Wipers not required?

[shadowprincess25]

I found the same thing but mostly hated using the wipers because they sucked. I just got some Bosch fancy pants ones and they don't look they will fall apart when swinging over the window. I thought it was a my coat of Rain-X but my previous cars never did that quite as well.

Car just sheds water.

[Auf los!]

Interesting thread, I have been meaning to post about this myself. For the last month I have been using spray detailer (Mother's Showtime) on the windshield and side glass, and I am very happy with how rain flies off, but especially with how bugs don't stick as well.

I find using detailer on glass kinda counter-intuitive, and was sure that I would be looking through a haze, but if you buff it off well, there is no haze at all. I think it is a LOT easier to apply than Rain-X.

As far as wiper blades go, I replace them with the OEM every two summers, and for the first summer they are marvelous, the second summer merely very, very good. I live in a pretty congested area, and never get to drive faster than about 90mph.

What I'd really like to have is a suggestion for what to use to make droplets fly off my 2001's rear plastic window. The rear window must be in the "shadow" of the wind, and I swear that I can start a half-hour highway drive with a wet window and the same droplets are still there at the end of the drive!

[shadowprincess25]

Originally Posted by Auf los!

and never get to drive faster than about 90mph.

I'm sorry haha, I got her up to 116 and was going so fast past one of those 2 digit "your speed is" meters it said 02, I was slowing down because the road was really, um at those speeds, unstable haha.

[particlewave]

Originally Posted by shadowprincess25

I'm sorry haha, I got her up to 116 and was going so fast past one of those 2 digit "your speed is" meters it said 02, I was slowing down because the road was really, um at those speeds, unstable haha.

I hit 124 last month on a 4 lane interstate in KC(was 2am and no other cars on the road). She felt absolutely planted to the pavement! Was like riding on rails

[milliemax]

Originally Posted by particlewave

I hit 124 last month on a 4 lane interstate in KC(was 2am and no other cars on the road). She felt absolutely planted to the pavement! Was like riding on rails

Please slow down and drive safe !!! You need to study !!! If you were to get arrested, we would run out of great, needed engineers.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by shadowprincess25

I just got some Bosch fancy pants ones and they don't look they will fall apart when swinging over the window.

The 991 and 981 have switched to the Bosch Icon beam-style wipers like the ones you're probably talking about.

[Beelzy]

No it's not you, it's the awesome aerodynamics the Boxster design has.

I have notice that rain just peels up and off the windshield at decent speeds, and
one can drive the car top down in the rain and the interior stays dry!