Windshield wipers hitting trim

[Alex Smith]

Unfortunately, I suffer from both too!
Alex Smith
82FC35

one_dusty_hoot wrote: 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 wrote:
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
> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> > >
> >
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> >
> >
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