I decided to be slick and try one of this Universal Wiper Kits instead of the standard VW wiper motor. After 2 weeks of struggle, I ripped the POC out of my car and threw it across the street into an empty lot. It is still there is someone wants it.
My issues:
There is no place to mount the motor inside the car. So I had to mount it in the front trunk. This forced me to have to make several bends in the piping. This made cord inside the tube very tight and loud as it moved.
Because the cord was tight, the motor could not move it well. There are no mounts for the shafts that spin the wiper arms, so as it tried to move, the shafts would slip and become loose. These caused the system to stop working.
The arm shafts are open ended. The system needs grease to move well. The open ended shafts spit grease as the cord moved. So expect your shoes to get a little on them.
The tubes are aluminum, so any type of welding to join tubes is impossible. They also break easily.
The motor is built to attach to metal, the entire motor and bracket grounds. Not that this is an issue, but it seemed odd to me.
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