Fall has made its returned to the Pacific Northwest where it has begun to rain. I recently had the wiper blades replaced where the person forgot to remove and replace the rubber buffer that keeps the two blades from crashing together. A couple quick pics of the new one in place keeping the peace when caught in the occasional rain squall.

 

Interesting, I do not think that I have that on my car - but driving your car in the RAIN?? I thought that was against Rennlist policy.. :-)

You have the part number?

 

Should be 993.628.239.01

 

I can confirm that is the correct part #....

Jim

 

I've never seen that piece...group buy?

 

Can't quite see the lay out, can you take a photo or two a bit farther away please.

 

My wipers don't even come close to each other without this buffer piece.

 

Man, I thought I had a pristine 993-and I'm missing this!!!

 

The rubber buffer fits perfectly into the corresponding oval opening in the lower wiper blade nearest the blade/arm pivot, so that the block faces up toward the upper wiper blade. I have pulled the lower wiper arm away from the windshield in the first picture. The second picture shows the buffer in contact with the upper wiper blade.

 

Yeah, I had this piece on my wipers but installed backwards from the PO. Brad got me straightened out at the Mariemont gathering....thanks Brad!!

I don't do rain often, but when I do I always use the "buffer". Stay thirsty my friend!!

 

You can drive in the rain? I thought these cars were made of sugar??

 

I have driven mine on a few misty mornings and haven't seen any evidence of them contacting each other. Is this an issue?

 

No, it rained the first week I had my car, and I wanted to drive it. The wipers never came close to touching.

 

Try it at 160mph without the buffer...in the rain.

 

I'll probably not be experiencing that in this car.