Windshield wipers hitting trim
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01-06-2007, 05:16
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Windshield wipers hitting trim
Eye doc told me that as you age pupils react more
slowly to changes in light, sometimes as long as 7 minutes to fully adjust. If you wear glasses you can have them coated with an anti-reflective coating for a cost of $30.00, this help a lot. It goes along with the "CRS" aging disease, and, is callled, "CSS" bob janes, long time CSS'er, CRS'er, greenville, sc --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Alex Smith wrote: > > Gardner, I agree, my night vision is not very good esp with on- coming car lights shining in my eyes! > Alex > 82FC35 > > Gardner Yeaw Alex, > I do have Rainx, but I need every bit of vision I can muster. It > gets tough at night in the rain to really see what is ahead. I had > to lean on the brakes pretty hard this weekend because some > thoughtless dimwit had a flat tire. He decided not to pull over but > to drive in the right hand lane at about 5 mph (in a 65 mph zone) > rather than use the more than adequate shoulder. I guess he didn't > want to stop and fix it. The extra moment it took to realize what > was happening made it clear that two things were responsable for the > delay. First, I was turning the wipers on and off by hand, and > second I was going too fast for the conditions (not speeding, but > should have been going slower). I am looking into aftermarket > intermittent wiper controls for the first condition. I am also > seriously re-evaluating my driving habits for the second. > > I spoke to Steve Birtles and he explained how to adjust the > position of the arm. It wasn't obvious when I first looked at it. So > Raienx and re-adjusted wipers with a intermittent system will make > for a much less stressful driving ecperience. > > Gardner > 78FC33 > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Alex Smith > > > > > Yep, RainX is great. I don't need to even turn my blades on. Water > beads right off. And if the windshield has gotten buggy their little > bodies don't get scraped & smeared across the glass. > > Alex Smith > > 82FC35 > > Tallahassee > > > > Pete Masterson > wrote: Get some RainX and rub it on > the windows per the instructions. It > > will significantly reduce the need for windshield wipers at all. > You > > might get by with the wipers set on the 'interval' setting (one > swipe > > every few seconds). > > > > Pete Masterson > > aeonix1@ > > '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42' > > El Sobrante, CA > > > > On Jan 3, 2007, at 4:59 PM, Gardner Yeaw wrote: > > > > > I was driving in a misty rain this weekend and I noticed that > the > > > faster I went the further the windshield wipers moved towards > the > > > outside. On the highway they begin to slam against the trim > below the > > > windshield. I am sure this is due to the flat front and the air > > > velocity across the windshield propelling the wiper along the > way. It > > > is clear that this has gone on for a long time because the trim > is > > > well worn. Has anyone made any modifications to prevent the > wiper from > > > hitting the trim? It is a most anoying sound, not to mention > pretty > > > rough on the wiper and trim. I think a shorter wiper blade > might help, > > > but that would limit the visibility. > > > > > > Suggestions? > > > > > > Gardner > > > 78FC33 > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > |
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01-07-2007, 02:48
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Windshield wipers hitting trim
Unfortunately, I suffer from both too!
Alex Smith 82FC35 one_dusty_hoot doc told me that as you age pupils react more slowly to changes in light, sometimes as long as 7 minutes to fully adjust. If you wear glasses you can have them coated with an anti-reflective coating for a cost of $30.00, this help a lot. It goes along with the "CRS" aging disease, and, is callled, "CSS" bob janes, long time CSS'er, CRS'er, greenville, sc --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Alex Smith wrote: > > Gardner, I agree, my night vision is not very good esp with on- coming car lights shining in my eyes! > Alex > 82FC35 > > Gardner Yeaw Alex, > I do have Rainx, but I need every bit of vision I can muster. It > gets tough at night in the rain to really see what is ahead. I had > to lean on the brakes pretty hard this weekend because some > thoughtless dimwit had a flat tire. He decided not to pull over but > to drive in the right hand lane at about 5 mph (in a 65 mph zone) > rather than use the more than adequate shoulder. I guess he didn't > want to stop and fix it. The extra moment it took to realize what > was happening made it clear that two things were responsable for the > delay. First, I was turning the wipers on and off by hand, and > second I was going too fast for the conditions (not speeding, but > should have been going slower). I am looking into aftermarket > intermittent wiper controls for the first condition. I am also > seriously re-evaluating my driving habits for the second. > > I spoke to Steve Birtles and he explained how to adjust the > position of the arm. It wasn't obvious when I first looked at it. So > Raienx and re-adjusted wipers with a intermittent system will make > for a much less stressful driving ecperience. > > Gardner > 78FC33 > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Alex Smith > > > > > Yep, RainX is great. I don't need to even turn my blades on. Water > beads right off. And if the windshield has gotten buggy their little > bodies don't get scraped & smeared across the glass. > > Alex Smith > > 82FC35 > > Tallahassee > > > > Pete Masterson > wrote: Get some RainX and rub it on > the windows per the instructions. It > > will significantly reduce the need for windshield wipers at all. > You > > might get by with the wipers set on the 'interval' setting (one > swipe > > every few seconds). > > > > Pete Masterson > > aeonix1@ > > '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42' > > El Sobrante, CA > > > > On Jan 3, 2007, at 4:59 PM, Gardner Yeaw wrote: > > > > > I was driving in a misty rain this weekend and I noticed that > the > > > faster I went the further the windshield wipers moved towards > the > > > outside. On the highway they begin to slam against the trim > below the > > > windshield. I am sure this is due to the flat front and the air > > > velocity across the windshield propelling the wiper along the > way. It > > > is clear that this has gone on for a long time because the trim > is > > > well worn. Has anyone made any modifications to prevent the > wiper from > > > hitting the trim? It is a most anoying sound, not to mention > pretty > > > rough on the wiper and trim. I think a shorter wiper blade > might help, > > > but that would limit the visibility. > > > > > > Suggestions? > > > > > > Gardner > > > 78FC33 > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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