I Have A 911 Question!

[jyl]

I realize only a few of us in OT still own 911s . . . But you must still remember stuff.

Mine is a DD, or at least a every other day DD. It rains every day here, not every other day. Which is, by the way, why you do not want to move here. I'm taking to you.

Anyway, it bothers me that the wipers don't contact the windshield at the extreme lower corners.

Is this just suck it up buttercup, or is there a fix? Preferably a $0 fix.

[motion]

Part of the charm

[sc_rufctr]

Unless you're willing to convert your wipers to the 993 standard (which I wouldn't recommend) you'll have to "suck it up buttercup".

Just drive and enjoy your car.

[Bill Douglas]

Better than broken headstuds.

[aigel]

Wiper delete will fix it! And it is free! Since you only drive on sunny days up there!

Seriously, I don't think there is a good fix. Maybe try different brand of wipers with more flex?

PS: With all the rain here in Cali, may as well move to the soggy northwest.

G

[911boost]

I tried all the kinds of wipers on my Carrera and the 964T and they all did it. Fortunately, it does not rain much normally in CO.

[recycled sixtie]

Think of your glass being half full rather than half empty. Those wipers could instead just blow off in the breeze at warp speed....

[masraum]

I think you're just screwed, but I always used standard design wipers when I had my old '88. Maybe one of the types like a Bosch Icon that just looks like a single curved blade might be better?



But even with the Bosch, the bulk of the curve is in the middle, not at the ends, so you're still probably screwed.

I would very much recommend reversing the park. I think that would "fix" the issue for you. Because then the missed spot will be on the other side of the windshield.
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/101_Projects_Porsche_911/69-Wiper_Reversal/69-Wiper_Reversal.htm
I drove my 911 daily. I remember one time having water coming up the hood between the headlights because I was driving through deep water. It wasn't actually THAT deep, it just built up in front of the car until it got up onto the hood.

[sc_rufctr]

I've used the aero type on my 911 and they were pretty much the same as standard.

[1990C4S]

Rain-X. No wipers.

[manbridge 74]

Some sort of rain-x product will lessen the need of even using wipers around here.
Does have its detractors though.

Carefully tweaking the arm with a taped up crescent wrench can help.

[MBAtarga]

Just drive faster - the water will stream off.

[fanaudical]

I have tried fixing similar problem on other cars with wipers like the Bosch Icon, and they still miss those corners.

And John's right - you don't want to move up here...

[unclebilly]

Yup. The wipers suck. Some worse than others, none are great.

[Charles Freeborn]

C'est la vie buttercup. Rain x fer me. And it rains more than every day - some days it's twice as bad...

[M.D. Holloway]

never noticed but then again I don't drive it in the rain, or the snow...only when its between 64 and 76 degrees with a southeasterly breeze of between 5 and 7 knots with a relative humidity between 18 and 27...on Saturdays during months ending in r...between 2PM and 7PM, and drunk.

[LWJ]

That is the way it is. They mostly work.

[Tobra]

That is just how it is, windshield is not flat enough for them to work right.

Try not to look out that part of the windshield, I think that might help.

[wildthing]

I'm sure with some time, someone will find a solution.

Just suck it up. Do you really look down through that corner?

[RKDinOKC]

rainx