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Old 09-16-2010, 12:30 AM
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How do you remove the relay any problems with doing this. 1.By removing the intermittent wiper relay you can park your wipers on the passenger’s side of the windshield. The only cost is your intermittent wiper feature is disabled.
Old 09-16-2010, 02:13 AM
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Another potential drawback is rain streaking on the driver's side of the windshield.
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and if u drive when it's snowing, the snow will endup in your face...hmm..how do I know that..
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[QUOTE=1991 porsche carrera 2;7899704]How do you remove the relay any problems with doing this. 1.By removing the intermittent wiper relay you can park your wipers on the passenger’s side of the windshield. The only cost is your intermittent wiper feature is disabled.[/QUOTE


I undid the nut on the wiper motor shaft, moved them to the passenger side, and have had no problems. I still have intermittent wiper function. Took a couple hours because the spot is tight but it was worth my clear view
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[QUOTE=larpy;7900117]
Originally Posted by 1991 porsche carrera 2
How do you remove the relay any problems with doing this. 1.By removing the intermittent wiper relay you can park your wipers on the passenger’s side of the windshield. The only cost is your intermittent wiper feature is disabled.[/QUOTE


I undid the nut on the wiper motor shaft, moved them to the passenger side, and have had no problems. I still have intermittent wiper function. Took a couple hours because the spot is tight but it was worth my clear view
I'm with Larpy, plan on doing this in the next couple of weekends. It's nice to see the front of the car, or at least some of it. It's a little tight but doable.
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Originally Posted by 1991 porsche carrera 2
How do you remove the relay any problems with doing this. 1.By removing the intermittent wiper relay you can park your wipers on the passenger’s side of the windshield. The only cost is your intermittent wiper feature is disabled.
  1. open the relay cover.
  2. tug / wiggle the relay till it is removed.
  3. store it somewhere
  4. pull the wipers away from the glass
  5. fiddle with the wiper stalk till you get them to park where you like
  6. push wipers back against the glass
  7. if you can't find "just the exactly right position", you can always remove the wiper arms from the post then re-install to your liking.

you're done

it works for me and no scraped knuckles from the more challenging DIY.

enjoy!
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Whats the point of this?
I still havent understood it.
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The point is, you don't have a set of wipers in front of you when you're driving and not using them.
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Originally Posted by 944/951guy
Whats the point of this?
I still havent understood it.
for the short peeps.
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Originally Posted by TRINITONY
for the short peeps.
That clears things up. I have not till this day had them bother me in anyway, I really dont even notice them, or think about them when driving.
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Me neither.
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But now, because of RL, they bother me and must be moved.
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Originally Posted by ggg1ggg
But now, because of RL, they bother me and must be moved.
a similar thread did this to me about 5 years ago. i have moved them and love it w/o them in my way. they also clear the driver side fine when you have to use them.
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I moved mine by removing the relay....one of the best things I've ever done.
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Originally Posted by 944/951guy
Whats the point of this?
I still havent understood it.
For me, I miss the view of the headlight tubes in the older cars.

Moving the wipers in the 993 helps this somewhat.


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