single wiper

how hard would it be to convert my golf c into a single wiper at the front, please let me know and what wallet damage it will be

Easy enough to do with the right bits, though I would not recomend it.

Looks naff and doesn't work particularly well, plus means you drilling a new hole in the scuttle and having to fill the old two!

in the words of grandmaster flash whilst talking about white lines, dont do it!

You would be wise not to it but if your going to. You can buy a kit (90 -100). Or make your own single conversion:
 IN a Nut shell  You need to increase the throw of the level connected to the wiper motor by 10mm (use an arc welder). Then chop down the wiper assy so the connection levers clear the wiper bracket. You can than fit a blanking crommet over the disused hole. The only problem is that the wiper motor assy than vibrates alot.

http://www.samsgolf.com/techtips.htm#Single

I used a scirocco storm unit, though a little tricky, had to make a bracket and modify the wiring to plug it in using spade connectors!!!

you can use a fiat uno motor, then just get a long arm and blade and a blanking grommet from halfords. Peace of pish, i had 1 on my old mk1

wirings tricky tho'

AL_Mk1 said

Easy enough to do with the right bits, though I would not recomend it.

Looks naff and doesn't work particularly well, plus means you drilling a new hole in the scuttle and having to fill the old two!

al… u cracked me up with this one you even had a how-to on ur conversion!!

i think it really cleans up the front of a car

ran to a problem with my car.
the panel where the wiper comes through before the bonnet and at tht botton of the windscreen has two holes usually

my car only had one! and i mean one smack in the middle and i cant see where the other holes have been welded.

so i went and bought a wiper motor which i thought ide modigy but hte middle arm bit doesnt even match up to the existing hole!" is there an explanation to this??

Technically, the car should fail the MoT on lack of driver's view of the road, if it has a single wiper (assuming its plonked in the middle of the screen, whilst off).

true but how do i solve me [roblem anyone got a diagram of how to mod the orignal?

c11rgd said

true but how do i solve me [roblem anyone got a diagram of how to mod the orignal?

Mate, if you fail the MoT, you can't drive the car on the road! Doesn't it put you off? Its not like a decat or something, its not easily reversible. You'd have to re-drill the original holes; or modify/replace the linkage another time, just for the MoT.

ive got a single wiper on mine and i used a fiat uno wiper motor. very easy mod wiring is a bit tricky and i had to make a little brace under the scuttle to stop it flexing. or you could use a mk1 scirocco motor.

as far as the mot goes where theres a will theres a way.

yea ive been told about these fiat uno ones?
 cant seem to find any of em anywhere. neither the scirocco ones aswell.

anyone got one let me know!

c11rgd,

I have a mk1 single wiper motor and braketry

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Cheers

Rich

anyone one know which arm is good to use for the single wiper, want something that looks smooth yet does teh job!!

venom sell covers to fit over ur existing arm for a smooth look

havent even got an arm at all!
 might have to use teh one from a Peugeout 306 rear, ive tried teh rear corsa one, the hole on that is too big!

single wipers just shout "Chavs-ville" to me  :roll:

 blue neons, and big-bore cherry bombs to follow…..

cant help it only got one hole there! neways! need to get an arm for it!