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| Cal |
 Jan 6 2016, 09:07 PM
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What's the proper position for the windshield wiper arms? Here are two photos of low mileage examples. Do these seem to be positioned relatively high in the windshield.....in the sight line of the driver? My silver 2.0L has them lower but one arm overlaps the decorative frame slightly. Which is correct?
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| Tom_T |
Jan 7 2016, 03:06 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California 
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QUOTE(Cal @ Jan 6 2016, 07:07 PM)  What's the proper position for the windshield wiper arms? Here are two photos of low mileage examples. Do these seem to be positioned relatively high in the windshield.....in the sight line of the driver? My silver 2.0L has them lower but one arm overlaps the decorative frame slightly. Which is correct? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-18138-1452135863_thumb.jpg) Cal - IIRC there was some issue with one or more batches of the OEM wiper arms being mfgd. a few mm's too long on the DS ones, ergo the overlap in the DS one in your pic above. AFAIR the position you have above is about right, but the wiper blade rubber should just miss the aluminum "chrome" windshield trim. So you may have the wrong length on there. I think there is a way to adjust the flat arm bit into the "U" shaped base a bit to shorten it by a few mm's to miss, but it may damage the paint. Also, the R & L were originally different lengths IIRC on mine, so that may be the issue. Otherwise, run them like the Marathon Blue one which just misses the trim, & appears to be no higher than the instrument pod cowl anyway, if it doesn't bother you. Another trick - since the arms mount on a toothed shaft that the arms can only engage at those points with its female teeth (that term conjures bad dreams (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) ) - is to manually play around a bit with the tooth positions on the shaft(s) before mounting the motor/arms/shafts (or by uninstalling them) to get the lowest possible DS position without touching the trim. This is one of those post resto/repaint things that needs to be fine tuned if you had them out for painting. At least your headlights/eyebrows/hood all look well fitted & adjusted! Both the Haynes & Factory 8 vol. manuals (or CD thereof) have the wiper arm setting, as well as the shaft adjusting procedure in the factory one. Good Luck! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
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Cal Wiper position Jan 6 2016, 09:07 PM
Larmo63 Run them how you want them. I have mine set like t... Jan 6 2016, 10:10 PM Cairo94507 Or you could do the wiper mod so they park on the ... Jan 6 2016, 11:00 PM Dave_Darling Check your Haynes manual. They have a photo with ... Jan 7 2016, 12:22 AM fixer34 I was tired of having the wiper in my field of vie... Jan 7 2016, 07:07 PM
Cal Great info.....thanks guys! Jan 7 2016, 07:09 PM |
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