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IIRC, his original post said the wiper arms in the box in the car needed to park on the left of the screen. The arms have a bend in them to make the blade more or less horizontal at parking. If he put them on in this position, they would sweep through the body, so they would have to be placed vertical at "park" and sweep down to the left when working. He didn't want them vertical at park, so he wanted help. It's a Type 34 Ghia. The RHD version certainly parks on the right. This is what his motor wants to do "It turns counter-clockwise, so the arms have to park upright" he said or words to that effect. This suggests right parking (seen from driving position; right is right of car). The only question left AFAI can see is "Do LHD Type 34 Ghia wipers park on the left or right?" I'm guessing right because (a) he wouldn't have a problem if they didn't, and (b) Type 3s didn't vary on their parking side from model to model for any given year. But at that time RHD Type 34 Ghia wipers park opposite to RHD (and LHD) other Type 3s. It may be I've got completely the wrong end of the stick here, but that's how I remember the question being put. I don't think it's a problem of the shaft put on wrong, though I know that is often the fault with wiper parking problems. Maybe Michael will reply on that and just remind us of the problem. Also, if Troy or whoever can tell us which side the wipers on a '6? LHD? Type 34 Ghia park, that would narrow it down. The arms are bent the way they have to park; that's the defining rule here. The least mistake someone made was to assume T34 blades are the same as other T3 ones for the same year, and that's why the PO didn't fit them. If I'm wrong, humble apologies, it's just me being simplistic and wordy again. Dave. UK VW Type 3&4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.net/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: 22 December 1999 02:27 Subject: Re: [T3] wiper question(s) > On 21 Dec 99, at 23:00, Dave Hall wrote: > > > > > So why do my windshield wipers park in the up position in my T3 Ghia? ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org