On Jan 14, 10:09*pm, (David Combs) wrote:
My lifelong problem with windshield-wipers is that, being 6'3", *
while driving a car, my eyes's sightline to the road has always
gone through the windwhield *precisely halfway between* those two
supports that push the rubber "blade" against the windshield.

So, where *I* most comfortably look through the winshield is
where the wiper is guaranteed
to push lightly (if at all!) against the glass -- the rain/snow/ice/dirt/roadScum-hit glass.

Thus leaving a 3-inch band ("annulus") the windshield has any (if any)
effect on.

So, my first question:

* Is there a windshield-wiper manufacturer who make ones that have not
* two, but three, supports directly pushing the actual blade against
* the glass?

And my second: how about ones made for really difficult weather,
*eg northern canada or alaska, with lots of ice, freezing-rain, etc?

----- just for fun:

What about these huge semi-trucks -- drive all night in that kind of
weather, what kind of wipers do they have.

Or airplanes? *

Or navy destroyers?

Thanks!

David

David:

You ought to try wiper blades without supports, or without visible
supports. The best alternative is to buy Rain-X Latitude wiper blades,
which are shaped like a half-moon and do not have a support structure.
Look on-line for pictures to understand what I mean. I found mine at
NAPA Auto stores. If they don't exist for your car's size, try winter
wiper blades; the majority of the problems with the struts is that
they get iced up or corroded. If they are protected from the elements,
as in a winter blade, they work _much_ better.

Pierre