Wiper Blade Park

[s dinel]

So my wipers weren't parking. I followed the steps in some old posts (well written but no pics), Outside in the rain in early December no doubt. I took picture but haven't had the time to unload the camera and post. The fix went successful in 1.5 hours . Last weekend in our big snowstorm went to scrape the windshield and didn't I carelessly hit the wiper arm and pretty forcefully? Back to Square one!

[panzer dragoon]

maybe reinforce the parking tab with some J-B weld or even try to weld a gusset. -the problem with that is maybe you may break something that cannot be fixed (bent back in this case).

-An easier way to fix this problem is to just make sure your windshield is free of ice/debris before you use the wipers (much easier process in my opinion when you consider the work getting to that damn tab, replacing a few of the plastic screws, and worrying if the foam strips are still working keeping the water sealed out of the vents etc.)

[panzer dragoon]

I just screwed up my parking tab again after 2yrs? correcting it. A fair amount of snow caused this affair again.

=I will need to buy a new set a wipers blades (narrow type) now that my wipers will be on every 22 seconds. (there is a wear factor present when the blades are always on =never could drive with the wipers up on the off setting)

[s dinel]

Any ideas why they put that dumb park feature in the wipers? Doesn't seem to give any advantages just a lot of headaches.

[dizzle1]

I just hate how you can't turn your wiper blades up to clean the ice or dirt easily like imports, the hood seems to be blocking the wipers also if it were possible.

[s dinel]

Originally Posted by dizzle1

I just hate how you can't turn your wiper blades up to clean the ice or dirt easily like imports, the hood seems to be blocking the wipers also if it were possible.

Dude it's not just imports that you can fift the wipers it's most cars, vans and trucks. I agree that is is just annoying that you can't lift the wipers for cleaning. An I still don't get waht advantage this wiper park has. It should be simple you turn off the switch the wipers stay at the bottom of the stroke not thet they have to park.

[phewop118]

See I like the wiper park feature, unlike most of you. My Intrigue is my only GM that was designed in the 90's, so its my only current vehicle that has this feature. I must say that it does a wonderful job of keeping the wiper blades from freezing to the glass or acculating too much snow. Usually, the only time I need to lift them up is to clean some dust off them. To do this, I simply turn the key to ACC, turn the wipers to intermittant, wait for them to come to rest above park, turn the ignition off, and proceed to clean the wiper blades.

This feature also prolongs the life of the wiper blades. The ones that are on my car are still the ones that were there 60,000 miles (2.5 years) ago when I bought the car. On my Trailblazer, I had to change the blades once and it needs new ones again.

Also of note (since some were comparing to imports), I've found the my Intrigue has a much more powerful (and quiet) wiper motor than any Asian import that I can think of. Come to think of it, all of my cars (all GM's now) have more powerful wipers that can cut through heavy snow. Honda wipers seem to stop even in the slightest dusting.