Windshield wipers
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Instructor
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From: Mansfield texas
Windshield wipers
Ok so I just changed out my windshield wipers that were stock with new stock ones and I am curious why the drivers side has this little fin on it and the passenger side doesn't . What is the purpose of this?
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I suspect it comes to play while not in use, but in the stationary position. When down, the drivers side is perpendicular to the hood and the passenger side sits at an angle to the hood.
Last edited by 87SAM; Jun 15, 2017 at 11:44 AM.
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they are not worried about them "flying off"...geez, they are there to enable the wiper to do the job at higher speeds. Without the fin, it might skip and dance across the surface, rather than wiping. as for why not both sides, I have no idea...
Last edited by buckmeister2; Jun 15, 2017 at 03:00 PM.
