Windshield wipers hitting trim
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01-04-2007, 15:27
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Windshield wipers hitting trim
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] > |
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Windshield wipers hitting trim - Gardner Yeaw - 01-03-2007, 12:59
Windshield wipers hitting trim - Pete Masterson - 01-03-2007, 13:19
Windshield wipers hitting trim - Gardner Yeaw - 01-03-2007, 13:32
Windshield wipers hitting trim - Stephen H - 01-03-2007, 13:47
Windshield wipers hitting trim - Rose Mary - 01-03-2007, 15:07
Windshield wipers hitting trim - Gardner Yeaw - 01-04-2007, 00:46
Windshield wipers hitting trim - Lawrence Thornell - 01-04-2007, 02:12
Windshield wipers hitting trim - Alex Smith - 01-04-2007, 10:10
Windshield wipers hitting trim - Gardner Yeaw - 01-04-2007 15:27
Windshield wipers hitting trim - Alex Smith - 01-05-2007, 16:12
Windshield wipers hitting trim - one_dusty_hoot - 01-06-2007, 05:16
Windshield wipers hitting trim - Alex Smith - 01-07-2007, 02:48
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