RE: wipers

[Bradley Peet <btpeet@effervescent.com>]

That "stone-guard thingie" is a wind deflector to keep the wiper in contact 
with the glass when driving at high speeds.  My single wiper (on my '79 
especially and the '83, too) used to literally levitate right up off of the 
glass at about 80 or 90 MPH.  That is one of the main reasons I hated it.  If 
I was smart (haha), I would have replaced the wiper arm because the spring 
had lost some of its strength and then mounted an air deflect on it.

But, I think I understand why people like it:  it's different... it's unique. 
 Not many cars (including most VWs) have a single front wiper, so that makes 
it "cool".

BTW, I've seen people mount another wind deflector on the passenger side 
wiper arm to give it that "balanced" look again. ;)

-Bradley
1986 Scirocco 16V 2.0 liter, Quaife, mods, mods, etc., etc.
1987 Quantum Wagon Syncro FOR SALE now.
http://effervescent.com/btp/vw.html

On Wednesday, September 24, 1997 9:12 AM, Ilias Glavinas 
[SMTP:elias@tesla.wustl.edu] wrote:
> My guess is that the single-wiper-converts do it because they think it
> enhances the "sporty" look of the car (as few "utility" accessories as
> possible?). But there might be something else to it, too.
>
> Personally, I like the two-wiper look, especially the way the stone-guard
> thingie on the driver-side wiper adds some imbalance to the car (just
> like the driver-side-only-mirror in the Testarrosa :-)

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