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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6772   
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I remember someone put up a good guide on here a while back so it might be worth having a search for 99 relay and looking through the threads.
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28th Jan 2014 9:21pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610  
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https://www.defender2.net/gallery/albums/u...ations.pdf If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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28th Jan 2014 9:34pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11325
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I've fitted a 20 second delay relay to my rear wiper, which came as a kit that I found on eBay:
 Click image to enlarge If just installed on its' own, it makes the rear wiper work intermittently. However, by adding an extra wire from the spare terminal (green wire with blue spade connector) to the back of the rear washer switch, the wiper will run continuously when the washer switch is pressed. Click image to enlarge You could, I suppose, fit a 99 relay on the rear too, but it'd be a bit overkill and a right faff to use. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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28th Jan 2014 10:36pm |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4801 
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I couldn't disagree more! Press wiper button on/off drive along as normal, see window needs wiping again and switch wiper on and leave 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon 1990 Vogue SE Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton |
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28th Jan 2014 11:01pm |
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| theorangebandit Member Since: 03 Jun 2013 Location: Stowmarket Posts: 862 |
I need this relay for both front and rear!!!! And I keep putting off buying it!
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28th Jan 2014 11:25pm |
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| epictrail Member Since: 21 Sep 2013 Location: High Wycombe Posts: 395 
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Could you see what the part number is on the end of the relay?
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28th Jan 2014 11:44pm |
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| redhandluke Member Since: 02 Jun 2013 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 243 
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Anorak Can you give the ebay details for the kit?
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29th Jan 2014 12:34am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11325
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Sorry if I shocked you  Perhaps I just don't use the rear wiper enough to see the benefit.
Not without taking my rear door apart, I'm afraid 
It was a while ago that I bought it so I'll have to dig out the details from my home computer. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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29th Jan 2014 10:28am |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6664 
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Found this too: https://www.defender2.net/gallery/albums/u...0Wiper.pdf
1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW |
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29th Jan 2014 10:38am |
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| landybehr Member Since: 17 Apr 2013 Location: -D- Posts: 173 |
when the front wiper relay is replaced by the VW type, then there is the standard relay surplus. Could be used to control the rear wiper:
http://www.landypedia.de/index.php/Defende...mbauten%29 From my very personal view, I was inclined to follow the above instructions. But before doing so I changed my mind, thinking that I drove an 88" for years with rarely missing the rear wiper, and for 1 year the 2.2 110" and occasionally using it, but never ever continuously nor in a intermittend fashion. Cannot think of my rear screen as that needs to be cleaned everey 20 sec. I rather think the other way: I will see if I can modify the swith (for the rear wiper) in the dash so that it will not stay locked when first time pushed but instantly return the the "off" position. Itīs just like the screen wash. You only use it when you really need it. And you cannot forget to turn it off - I really hate it when the rear wiper was forgotten to be turned off and wipes and wipes .. |
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29th Jan 2014 2:56pm |
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| bear100 Member Since: 22 Mar 2010 Location: South Wales Posts: 1993  
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Some great replies there thanks
If your happy with your on and off setting then stuck with it, myself on the other hand can see a great benefit with intermittent wipe, 
I didn't think of using the surplus one from the front  great idea!
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29th Jan 2014 9:41pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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I could count on one hand the amount of times I have used a rear wiper on any of my defenders over the 20+ years of owning them .
BUT still fancy fitting intermittent rear wiper! WHAT IS IT ABOUT PLAYING WITH LAND ROVERS THAT MAKES US FIT GADGETS WE DON'T NEED OR PROBLEY EVER USE? |
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29th Jan 2014 10:18pm |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2339 
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I've used the front intermittent on the rear wiper of mine, works quite nicely
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29th Jan 2014 11:01pm |
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| BarneyRubble Member Since: 08 Mar 2010 Location: Naphill Posts: 103 
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I used the 99 relay to get an adjustable rear wiper.
K9f posted the wiring diagram, here are a few photos (sorry about the poor wiring). Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge I personally love this modification, because beforehand I was always pressing the button to get a wipe every time I wanted to look in the rear view. Now I can set it once and leave it alone. I guess it depends upon how often you use the rear view mirror. Barney D4 - 2016 Graphite, Montalcino Red Written Off - 2010 90 Hard Top, Stornoway Grey |
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30th Jan 2014 8:56pm |
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