Intermittent Wipers: Do You Bother?

[Paul T]

Originally Posted by Superman

The intermittent wiper function in my '78 911SC is the best-designed I have ever seen in an automobile. One click, and you have long duration intermittence. Further rotation shortens the duration, continuously, until the right frequency is found. A touch of the stalk triggers a fresh wipe at any time needed, without cancelling the intermittent feature.

Totally agree, the older 911 systems are the best. Infinitely adjustable to dial it in perfect for any scenario! I don't like when there are only 3 or 4 options, none of which seem to be ideal.

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by Paul T

..infinitely adjustable to dial it in perfect for any scenario! I don't like when there are only 3 or 4 options, none of which seem to be ideal.

When I was a kid I put one of those JC Whitney intermittent wiper rheostats on my 64 Buick; also infinitely adjustable, and until I had the 911, there was not a better intermittent on any car I drove.

No need to reinvent the damn wheel! Nowgetoffamylawn!

[David Inc.]

Originally Posted by Superman

And yes, all my cars have Rain-X on the front glass. Above 30 mph, no wipers are needed at all.

I once had a Lemons stint in an '83 El Camino without windshield wipers where rain was coming in. As I was entering the track the grid worker asked me what I'd do if it started raining. "Go faster", I said, "and give up if it's too much." He bought it and off I went. Sure enough it rained but that rainx actually did a really good job keeping my vision clear, and I had a great time drifting around the track and passing man-babies scared to push in the rain.

[porsche tech]

2016 Civic rain sensor wipers are useless…have a mind of their own that is unrelated to how hard it’s raining…would rather have intermittent. Civic replaced a 2002 Passat that had rain sensor that worked great.

[HobieMarty]

Originally Posted by masraum

So as long as no more than 3 parts fall off and you fall asleep from boredom, then you check off on things as working as designed?





Sorry, couldn't help myself. All in jest.



I will say that I think Kia has stepped up their appearance/asthetics game based on some of the cars that I'm seeing on the road.



I've never driven a Kia or Hyundai.

Haha, yeah, haven't had any parts fall off the car yet, Lol. It is fun doing the figure 8s on the skid pad and the roll booth is a blast where ya get the car up to 70mph sitting still on roller/drums, then check the brakes, it can be a bit of a wild ride sometimes. Lol.

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[Rusty Heap]

Intermittent wipers and healthy coat of Rain-X are your friends.

[A930Rocket]

All the time.

[Superman]

Inspired by this thread, I just cleaned and Rain-X'd the glass on our cars.

[Norm K]

My OP was a bit inelegant, language-wise.

Okay, reading it again, it was more than a bit so ...

I didn't really mean to impart that the features don't work as designed, but rather that mother nature sends rain down from the heavens sporadically enough as to make using the mister a better option more often than not.

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[David]

Modern ‘intelligent’ intermittent wipers drive me crazy. Give me old 911 infinitely adjustable wipers any day!

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by pavulon

RainX application dramatically lessens intermittent wiper adjustments.

This

Originally Posted by Superman

And yes, all my cars have Rain-X on the front glass. Above 30 mph, no wipers are needed at all.

+1

[javadog]

Originally Posted by Norm K

My OP was a bit inelegant, language-wise.

Okay, reading it again, it was more than a bit so ...

I didn't really mean to impart that the features don't work as designed, but rather that mother nature sends rain down from the heavens sporadically enough as to make using the mister a better option more often than not.

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Mister?

What is that?

[Norm K]

[javadog]

So, in other words, it’s just one swipe of the wipers.

Didn’t know that somebody had coined the term for that electronic magic, but I see that someone has.

I confess, I use that feature, unlabeled as it is on my current rides, when the slowest interval on the intermittent wipers is too frequent.

[ted]

Yes in San Diego use wipers intermittently mostly only one or two months a year.

[Superman]

Listen to the experts in Western Washington. We have dozens of different kinds of rain, ranging from raindrops too small to see, up to drops the size of gummy bears.

The slowest intermittent setting in my '78 911 is VERY VERY slow.

And I will offer this tip: Rain-X really can eliminate the need for wipers at all. The trick is the polishing. I used to use a slightly damp paper towel, as allowed in instructions, but then found the FAR superior performance of a microfiber towel for the important polishing step. Available in many stores, for automobile use. Properly polished, a Rain-X'd windshield rejects, at 30 mph, every drop larger than a poppy seed.

[red-beard]

Originally Posted by pavulon

RainX application dramatically lessens intermittent wiper adjustments.

I have a car wash membership. The carwash at this level includes Rain-X on the windshield.

[Tobra]

they are handy in the fog

microfiber towels are the cat's ass for polishing

[GH85Carrera]

My former boss, long ago had a really nice 1982 924. It had some weird issue with the wipers, and every once in a while at random the wipers would make a singe pass.

He was a world class BSer, and when passengers would react to the wipers running a single pass on a sunny day he would tell them that Porsches have automatic moisture sensing wipers and it likely saw a speck of water from a bug or something. They were all impressed, and in the early 1980s automatic rain sensing wipers were a thing of science fiction, and major BS from teller of tall tails.

[911 Rod]

I use intermittent a lot more than the constant.
It always seems to be drizzling.