Windshield Wiper Help!

1358 Views 17 Replies 8 Participants Last post by robotsneedlove2, Dec 6, 2005

serith

Discussion Starter · Dec 5, 2005

My buddies tC JUST did this, and now mine is. When the windshield wipers come down, they're not coming down as far as they should be. They're about 2 inches too far up when they're homed. Now, just today my buddy's stopped doing this, and they're fine, but mine are now 2 inches too far up. Is this happening b/c we're pushing snow with them? Does anyone know how to fix this? Or should I go to the dealer, again?

Help please...

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krdshrk

· #2 · Dec 5, 2005

There's 2 "home" positions for the wipers, an "up" position, and a "Down" position. The up position's a couple inches higher. That's probably what it's doing right now in the snow.

serith

Discussion Starter · #3 · Dec 5, 2005

How do I set it to the other one??

krdshrk

· #4 · Dec 5, 2005

Push it down. RTFM! It's in your manual.

nY1018

· #5 · Dec 5, 2005

rtfm??!?!?

read the fuckin manual?

talk about making up new acronyms every single day...

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Drift Motion

· #6 · Dec 5, 2005

LOL

RTFM

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serith

Discussion Starter · #7 · Dec 5, 2005

no, that one has been around for quite a while

but anyway, yes, i read the manual, and it says to hold the arm up??? that doesnt seem like it will work. it says pull it upward for more than 3.5in and use a force of 16lbf. i dont want to damage it though. has anyone else had to do this??

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MustangJolly

· #8 · Dec 6, 2005

HAHAHA RTFM!! lol thats a first for me too man.. good stuff.. serith.. you have more problems with your car then anyone else on this forum it seems like.. the killer bush.. the accident.. now this.. lol sucks to be you good luck!

Drift Motion

· #9 · Dec 6, 2005

just wait for a while, cuz u no how ur fd's tC is like that?!~~

phungy

· #10 · Dec 6, 2005

That's why you use Rain-X

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Drift Motion

· #11 · Dec 6, 2005

rain-x works with snow too?

phungy

· #12 · Dec 6, 2005

Drift Motion

· #13 · Dec 6, 2005

i always thought rain-x was some kind of liquid that u apply to ur windshield and yeah... never thought its another type of windshield wiper~~

krdshrk

· #14 · Dec 6, 2005

Lol RTFM is way old. I haven't done this myself, personally. It's supposed to snow tonight and i think it is right now... I pulled the windshield wipers up so they're pointing in midair. That's the best thing to do in the winter.

MustangJolly

· #15 · Dec 6, 2005

I like to wax my windshield.. it repels the water really well that way too.. just another thing you can do instead of replacing your whole windshield wipers..

JFBP4991

· #16 · Dec 6, 2005

Originally posted by vtecKiller@Dec 5 2005, 08:43 PM
i always thought rain-x was some kind of liquid that u apply to ur windshield and yeah... never thought its another type of windshield wiper~~

Me too
i never knew rain-x made wipers
Well i learned somthing new today...

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serith

Discussion Starter · #17 · Dec 6, 2005

Uh, so I tried reseting my wipers by holding one of the blades up and with force down, but it didn't do anything. I'm confused.

robotsneedlove2

· #18 · Dec 6, 2005

Originally posted by MustangJolly@Dec 5 2005, 06:49 PM
I like to wax my windshield.. it repels the water really well that way too.. just another thing you can do instead of replacing your whole windshield wipers..

i think rain X and waxing your windshield is fundamentally similar. to get water to bead up on your windshield, you are coating your glass (a water loving molecule) with a hydrophobic (water hating molecule) substance like oil/wax/bunch of hydrocarbons. water and the wax don't form the stronger hydrogen bonds that water and glass would.

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