PaulB

Following up my own post, it's back to normal now for no apparent reason. I think it can switch into "always on" mode after the engine is turned off while the wipers are still moving (though I'm not going to test this theory in case they get stuck on again).

Any follow up to this? I have the same problem, wipers won't stop once the engine is started. Note that when the ignition is on but the engine is not started, the wipers don't start (but I guess they are part of electircs that are shut off during starting). Doesn't seem like a motor problem to me. The fast/slow setting works. It happened once before about 4 years ago but when I turned on again the next day it was fine, and has been fine since. 1999 1.9Tdi

I manged to loosen the regulator enough to squeeze it upwards and unclip it from the door while the glass was still at the top. Having done that the whole thing can then be moved down slightly. In doing this I found that the white plastic bracket which slides up and down the regulator had slipped slightly off the top, so that the top of it couldn't go back down onto the slider. Having wiggled it back onto the regulator slider, it now seems to work, so it wasn't a faulty motor after all. Don't know how long it will last because I don't know why it came off in the first place. At least it didn't cost anything to find out.

I have this exact problem - did you manage to solve it? I don't think it's a broken wire - if I disconnect the wiring plug from the motor it doesn't make the clicking noise any more, so power is definitely reaching the motor. I can only think of trying a replacement motor. I have the door trim off, and my book says you must disconnect the glass from the regulator before you remove the regulator. To do this, you need to window the window down a little untiil you can see the clamp bolts - doh! If I could wind the window I wouldn't be doing it! So, question: can you get away with removing the regulator bolts with the glass still clamped on - or am I going past a point of no return here? Looks like the regulator might be tricky to get back in. Anything else I haven't thought of?

I've been carrying bikes on a Galaxy for some time, so thought I'd add my observations: I have a strap on rack plus roof bars and cycle carriers. I have carried a total of seven occupants with their bikes - though I wouldn't recommend this for long journeys. Makes the steering a bit light! The strap on rack is made by Pendle and is very solid. It sets the bikes high and doesn't require lighting board becuase the lights show through OK, but I did use a number plate. The rack pictured by Nik looks better in that respect as it's a fiddle to get a lighting board connected if you don't have a tow bar. I have now fitted a tow bar so in future I would use a lighting board for long journeys. The disadvantage of a rack which clears the lights and number plate is the added wind resistance of the bikes above the roof line, which slows you down and is less economical. You should also remove anything that's removable - if you have a child seat I'd recommend you remove it, along with bags, computers, bottles and pumps. If you have a tow bar then Pendle do a towbar rack which has the advantage of being very compact to store, as it's only two arms. The only disadvantage is you can't open the tailgate with the rack in place. I also use roof bars with bike carriers, and you can get 4 bikes fairly easily by alternating the direction of the carriers. If you want to make it 5, then you would need to twist the handlebars around. I don't have a problem getting them on, as I'm 6'4", and you can open the rear doors and step into the car to tighten the fixings. You also need to check the maximum weight that the roof bars can take - with heavy bikes you'd be close to the limit. The advantage of roof mounting is that you can access the tailgate without removing the bikes, but it creates more wind resistance. You can get some roof carriers which swing downwards to put the bike on for the less tall, but I don't know how good they are. The roof carriers I use are Mt Blanc Barracudas and they are great in that they fix using cam fixings which is much quicker than the screw on type, though they were expensive (

Just a follow up and a big thank you to the posters on this topic. Went through the same procedure after the wipers started failing (got a quote of

I don't think this sounds right. My understanding is that it would work OK until it's nearly empty. Also it shouldn't need recharging until after a few years so it sounds like a leak. Unless they do a leak test with a gas analyser thingy it's pointless refilling it IMHO.

Alas, no, it's physically damaged. Given that the fans are so different in price, then it would be obvious which was which. If it's not obvious, then why not replace it with the less expensive one? Maybe it's not actually better, it's just different, and not compatible.

I have a 1999 TDi with twin cooling fans, one of which has stopped working. The local dealer says a replacement fan is either