windshield wipers

i just returned from my first snow adventure in my 2004 wrangler unlimited!!!!

yee-haw!!!

question: did that punk in the pimped-out, overpowered neon REALLY think he was going to get away with passing everything including the snowplow???? when we saw him off in the median later i didn't notice anyone stopping to help.

anyway, my WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUCK!!!!! the first car i ever drove was a

1950 something jeep that was just one step removed from military salvage. i don't think they've improved the wipers since then!! i really enjoyed the challenge of the snow, but i would have felt a lot better if i had been able to at least glimpse where the road was supposed to be once in awhile.

what can i do to upgrade the wipers. or augment them. or maybe turbo-charge them????

tia

martin caskey millers island, maryland

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rmcaskey
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I don't know - I've owned several jeeps all the way back to a CJ7 (I also have a new Unlimited) and the wipers have always been a problem. I noticed that since 1997 (TJ) to now the wipers seem to rub off rubber on the windshield. It's a real PITA. Haven't figured out how to fix that so far.

TJ in Tacoma

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Tim Mason

Yours has wipers?

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Dale Beckett

Lower your windshield.

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twaldron

Martin,

I've read your posts over on AWV. I'll bet you haven't run with windshield down since the '60s.

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Matt Osborn

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L.W.( ßill ) Hughes III

i find that using rain-x once a month is a real life-saver for any condition, snow, rain, or mud. i rarely even have to use the wipers.

randy

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randy

Cute Kids!

Andy

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Andy

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twaldron

I'm in Winnipeg (Winterpeg as most like call it...) I bought an '04 TJ last May. My first Jeep. I've wanted one since I was like 5! This is my first winter with it. I'm pretty impressed so far. It's been through -40C, ice rain, snow storms, and some 18"+ deep snow. :)

So far, the stock wipers have actually held up pretty well to our extreme cold and snow conditions. What I find is that on the driver's side of the windshield it will eventually start to build up a small "ice shelf" along the vertical support. Turning the defrost on full at max heat will eventually melt the ice shelf, but that's a pain.

On every other vehicle I've had, I installed teflon winter wiper blades, available at Canadian Tire. The blade mechanism is surrounded in a rubber skin that stops ice from forming in the joints of the blade. They made a huge difference from a typical wiper. Only thing is I'm not sure whether I can get a winter blade for a Jeep because the wipers are so short. I guess I'll check next time I'm in there.

There's another new style of "extreme condition" wiper that's out this year called a Reflex wiper blade. Again available at Canadian Tire. I've never tried them but they seem like an interesting concept.

Good Jeepin' Eh. Dan

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Loki

LOL.

On the windshield wipers subject. I have a 2001 TJ and I'm guess I'm used to the wipers. I just put up with them. But, I have seen mechanisms (springs) on the web that aid in pressing the wipers more, on the window. I don't remember where, just not interested.

Andy Cabin Fever in Kentucky All sort of plans for the spring/summer Trail adventures!

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Andy

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L.W.( ßill ) Hughes III

On the rubber wearing off on the windshield issue, I had that happen and I changed brands and it stopped doing it. Dunno from what to what though...

I cleaned the rubber gunk off of the glass with Glass Plus.

Perhaps the OP could try those wipers with the sheathing over the metal parts. I have become adept at reaching out and lifting the blade off of the glass with my hand and letting it thwap a couple of times to shock the ice off.

Got 11 inches of snow here in NJ last night. Whoo Hooo! I even put the snow thrower on the tractor yesterday as it began ( as opposed to last year when I just ran up and down the long driveway repeatedly to pack it down - this is better, lol). Being prepared feels so odd.... Tomes

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Tomes

Rain-X makes my wipers ('02 TJ) chatter. They still chatter sometimes without the Rain-X, but worse with it.

Tom

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mabar

That vertical "ice dam" won't melt at freeway speeds in very cold weather, even with the defrost on high. You have to scrape it off once in a while.

Anco winter blades for a TJ. #30-13.

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mabar

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L.W.( ßill ) Hughes III

Driving back today after the big storm was the worst experience I had with my wipers....well...not that they were at fault but I went through all the fluid in my washer reservoir. My original wipers (3years old now) are holding up....but here's a question: Anyhow else have issues with the side windows getting all coated with the windshield juice getting slopped over? Frig this was a pain....drivers window was entirely useles (as was the mirror).

Anyone put little drip edges along the sides? Or just grin and bear it?'

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SteveBrady

SteveBrady did pass the time by typing:

My outside mirrors have little heaters in them. :)

As for the side window, yes. I usually just point the dash vent at it and flick the switch to high. If that fails it's time to stop and scrape. I did wax/polish the side windows one winter and that did real good at keeping the ice from sticking.

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DougW

Three year old wipers? That's way too long to go before replacing the blades.

I like to see clearly, so I generally replace my wipers every six months. A fresh set of winter blades in the fall and a fresh set of regular blades in the spring. That may be overkill, but three years is stretching it a lot.

Tom

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mabar

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