Windshield wipers hitting trim

[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
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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