My European driver's side wiper arm arrived yesterday from Germany. This wiper arm has a spoiler/deflector like the ones found on miatas and RX-7s that aids in the wiper tension force while driving at highway speeds. This prevents the wiper from wanting to lift off the windshield and having difficulty clearing off water in situations like:
-heavy rain while driving on the highway
-rain while having a strong headwind
Although the stock wiper arm works perfectly fine in most situations, I want to ensure that the wipers can function in even greater operating conditions for additional safety benefits. Another concern is, I have the OEM hood deflector and it is known that it changes the aerodynamics on the car a bit. I've been told that on some cars (may not be a protege) that have hood deflectors installed are having wiper problems on the highway due to the different resulting aerodynamics. My stock wipers worked fine even with the hood deflector installed, but I don't want to chance it in the likelyhood of even more adverse weather conditions.
Seeing as this was an extremely low priority mod, I spent the mininum amount of money on it.... 10 euros + shipping from a junk yard. It can be ordered new too... the part number is BJ3D-67-321
-heavy rain while driving on the highway
-rain while having a strong headwind
Although the stock wiper arm works perfectly fine in most situations, I want to ensure that the wipers can function in even greater operating conditions for additional safety benefits. Another concern is, I have the OEM hood deflector and it is known that it changes the aerodynamics on the car a bit. I've been told that on some cars (may not be a protege) that have hood deflectors installed are having wiper problems on the highway due to the different resulting aerodynamics. My stock wipers worked fine even with the hood deflector installed, but I don't want to chance it in the likelyhood of even more adverse weather conditions.
Seeing as this was an extremely low priority mod, I spent the mininum amount of money on it.... 10 euros + shipping from a junk yard. It can be ordered new too... the part number is BJ3D-67-321
