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flymofred

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Rain sensitive wipers
« on: 12 January 2014, 10:29:47 »
Grrr, don't like them, I preferred the switched intermittent ones on my old miggy. They worked much better after I had the alternator fixed and a new battery. But they still seem inconsistent I keep the screen clean is there anything else to be done?

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Re: Rain sensitive wipers
« Reply #1 on: 12 January 2014, 10:31:52 »
Yes ignore them and let them do their thing. ;)
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Re: Rain sensitive wipers
« Reply #2 on: 12 January 2014, 17:22:48 »
Do these activate by themselves or is there a procedure to follow..?
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Re: Rain sensitive wipers
« Reply #3 on: 12 January 2014, 17:52:50 »
Quote from: minifreek on 12 January 2014, 17:22:48
Do these activate by themselves or is there a procedure to follow..?

By themselves but only when switched on in that mode, same switch is used to for us with intermittent wipers.

Woudn't have thought it would be too difficult to mod to normal intermittent wipe, stalk, Relay etc.
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Re: Rain sensitive wipers
« Reply #4 on: 12 January 2014, 18:10:25 »
So I just switch them on to intermittent...?

Mine has the variable stalk...?

Sorry for the questions but Im new to Omega ownership and the last owner told me nothing about it....
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Re: Rain sensitive wipers
« Reply #5 on: 12 January 2014, 18:19:32 »
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Re: Rain sensitive wipers
« Reply #6 on: 12 January 2014, 18:29:49 »
Quote from: minifreek on 12 January 2014, 18:10:25
So I just switch them on to intermittent...?

Mine has the variable stalk...?

Sorry for the questions but Im new to Omega ownership and the last owner told me nothing about it....

He doesn't have intermittent, there Rain Sense in that mode, No Rain, No Wipe.
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« Reply #7 on: 12 January 2014, 20:58:53 »
Turns out my Elite doesn't have these   :'( and I thought the Elite came fully loaded....
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Re: Rain sensitive wipers
« Reply #8 on: 12 January 2014, 21:01:36 »
Quote from: minifreek on 12 January 2014, 20:58:53
Turns out my Elite doesn't have these   :'( and I thought the Elite came fully loaded....

My Elite doesn't have them either ... I'm very pleased to say .. :) With the VW Relay fitted I find the infinitely controllable intermittent absolutely perfect  :y :y :y
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Re: Rain sensitive wipers
« Reply #9 on: 12 January 2014, 21:03:32 »
I like the auto wipers on my Merc  ::)  ::)  ::) they work very well. I find it's a bind to flick the wipers on te other 'none auto wipers' cars in the household.  ;) ;)
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Re: Rain sensitive wipers
« Reply #10 on: 12 January 2014, 21:51:45 »
Just driven from Broadstairs to Cornwall with my "rain sensitive" wipers. Fekkin useless.

In good light they are too sensitive but driving towards the sun or oncoming headlights in light drizzle is deadly.

The sensitivity needs to be adjustable, maybe manually or maybe in response to light level :-\
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« Reply #11 on: 12 January 2014, 22:59:37 »
No problem with mine. Work well.

Being critical, they have a tendency to nod off, but apart from that they're good. No more fiddling with the stalk switch, which is rarely in the correct position.
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Re: Rain sensitive wipers
« Reply #12 on: 14 January 2014, 14:09:12 »
Quote from: chrisgixer on 12 January 2014, 22:59:37
No problem with mine. Work well.

Being critical, they have a tendency to nod off, but apart from that they're good. No more fiddling with the stalk switch, which is rarely in the correct position.
Same here, no issues.

I had a 51plate Elite which had variable speed wipers, whereas my current 03 Elite does the rain sensitive ones ::)
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