Golf R Observations and Questions

[tonymy01]

Speaking of wiper arms, are they on a spline because I want to move the passengers side down an inch so it tucks under the bonnet more

I wouldn't do that, notice that under some operation, the passenger one *does* tuck down there, it seems to have two positions it comes back to depending on ??. Have them running and you will see it will sweep to the high position, and then a second or two later, if it isn't wiping again, will drop it down into the lower spot. I dunno why though it decides to park them in the higher position more often than not... another VW mystery.

[Candyman]

In my GTI and the R they always go to the park mode when off but it is the passengers side that sits high

[tonymy01]

In my GTI and the R they always go to the park mode when off but it is the passengers side that sits high

That is what I am talking about. I mean in operation, they will go to the lower position, the passenger one seems to have 2 positions it goes to depending on goodness knows what. If you try to drop it lower, it will sweep onto the plastic cowl in some operation.
When I said higher position in my post before, I wasn't talking about up the windscreen (service mode), I was talking about the 2 positions it goes to in the lower arc... it has a higher one and a lower one and I don't really know why they bother?

[Candyman]

Mmm, mine has never gone lower, on either car

Still has 2cm left in sweep

Meeting a couple of R owners this arvo - will see what they have noticed

Thanks for the info

The two park positions are to ensure the blades don't sit the same way each time

[brimway]

I wouldn't do that, notice that under some operation, the passenger one *does* tuck down there, it seems to have two positions it comes back to depending on ??. Have them running and you will see it will sweep to the high position, and then a second or two later, if it isn't wiping again, will drop it down into the lower spot. I dunno why though it decides to park them in the higher position more often than not... another VW mystery.

Not a mystery, but a pretty clever feature. It is so the rubber sits at a different angle/edge that is in contact with the screen, hard to explain but it is designed that way

edit just realised I repeated what CM said above

[adzy]

Its not the feature you are talking about which moves the wipers a half inch or so when you shut the car down depending on if you used them or not? It does this in order to not have the wiper blades worn or bent to the one side.

I wouldn't do that, notice that under some operation, the passenger one *does* tuck down there, it seems to have two positions it comes back to depending on ??. Have them running and you will see it will sweep to the high position, and then a second or two later, if it isn't wiping again, will drop it down into the lower spot. I dunno why though it decides to park them in the higher position more often than not... another VW mystery.

[tonymy01]

I was suggested that by Candyman moving them down by a few centimetres as they are dry parked, will cause then to hit when they do their funny extra pull down they do on the passenger side in normal operation.

[Candyman]

I was suggested that by Candyman moving them down by a few centimetres as they are dry parked, will cause then to hit when they do their funny extra pull down they do on the passenger side in normal operation.

They are already fully parked (as I mentioned). The passengers side has already done the final park and still is higher by 2 cm than the drivers side and still has room to go down further.

The "funny extra pull" is as we have all mentioned - that is the final position and is only a small movement down to move the blades to a different position each time.

[Ryan_R]

I just assumed they pull down further when driving (when not in use) for better aerodynamics. When washing the car the left one is not quite all way down but to be honest I'm not bothered. Friends who think they're funny still can't raise the wipers up.

[Paulc1964au]

Can't find it in the manual but how do you actually turn off air flow through the vents?