windshield wiper question.............

dreemkill · #1 03-10-2002, 01:55 PM

ok, last night, there was a HUGE storm here....rain was coming down in sheets, i had to hit the hazzards and pull over a sec it was so bad...my wipers couldnt keep up! i dislike my wipers...this is a civic CX from 92..now, its not my blades im talking about, but the actual motion of them......it seems the "low" or "light" setting is still too fast, and the fast setting is not fast enough.....well, not so much not fast enough, just the low setting is too fast..i want them to go every 5 seconds or so when on low setting..rather than up n down up n down up n down like they do now..how possible (if at all) would it be to alter this? im assuming they use some kind of relay to the motor....so i could either change the relay, or would i change the motor? or do neither and just deal with it?

has anyone ever done/heard of such a thing? any advice is appreciated..

1995HondaCivic · #2 03-10-2002, 02:53 PM

you prolly have to just deal with it.

im sick of this freaked up weather. the wind is blowing like 50 mph here

last night it was raining hard and my wipers funked up. one overlapped the other.

esp · #3 03-10-2002, 02:56 PM

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Originally posted by dreemkill
ok, last night, there was a HUGE storm here....rain was coming down in sheets, i had to hit the hazzards and pull over a sec it was so bad...my wipers couldnt keep up! i dislike my wipers...this is a civic CX from 92..now, its not my blades im talking about, but the actual motion of them......it seems the "low" or "light" setting is still too fast, and the fast setting is not fast enough.....well, not so much not fast enough, just the low setting is too fast..i want them to go every 5 seconds or so when on low setting..rather than up n down up n down up n down like they do now..how possible (if at all) would it be to alter this? im assuming they use some kind of relay to the motor....so i could either change the relay, or would i change the motor? or do neither and just deal with it?
has anyone ever done/heard of such a thing? any advice is appreciated..

i honestly don't know if there is anything that you can do! i have never thought of that before. try searching on a search engine

dreemkill · #4 03-10-2002, 02:59 PM

yeah, it was like that here in binghamton last night...and its mad windy right now. i could feel myself hydroplane a bit.
but as for the wipers, i really dont see why it isnt at all possible....its gotta have something contolling them, why cant i change whats controlling them? it had to be put there at one point...

ric · #5 03-10-2002, 03:30 PM

in theory i would imagine replacing the wiper motor relay with a faster action one would work.

dreemkill · #6 03-10-2002, 03:40 PM

maybe if i got "performance" wipers (those big white plastic ones) they'd be better

1995HondaCivic · #7 03-10-2002, 03:47 PM

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Originally posted by dreemkill
yeah, it was like that here in binghamton last night...and its mad windy right now. i could feel myself hydroplane a bit.
but as for the wipers, i really dont see why it isnt at all possible....its gotta have something contolling them, why cant i change whats controlling them? it had to be put there at one point...

i hate the wind man

the wind was blowing my car all over today

onesojourner · #8 03-10-2002, 05:02 PM

the two best products in the world are super glue and rainX. i love rainX once you use it you wont be able to go with out it. it costs about 3 bucks for a bottle that will last a year or more. you apply it once a month or less. and kiss your wiper problems good by you wont even need them very often. on the highway you will never need them.

dreemkill · #9 03-10-2002, 05:49 PM

yeah, i have rainX..didnt have it on last night, but honestly, rainx wouldnt have done shit in that situation..even faster wipers wouldnt really either, but i dunno the weather last night had me thinkin about it.

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Originally posted by onesojourner
the two best products in the world are super glue and rainX. i love rainX once you use it you wont be able to go with out it. it costs about 3 bucks for a bottle that will last a year or more. you apply it once a month or less. and kiss your wiper problems good by you wont even need them very often. on the highway you will never need them.

dreemkill · #10 03-10-2002, 05:51 PM

erm, superglue? explain......

b16a2si · #11 03-10-2002, 06:27 PM

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Originally posted by onesojourner
the two best products in the world are super glue and rainX. i love rainX once you use it you wont be able to go with out it. it costs about 3 bucks for a bottle that will last a year or more. you apply it once a month or less. and kiss your wiper problems good by you wont even need them very often. on the highway you will never need them.

I don't like it when it rained at night while I had the rainX...

xivera · #12 03-10-2002, 06:50 PM

Hehehe... my old Hyundai Excel had an adjustable "low" setting and had an adequate high setting. :finger:

ric · #13 03-10-2002, 11:41 PM

watch the weather channal and stay home next time is about the only thing else im gonna contribute to this one

dreemkill · #14 03-11-2002, 02:54 AM

well, im sorry my question about changing the relay/motor on a wiper wasnt important enough to start a thread about..as opposed to most conversation here....

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watch the weather channal and stay home next time is about the only thing else im gonna contribute to this one

the_glassman · #15 03-17-2002, 10:17 AM

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Originally posted by dreemkill
well, im sorry my question about changing the relay/motor on a wiper wasnt important enough to start a thread about..as opposed to most conversation here....

Just put Rain X on and drive faster.

And JB weld is better than superglue.

Hey it could be worse, it could be snowing like it always does in Binghamton.
We got lucky this winter.

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