Variable Intermittent Wipers

[Artificial Life]

The NC doesn't have them. This annoys me no end.

Can I do anything about it, up to and including replacing the wiper stalk?

[JBT]

Put an RX8 wiper stalk in it. http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=257168&highlight=rx8+wiper

[Artificial Life]

you sir, are my personal hero.

[corners]

Can a similar mod be done to a NA?

[Benny]

Auto wipers are the best thing.
I've had cars with variable intermitant wipers, and all you do is constantly adjust them because the rain fall varies so much.

The auto wipers are just great.
Switch it on when you first see rain, and just leave it to the computer.
It even goes from intermitant, to slow speed and even high speed depending on how hard the rain is coming down.

[GP]

I use rainex, wipers are hardly necessary

[JBT]

I try to avoid driving in the rain

[greenMachine]

What is this rain thing?

[Garry]

There are instructions on Miatanet to modify the NB switch to convert it to variable intermittent. It's quite a straight forward job electrically but it involves finding somewhere to put the adjustable dashpot. I couldn't work out a way to do it so that it looked like Mazda put it there.

[zoomzoom]

Maybe you could use aother dashlight dimmer switch for variable wipers?
Dunno about the nb but the na has it in the set of switches to the right of the steering column.

Tim

[Artificial Life]

Part is $181 from John Newell Mazda, Waterloo.

[Garry]

Good idea zoomzoom but on an NB8B there are no spare blanks left on the dash. The foglight switch takes up the last one.

[cruisin']

for those of us who are non-smokers, how about the option of removing the ciggy lighter & using the vacant space ?

[Andrew]

for those of us who are non-smokers, how about the option of removing the ciggy lighter & using the vacant space ?

already used that for the start button

[Garry]

Thats a viable option crusin', but I use my lighter as a power socket.

Here are the NB instructions from miatanet if someone wants to have a go. All you need are 2 resistors and a pot.

http://www.miatanet.com/garage/int_wiper/index.html