The rear wiper so far is awful. It has a "guide" piece that keeps it from pivoting in the middle to follow the curve of the window. As a result, it only wipes the bottom half of its full width which makes it worthless. It seems like it's intended purpose is to help keep the sections tracking properly but in our application it keeps it from functioning altogether. I'll see what a dremel can do to fix it, otherwise it's just worth buying for the refill.lol I just got that same magnet! , I was debating on trying that rear wiper., you will have to let us know if its worth buying.
The rear wiper so far is awful. It has a "guide" piece that keeps it from pivoting in the middle to follow the curve of the window. As a result, it only wipes the bottom half of its full width which makes it worthless. It seems like it's intended purpose is to help keep the sections tracking properly but in our application it keeps it from functioning altogether. I'll see what a dremel can do to fix it, otherwise it's just worth buying for the refill.
So I took a deeper look at it today and decided against the dremel. It turns out it's the wiper arm itself that's interfering. The Bosch wiper frame lets the arm sit about 1/8" lower on the window than the OEM unit. As a result, it hits the guide that helps keep the wiper from flying off the arm which prevents it from following the curve of the glass. Therefore, I just swapped over the refill.oh my gosh! lol really, I cant help but to laugh, It is really so hard to find a decent rear wiper that will actually work good and wipe the whole damn window!, did you take the dremel to it yet? thanks for letting us know
So I took a deeper look at it today and decided against the dremel. It turns out it's the wiper arm itself that's interfering. The Bosch wiper frame lets the arm sit about 1/8" lower on the window than the OEM unit. As a result, it hits the guide that helps keep the wiper from flying off the arm which prevents it from following the curve of the glass. Therefore, I just swapped over the refill.
OE frame with the Bosch refill. Side by side they were completely identical, Pivot points, attachment points and any other dimensions. It didn't seem like it would be any more effective for any reason.
I replaced my rear shocks and upper mounts with kyb and moog. Mazda want $524. Now i can put my summer wheels on!
those are some nice shocks., thems are the ones I wanted, but had to settle for Monroe oe spectrums, do you not have shock covers?? they wont last to long without them imo.
Got my first rain to try out the new wiper. I'm very happy with it, only has the slight dead spot at the top it always had but nice and clear.that's great work, thanks for giving us a solution to this rear wiper hassel!.
Added a "Jessica Alba" (LOLOL) antenna today. Sitting in the driveway, no difference in reception..