Forester Intermittent Rear Wiper

[howards11]

I have a 2000 Forester L. One area where this car lacks is an intermittent rear wiper. Does anyone have any suggestions on installing an intermittent control for the rear ? Thanks in advance for your help.

 

~Howard

[avk]

To do it the "factory way", you can replace the rear wiper relay with an "intermittent module" found on 2d gen. Impreza (and Forester?). From a '02 wiring diagram, I see that the plugs won't match but it can be wired in.

[99obw]

Cool!!! I seem to remember Frag did a similar modification. Any insights as to part number?

[frag]

Cool!!! I seem to remember Frag did a similar modification. Any insights as to part number?

I did, but my setup is far from being factory.

I just installed a small timer with a control button i bought at Canadian Tire here in Montreal and installed it not on the dash like you're supposed to, but inside the rear hatch where i set it semi permanently to a 7 secs interval. It suits my needs for most situations but is evidently not the perfect setup.

If someone cared to make a complete install (on the dash where you can vary the interval or shut it off ) it also comes with a windshield washer reservoir sensor that lights a red bulb when the liquid goes under a preset level.

If someone is interested but not a canadian resident i could buy one here and send it to you through the postal service. At the time I think it was selling for around 25$ CND. But you could probably find something similar in the US.