Windshield wipers - a bit too slow?

[Frost]

Originally Posted by daiheadjai

It rained today so I can say the Aquapel does work - only issue is I'm getting windshield wiper chatter - feels like the wiper blade (brand new Michelin) is no longer contacting right...

Are you talking about the cheapo Michelins you find in CT or Costco? I find they skip in winter, period. I used to have them in my dad's Corolla and they skipped once it dropped below 5 deg C. Currently I am using the PIAA on drivers side.

[daiheadjai]

Originally Posted by Frost

Are you talking about the cheapo Michelins you find in CT or Costco? I find they skip in winter, period. I used to have them in my dad's Corolla and they skipped once it dropped below 5 deg C. Currently I am using the PIAA on drivers side.

Bingo.
Damn... I thought they'd be pretty decent...

[daiheadjai]

Originally Posted by Frost

Are you talking about the cheapo Michelins you find in CT or Costco? I find they skip in winter, period. I used to have them in my dad's Corolla and they skipped once it dropped below 5 deg C. Currently I am using the PIAA on drivers side.

Bingo.
Damn... I thought they'd be pretty decent...

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by JonnyRocket

Rain-X is great though. I've heard good things about PPG AquaPel, but I tried it and didn't like the results.

what didn't you like about it?

i've used rain-x for the longest time, though i never cared for the 'sloppiness' of how the raindrops streak with rain-x. during that time, i also used a product called phaze glaze, which did a better job and didn't streak as much, but also didn't last as long..

last year i tried aquapel after i tossed it on a massive autogeek order, figuring it couldn't be any worse.. i applied it to the car and then a week later took a 10 hour road trip, 4 hours of which was spent in heavy rain. after heavy wiper use for that long, the coating started to not work as well, but still seemed to be better than rain-x.. it only took a little glass cleaner for the glass to start repelling water again, and at that point, i still felt it performed better than rain-x did..

i sold the car 6 months later, and was still happy with how aquapel performed..

[JonnyRocket]

Originally Posted by soundman98

what didn't you like about it?

i sold the car 6 months later, and was still happy with how aquapel performed..

I couldn't get the AquaPel to go on smoothly and not streak. Ive never had any problems getting a streak-free/haze-free Rain-X application.

[Prog]

While we're talking about windshield wipers, is it just me or do the twins only have 3 settings? There's low, medium, and high, which you have to move the stalk for. Then there's the little thing you twist on the stalk to adjust a little more granularly, but it does literally nothing on my car. In my 240sx and my Camaro, the little twisty thing obviously adjusted the wiper speed.

[shirker]

Originally Posted by Prog

While we're talking about windshield wipers, is it just me or do the twins only have 3 settings? There's low, medium, and high, which you have to move the stalk for. Then there's the little thing you twist on the stalk to adjust a little more granularly, but it does literally nothing on my car. In my 240sx and my Camaro, the little twisty thing obviously adjusted the wiper speed.

Not just you - short of pulling out a stopwatch and timing the intervals myself, I can't readily tell much of a difference between the two extremes of the fine-tuning knob

[Vides990]

Surprised people are having issues with wiper speeds, I feel like between the main wiper settings and then the fine tunning knob this car has a wiper speed for any level of mist, drizzle, rain, or typhoon.

[kakarot1657]

Originally Posted by Prog

While we're talking about windshield wipers, is it just me or do the twins only have 3 settings? There's low, medium, and high, which you have to move the stalk for. Then there's the little thing you twist on the stalk to adjust a little more granularly, but it does literally nothing on my car. In my 240sx and my Camaro, the little twisty thing obviously adjusted the wiper speed.

Originally Posted by shirker

Not just you - short of pulling out a stopwatch and timing the intervals myself, I can't readily tell much of a difference between the two extremes of the fine-tuning knob

That's for the intermittent wiper setting the first setting pulling down on the stalk.That nob on the stalk just sets the laps of time between swipes.

[Frost]

Originally Posted by JonnyRocket

I couldn't get the AquaPel to go on smoothly and not streak. Ive never had any problems getting a streak-free/haze-free Rain-X application.

You're not doing it right then - I've applied it now 5 times over 3 cars and never had hazing issues. In fact, it's on the manual where it says you have to keep up the waxing motions till the haze disappears. It does require a LOT of elbow grease but it does work.

By the way, does anyone know who makes the wipers for the FRS/BRZ?

[shirker]

Originally Posted by kakarot1657

That's for the intermittent wiper setting the first setting pulling down on the stalk.That nob on the stalk just sets the laps of time between swipes.

That's how I use it. I don't think the change is imperceptible, just too subtle and insignificant across the full range

[Prog]

Originally Posted by shirker

That's how I use it. I don't think the change is imperceptible, just too subtle and insignificant across the full range

Same. And I honestly can't tell the difference. I don't even bother touching it anymore, as it's kind of useless.

[Luis_GT]

Originally Posted by shirker

That's how I use it. I don't think the change is imperceptible, just too subtle and insignificant across the full range

Wat?

From min to full interval time I notice a world of difference...

[Draco-REX]

Originally Posted by Frost

I am surprised everyone is recommending Rain-X and not Aquapel: http://aquapel.com/

I find aquapel incredibly better than Rain-X. It lasts longer (I apply once a year), doesn't force you to use their windshield fluid and at highway speeds or anything about 60km/hr, water just shoots off the windshield.

I usually apply once in the spring. It also works in the winter.

The thing is, I can find Rain-X everywhere. I've only ever seen Aquapel once. It was a trial run Advance tried and it didn't sell. Rain-X meets my expectations, it's cheap, and easy to find, so I have no inclination to go find Aquapel.