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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

OK, so I am dealing with a screwy wiper switch. My turn signal switch was just replaced (a victim of disassembly during my dash pull), but not the other.

I have been trolling around for a new one, and both PET and an old bug website someone posted show a setup that looks like it includes hose barbs. My Ghia had the setup where washer fluid lines actually came into the car (pressure from the spare tire - yikes), but just having had my steering column apart, I can attest that there was nothing present that looked like washer lines. Am I misunderstanding the pic and PET illustration?

WTF is this black thing?

TIA

rasta

P.S. By the way, the site in question is HERE. . .assuming this is correct, about half the cost of anyone else on this part, and 1/3 of PCNA list.
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Smoothie · Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:59 pm Post subject:

Mans' attempts to get windshield wiping correct have taken a long and twisted road. What you're looking at there is the fruit of one of the earlier and wilder turns on that road. Another was found in the Fiat 124 Spyder around 1970 - a large left-foot-operated combo mechanical-electrical pushbutton that pumped the fluid via foot power while a built-in switch activated the wipers. -But we'll refrain from excessively mocking this device as I believe one of our compatriots, Ozzie may be still dealing with this type of device.

I've a vague recollection of reading that the barbed line fitting part of your pictured switch can be removed to render the switch usable in the 924. To verify, a clever and successful search should find where that was mentioned.
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Ozzie · Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:15 pm Post subject:

The wife's Fiat has an electric wash motor fitted. its a '72 model so must have changed.
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Smoothie · Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:28 pm Post subject:

Ok.
Mine was a '70 model with the charming little weirdo pump-switch.
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v8carreragts · Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Posts: 665 Location: Tucson, AZ

The switch will physically fit but there is no contact for the washers. The switchpictured is for a late Super Beetle. Beetles and super Beetles did not have electric washers hense the black tubes.

Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

That is interesting indeed. . .the picture in PET looks exactly like the photo above, and no year split prior to 81 is indicated.
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RC · Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 2637 Location: Australia

Sure your S is the 3 screw type and wouldn`t shaggy also be? Don`t know which type you`re after but does it look like this?
http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VWC-251-953-519-C

Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Nah, its the four screw type.
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

Is this what you need?

Let me know. It's available for purchase.
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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

If it's 20+ years old, I'll have to pass. My turn signal innards turned to dust as soon as the retaining screws came off!
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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Still have no answer to this. . .and my wiper swtich is officially exploded. The back of the stalk is marked VW/Audi 113 953 503 BC 8191 14, which doesn't come back to anything in PET.

Help! Need this part!
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Scorpio · Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:40 pm Post subject:

any tips to prevent ruining mine while its out?
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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Don't expose it to light, darkness, oxygen, vacuum, heat, cold, vibration, or stasis.
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BionicBalls · Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 642 Location: Charlotte, NC

link you posted doesn't seem to be operational anymore. I have been planning to get another switch for my car as well. Mine went bad and I replaced it with one out of a bug. I took the the black nozzles off of the back. Now my washer pump doesn't work and I don't have intermittent wipers.

I think that the G on the end indicates intermittent. I had a site bookmarked that had them for around $30, I thought that I had posted it once before, but I can't seem to find it now.
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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

HERE is a different one. . .check the note regarding 5 prongs. It is the one I ordered. . .I know the washer won't work, but I am hoping for delay wipers. . .
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