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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Entwood on 17 June 2008, 23:49:30

Title: Wiper Stalk
Post by: Entwood on 17 June 2008, 23:49:30

With many thanks to Markey Mark, I am now the owner of both the stalk with the variable wipe wheel, and the relay required to make it work....

However I've just noticed that this stalk also has the S & R buttons to reset the MID data on the older cars .. as I have the CID my present wipers stalk doesn't have those switches...

The question is, before I start dismantling things, will this wiper stalk still fit/work if I just ignore the S & R bits, it looks as though they are on a seprate plug which I plan to just tuck out of the way .........

TIA

Title: Re: Wiper Stalk
Post by: Mike Collins on 18 June 2008, 13:01:51

Depending on the age of the car and your new stalk, the connectors may not be interchangeable.

From memory, the older stalk has a 5 pin connector, 3 for ground, S & R.
2 for the variable resistor.

My 03 2.6 has a 4 pin connector, only for S & R. The variable resistor has to be in series with pin 9 on the main plug.

I found it fairly straightforward to remove the pins and swap over the shells.

I have some picture and diagrams if it helps.

Title: Re: Wiper Stalk
Post by: Entwood on 18 June 2008, 23:39:15

MMM  the "replacement" stalk has a 5 pin connector, I've no idea what the existing one has, probably no connector at all as it has no wheel or S & R buttons.

Might not be quite as easy a conversion as I thought .. :(

Title: Re: Wiper Stalk
Post by: markey mark on 18 June 2008, 23:47:01

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MMM  the "replacement" stalk has a 5 pin connector, I've no idea what the existing one has, probably no connector at all as it has no wheel or S & R buttons.

Might not be quite as easy a conversion as I thought .. :(

try it you never know it might just be plug and play most things i have fitted have been matey :y

Title: Re: Wiper Stalk
Post by: Entwood on 18 June 2008, 23:52:08

I'll certainly take the existing one off and have a look, if the weather is any good tomorrow .. forecast is cr*p  :(

Title: Re: Wiper Stalk
Post by: markey mark on 19 June 2008, 00:00:33

let me know how it goes bud ! :y

Title: Re: Wiper Stalk
Post by: markey mark on 23 June 2008, 14:16:53

any good on this nigel ?? ::)

Title: Re: Wiper Stalk
Post by: Entwood on 23 June 2008, 14:22:20

Not had a chance to look at it yet ... too many other things going on !!!

Just having a break from tidying the garden ... wind at the weekend while we were away has done some damage....   :(

The way things are going it might travel to the Lakes in a plastic bag .... :)