How do I make my wipers snug up tighter to my windshield? The reason I ask is that when my wipers go right to left they clear perfectly but when they come but on their way back down left to right the leave a streak right in my line of vision.
Now I know some will say replace the blades, did that...still does it. As well, when I get up to higher speeds on the highway my wipers tend to lift, if there are high winds at the same time my wipers will come inches off the windshield and become totally ineffective.
Any suggestions?

 

There are springs in the arms to hold them tight to the window. Get new arms, see if that helps.

 

Merci! Thank-you

 

You could try those spring thingys that attach to your
wiper arms, to hold the arms tighter to your windshield
and prevent lift.

I'm not sure how well they work... it might be worth a try.

They sell them at Canadian Tire. Forget what they're called. :doh:

 

There are also some little wings that you can install to the wiper arm which helps to push the wiper onto the windshield during highspeed driving. My Subaru had them stock and they were nice.


Chris

 

Chris,

I tried those...two different versions...one was like a metal springy type thing that fell off once I was on the highway...the other was these plastic snap-on foil like things that 'blew' off once I was on the highway....dammit
Looks like it's going to be new wiper arms....sigh...($56 CAN a piece).

Jason

 

56 a peice!!! You can't really be considering buying them?

That's nuts... theres gotta be some other alternative.

 

He said $56 CAN a piece. Not American dollars so $56 CAN = 7$ US.

 

LOL...yah about that...(actually 36 US)...I haven't bought them...checking some used places first...but hey...give me an alternative...and I'll try it...called about 8 places today and they all didn't carry it...most of them said it was a 'dealer only' part...sigh...

 

Junkyard....I'm sure there are some out there!!