The teardrop wipe activates after you spray your window. It will normally wipe a few times, but with the teardrop wipe it does another wipe a couple of seconds later to catch the dribble.
You need the HEX+CAN VCDS cable. The Micro-CAN VCDS cable (which is cheaper) is for Golf V technology cars only. The 6R is a hybrid of old (K-lines) and new (CAN lines) technology so you need the (more expensive
) cable that does them both.
They turn up on ebay from time to time where they fetch good money. Or a new one is available from a couple of UK distributors. If you bought a new one and did the things you wanted to do then sold it again I reckon you'd only lose around £50.
You know, I reckon you're onto a winner with the switch. I've read on some US VAG forums that people were changing their light switches to Euro ones to get rid of their running lights
