Intermittent Wipers backwards

[Luns]

As far as I can tell, the wiper switch from an '09-'11 Camry (or Corolla, Solara, Tacoma or Tundra for certain years) should be a direct substitute for the switch in our twins, and would make the adjustment consistent with all the Hondas and Toyotas I've had reason to use intermittent wipers on.

part# 84652-02610

There appear to be new replacement switches for under $35 on eBay, which I presume are third-party rather than OEM parts. I don't know if these would behave the same as the Camry, or if they're actually the same as the twins and sold as different-but-usable substitute. They're cheap enough I might just buy one to see.

[Luns]

Originally Posted by Luns

As far as I can tell, the wiper switch from an '09-'11 Camry (or Corolla, Solara, Tacoma or Tundra for certain years) should be a direct substitute for the switch in our twins, and would make the adjustment consistent with all the Hondas and Toyotas I've had reason to use intermittent wipers on.

part# 84652-02610

Apparently the switch used on prior years of these models, part# 84642-04141 behaves the same as the knob on our cars. I've just confirmed, the '07 Camry (and also '04 Camry which uses yet another earlier switch) owners manuals both say:

.... lets you
adjust the wiper time interval when the
wiper lever is in the intermittent position
(position 1). Twist the band upward to
increase the time between sweeps, and
downward to decrease it.

In contrast, the corresponding diagram and text of the 2011 Camry Owner's manual shows the opposite, consistent with what I've come to expect.

Somehow Toyota saw it more appropriate to reverse things around 2009, give or take a year depending on model, but that decision never carried over to our cars.

It looks like there's one more part number in the mix, 84652-02710. The markings on the 02610 stalk are the same as on our cars, with small triangles and a windshield icon to indicate mist/int/low/high. The earlier 04141 part appears to have used text instead of icons. Oddly, the later 02710 part number seems to have reverted to the older markings, with text rather than icons, but reportedly, its knob functions the same as the 02610 part.

For reference, see: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/...switch.241722/

[RZNT4R]

I mean... use the wipers once, see that thicker line equals more delay and not more wiping, map that information to your brain.

Never think of it again.

Problem solved.

???

[Ohio Enthusiast]

Originally Posted by RZNT4R

Never think of it again.

Might work if you have a single car. Both of my other cars work the other (more intuitive*) way so it always takes mental energy in the BRZ...

* more intuitive for me because it follows righty-tighty/lefty-loosy - tighten to get faster wipes, loosen to get slower wipes. The BRZ is the other way around and I struggle to translate that to "tighten to get more delay between wipes, loosen to get less delay".

[Luns]

Originally Posted by Ohio Enthusiast

Might work if you have a single car. Both of my other cars work the other (more intuitive*) way so it always takes mental energy in the BRZ...

I'm sure Wataru Akiyama has something to say about mental energy. LOL

Originally Posted by Ohio Enthusiast

* more intuitive for me because it follows righty-tighty/lefty-loosy - tighten to get faster wipes, loosen to get slower wipes. The BRZ is the other way around and I struggle to translate that to "tighten to get more delay between wipes, loosen to get less delay".

Agree 100%. Apparently, so does Toyota, given they've switched other models of cars to work this way, and not, so far as I'm aware, switched any the other way.