Re: Anyone made a 1 Arm Wiper for 80/90?

[Kneale Brownson <knotnook@traverse.com>]

Didn't Porsche, Jaguar and at least one other make I can't remember at the
moment already do this on passenger cars?  A lot of Formula One cars used
to have single-arm wipers.  A third alternative would be a center-mounted
wiper off somebody's rear window system.  

Kneale Brownson

At 05:06 PM 11/4/99 -0600, Mark L. Chang wrote:
>You could get yourself one of those huge straight 20-22" wipers.  Mount it
>on the passenger side, remove the driver's side wiper.  Cock it at an
>angle up so it rests on the passenger's half of the windshield.  Very
>rice-boy looking, but that's ow they look, I'd think.
>
>If you figure out how to increase the motor travel, tell us.
>
>On Thu, 4 Nov 1999, Alexander van Gerbig wrote:
>
>>     I really dislike the wipers on my 80.  I have good blades, Bosch
>> MicroEdge, and there is something about the whole setup that bugs me when it
>> rains.  They doesn't cover much area, they just don't do it.  I have been
>> look at pics of a 80 from Europe that has a custom 1 arm wiper.  The 1 wiper
>> arm is connected in the stock location of the passenger's wiper.  Instead of
>> the bent arm of the stock wiper it has a completely straight arm.  I
>> happened by a picture of the car with a dirty winshield so I could see area
>> that the wiper is able to clear, much better than stock.
>>     Now has anyone done this with an 80/90 on the list?  I will also contact
>> the owner of the car and see what is involved.  I am looking at the Bentley
>> and the only thing that I can't figure out is how would the motor allow the
>> wiper to move into the driver's side of the windshield.  I assume that the
>> motor has a preset stopping point then goes back.  Haven't gotten the motor
>> out yet to take a look, but is there a way to adjust the stop and go back
>> point?  Although with a straight arm the wiper would already move further
>> over into the driver's windshield area because of the "off" position
>> difference.  That wouldn't be enough to get the wiper all the way across the
>> driver's side though.  Anyone?
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Alexander van Gerbig
>> '88 Audi 80 -- Koni Yellows, G&M Springs
>> HÖR Technologies Sport Hydro Cam, K&N Filter
>> Borbet Type T, Dunlop SP9000 Sport
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