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Old 11-25-2008, 08:38 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Have you considered just removing the wipers ?
I'm not very comfortable with the idea to have no wiper (even if I know I can put them back in one minute), but I may try it if weather forecast is optimistic. For the next few days they are talking about snow and sub 0°C temperatures...

I don't have an idea if the improvement comes from the wipers removed from the air flow, or the angle between the hood and the windshield which is flatter, or both. The no wiper test may help to decide.

Denis.
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