A little off the subject, but talking about driving in the rain at 70MPH...
I use Rain-X, and sometimes one of the brand-X equivalents. The stuff really works -- the rain, almost no matter how hard it comes down, really beads up and blows off, and your vision is truly superior. I have driven through a thunderstorm at 70 with the wipers set on the longest interval setting; you really don't need the wipers much. The downside is that the effect only lasts for a certain amount of time before the action of the wipers wears it off. It usually lasts a month or so for me before I have to reapply it; about a 15 minute job if done right by cleaning the windshield thoroughly. But if we happen to have a month with a lot of rain, sometimes you'll notice the effect wearing off sooner. On the side and back windows it lasts a really long time and is also helpful. I've never tried the stuff that you just pour into the washer fluid reservoir. I dunno how well that would work. --Geoff On 2/19/06, Paul T. Standaert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If the wiper mechanism itself is at fault, it is not > the springs but a stiff hinge causing the problem > instead. > > There is a better solution; windshield wipers with air > foils on them. They have a "spoiler" which uses wind > to keep them pressed to the windshield. I wish I > could remember where I got my last pair. They're not > fancy rice-boy ones either. They look normal. > > Other wiper blades will have several slots to allow > the wind to flow through them, and it helps also. > > my '00 intrepid has Anco blades on them, which do not > have the foils on them, but on that car it never seems > to be a problem. I have a few other cars where you > can't go 70 mph in the rain because the wipers just > float and do absolutely nothing. The spoilers make > them stick like glue and I feel invincible in the rain > LOL. Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> Subscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Moderator: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
