Has anyone done the 1 wiper mod?
12-22-2010, 03:18 PM
#17
Nordschleife Master
12-22-2010, 08:57 PM
#23
During HS in 71 I had to start with a 64 MGB. Spent a lot of my money from working at a moving company during summer vacation and winter doing piano and organ delivery's any night of the week for the car. Made a great HS car.
12-22-2010, 09:01 PM
#24
Rennlist Member
HA! I had a 76 tr8.... I spent more time under it than in it
I had the "matchbox" Jeep Cherokee. My cousin had the original HUGE Ford Bronco.
12-23-2010, 12:08 AM
#26
Three Wheelin'
I had Datsun 510's in high school. Beat up rat racer style ones.
As far as the single wiper goes, I don't hate the idea, but the stock blades aren't long enough for the pass side to wipe in front of the driver. There's room for a 2 inch longer wiper though, and if you reversed the direction of the wipe you could park the wiper all the way down in front of the driver and lose a bit of stroke on the passenger side instead. A little custom bending of the wiper arm could help too.
With a little work this can all be done but ultimately the question of *why* does loom large.
As far as the single wiper goes, I don't hate the idea, but the stock blades aren't long enough for the pass side to wipe in front of the driver. There's room for a 2 inch longer wiper though, and if you reversed the direction of the wipe you could park the wiper all the way down in front of the driver and lose a bit of stroke on the passenger side instead. A little custom bending of the wiper arm could help too.
With a little work this can all be done but ultimately the question of *why* does loom large.
12-23-2010, 09:17 AM
#28
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
I was just wondering as a co-worker asked me if I had one windshield wiper... He got me thinking, and topped it off with saying he saw a porsche in town with 1.
Funny thing is the day I posted this thread, the same night I had a dream that I found a box in my house with new moulding/trim and a longer wiper blade with a few other things to complete this mod. LOL
My friends old c230 had the 1 wiper. I'm not sure I would do it since I just ordered two new wiper blades, but just a curious thought.
Funny thing is the day I posted this thread, the same night I had a dream that I found a box in my house with new moulding/trim and a longer wiper blade with a few other things to complete this mod. LOL
My friends old c230 had the 1 wiper. I'm not sure I would do it since I just ordered two new wiper blades, but just a curious thought.
12-23-2010, 10:47 AM
#29
Rennlist Member
The Mercedes single wipers work differently - they're designed to get the whole windshield clean by oscillating in and out while it swipes back and forth.
(at the 1:50 mark, you can see it in action)
(at the 1:50 mark, you can see it in action)