiters just one wire cut and re-connected.

Yes, and also the versions with TID (the-most-basic- screen). I've got one, variable speed without S and R buttons... Sorry, but I don't know anything about the connectors etc on mine...

[SteveMJ]

Hi (new poster here)  I added an alternative relay (in the position of the standard wiper relay, under the bonnet) that allows variable intermittant wipe by storing the time interval between operating the wipers.  IIRC the relay was from Volkswagen - I did find it a little difficult to source.

This was an easy (10mins to fit) and fairly cheap, about £12 for the relay.

Steve
3.2 Elite, 2001

[Andy B]

Hi (new poster here)  I added an alternative relay (in the position of the standard wiper relay, under the bonnet) that allows variable intermittant wipe by storing the time interval between operating the wipers.  IIRC the relay was from Volkswagen - I did find it a little difficult to source.

This was an easy (10mins to fit) and fairly cheap, about £12 for the relay.

Steve
3.2 Elite, 2001

Ah! The same upgrade as for a Senator?