10 Min Rover 800 Wiper-light Stalk Upgrade

Stupid ZIP file wont upload to Google docs! It's 472MB - any ideas where I can bung it people?

pm Psymon.

can you FTP Adam?

I have a box.net account with 50GB

I've got these and not on mine yet but the variable speed has been made to work by someone :broon:

pendle lass wrote: I've got these and not on mine yet but the variable speed has been made to work by someone :broon:

Now you can't just say that and not say how it's been done

http://forums.mg-rover.org/showthread.php?t=143946

The relevant section written by cjmillsnun of .org

Getting variable intermittent to work (and programmed wash/wipe)

NOTE. This procedure involves a lot of electrical work ONLY attempt this is you understand vehicle electrical systems. I cannot and will not be responsible for your wipers not working after attempting this.

Tools required.

Soldering Iron and heatshrink wrap (or if you must - connector block).
5 15A Spade connectors
1 Mini Spade connector
A front wiper control unit
Crimpers

for the front wiper control unit I have found 2 suitable parts from the Rover parts bin.

DRC8534 - manufactured by Italamec (black relay) - fitted to the Austin/MG Metro
YWC10152 - manufactured by Pektron (red relay) - fitted to the Rover Metro and the (real) Mini (only fitted to the Mini that has the same stalks as originally in the F)

1. Disconnect the battery negative terminal.
2. Unplug the wiper motor.
3. On the loom side of the wiper motor multi-plug cut the green/grey and black wires.
4. Connect the green/grey wire on the loom to the black wire on the multi-plug (and vice versa) I used solder and heatshrink but you can use connector block as an alternative.
5. Plug the wiper motor back into your altered loom.
6. Remove the cowling from the steering column (as described above)
7. Disconnect the wiper stalk multi-plug.
8. Cut the multi plug off the variable delay wires (grey wires in a black sleve),
9. Cut the light green/green wire. connect one light green/green wire to one of the grey wires and the other grey wire to the other light green/green wire.
10. Cut the black wire on the multi-plug. tape up the black wire in the loom.
11. Cut the green/grey wire on the multi-plug connect the green grey wires together with the black wire on the multi-plug and an additional wire that is long enough to run behind the fuse box. Connect a 15A spade to this additional wire. (The additional wire is the power feed for your wiper delay unit)
12. (Optional.) For programmed wash/wipe splice an additional wire into the light green/black wire. This is the washer feed wire and needs a 15A spade connector.
13. plug the multi plug back into the wiper stalk and refit the steeing column cowling.
14. Remove the 2 10mm nuts that secure the fusebox to its mount withdraw the fuse box and unplug the 2 connectors going into the multi-function unit (MFU) (the red ecu on the back of the fuse-box)
15. On the 8 way connector into the MFU splice in a new wire onto the earth.
This is the earth wire and needs a 15A spade connector.
16. On the 8 way connector cut the brown/light green wire and put a 15A spade on the end this wire on the loom.
17. On the other connector into the MFU (26 way) cut the light green/green wire. Put the mini spade on the end of this wire on the loom
18. Cut the light green/purple wire on the 26 way connector and put a 15A spade on this wire on the loom.
19. Connect the spades to the wiper control unit as follows.
Power lead - 8
Earth lead - 4
Light green/purple - 2
Brown/light green - 5
Light green/green - 7 (red relay) 1 (black relay)
Washer feed - 6
20. Reconnect the MFU multi plugs
21. Refit the fuse box to the dashboard and secure with the 10mm nuts.

andy1970h wrote:

pendle lass wrote: I've got these and not on mine yet but the variable speed has been made to work by someone :broon:

Now you can't just say that and not say how it's been done

could think how to spell the guysname so was going to have a look a come back

but any how yes Technozen on .org knows how its done

What is the time between wipes on the adjuster using this mod?

The only reason I ask is I have read about several attempts that did not give much of a range and were considered not worth the effort in the end.

The Rave CD is now in our downloads section. under Workshop Manuals. Its only available to site members :broon:

Excellent!

FANTASTIC....
Although I did not fit the UPGRADE, I used these instructions to replace the MGF Wiper Stalk..and yes it took just over the 10mins, 14mins in fact,many thanks for the 'how to do' pictures instructions, without them I would have been lost...