single wiper conversion

[kitchenware]

ok, perfect time to pull this thing out of my mk2...

Here's the assy with the mk3 motor.



Here is the assy flipped over and the problem that will require you to drill your center hole a touch lower than the stock positions. the arm with the arrow pointing toward it needs more room to operate...



Here the assy is sitting in the stck location with that arm in the 12oclock position (where it hits the firewall and at it's outermost position). As you can see, it's close enough that putting that hole slightly lower would remedy the situation.


Clear as mud?

Since I've got it out now, I'll drill the hole tonight or tomorrow and get it all mounted up.

[chug_A_bug]

that's a sweet deal I'm going to run to the junk yard tomorrow and get me one

[1303R]

cool stuff, so is that scirocco or golf bits? got loadsa both in scrapyards and i'm quite happy cutting and welding, please let us know what where how.
cheers al

[kitchenware]

that unit is from a MK1 Scirocco (74-81).

[Steve C]

Hi

Im thinking of doing this as well. We didnt get Scirocco down here so I will do what a friend did with his Mk 1 golf, he just moved his stock wiper motor to the middle and extended a linkage to give it the extra travel to cover the whole screen, this also speeds things up as well.

Of course you all realize, that if these cars came with single wipers we would be converting to dual wipers.

Steve

[kitchenware]

Originally Posted by Steve C

Of course you all realize, that if these cars came with single wipers we would be converting to dual wipers.

Steve

hehe, I'm going with THREE wipers on the front!

Should I tell everyone now that I'm working on a rear wiper?

[vw1303]

The rear wiper from a mkII golf works perfectly on a 1303. I made new mounts for the scricco motor and it works awesome.

I had a mkII jetta a while ago that i converted to single wiper. If you extend the linkage arm coming off the motor by 10mm it will give you full windscreen coverage.

[oasis]

Originally Posted by kitchenware

I'm going with THREE wipers on the front!

That's funny. I saw an MGB for sale in Newport News, Va., today and seeing its front three had me visualizing the same on the 1303 I don't yet have.