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December 31, 2009

Wiper arm gizmo

Filed under: Uncategorized — admin @ 5:12 pm

I was told that the gizmo on the driver side wiper arm is an air foil of
sorts that seeks to keep the windshield wiper blade closer to the
windshield at increasing speeds…stabilizes it and facilitates more rapid
and efficient removal of water from driver side of w.shield…who knows?

Noah
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  1. In article <19970704151200.LAA00…@ladder02.news.aol.com>, noaz…@aol.com

    (NoaZark) wrote:
    >I was told that the gizmo on the driver side wiper arm is an air foil of
    >sorts that seeks to keep the windshield wiper blade closer to the
    >windshield at increasing speeds…stabilizes it and facilitates more rapid
    >and efficient removal of water from driver side of w.shield…who knows?

    That’s exactly correct. I added my own home made spoiler to my (then new)
    ’68 Mustang, because the driver’s side wiper tended to lift entirely off
    the windshield over 80 mph.

    Lanny Chambers (la…@derived.com) St. Louis, USA
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    Comment by admin — December 31, 2009 @ 5:12 pm

  2. NoaZark <noaz…@aol.com> wrote:
    > I was told that the gizmo on the driver side wiper arm is an air foil of
    > sorts that seeks to keep the windshield wiper blade closer to the
    > windshield at increasing speeds…stabilizes it and facilitates more rapid
    > and efficient removal of water from driver side of w.shield…who knows?

    > Noah

    If you want the ultimate wiper arm gizmo, nothing beats the single arm
    conversion bracket.  It sells at 4500yen and it allows the left side
    wiper arm move entire windshield area effectively eliminating the use of
    the right side wiper arm.  Since the proper single wiper converion kit
    cost 16000yen I rekcon it’s better deal if you don’t mind to source the
    20" wiper blade and straight wiper arm – FC3S rear window wiper arm for
    example.

     dj


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    Comment by admin — December 31, 2009 @ 5:12 pm

  3. dj (dj…@triode.xxx.net.au) writes…
    >conversion bracket.  It sells at 4500yen and it allows the left side

    Where do you live?? Is that U.S. or Australian yen? ;)

    Comment by admin — December 31, 2009 @ 5:12 pm

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