Windscreen wipers effectiveness

[Mad Hatter]

I’m quite content with my wipers. Today though, I noticed something for the first time. Has anyone else experienced this?

When my wipers are on the normal setting and I’m driving, they trundle along at a nice pace. When I stop at a light, however, their pace changes and they seem to be on a “delay” setting despite me not changing anything. Once I pull away from the light, they automatically return to their normal pace. I’ve never noticed this on any other vehicle.

Mine does the same. I think it’s pretty neat. They go from being on continuously when driving to being on intermittently when stopped. Good idea IMHO

 

[Skydance]

I have been trying Denso (160-3116) wipers and can confirm that there is absolutely no skipping!! I have tried a few wipers and have always had skipping to a certain degree until now.

Wipers i have tried:

1. Stock - absolutely terrible
2. Rain-X 830116 Silicone Endura Wiper - These clean well with no streaks. But after a few months they started skipping almost as badly as the stock wipers.
3. Bosh Icons (mentioned in another thread by @anand) - These also cleaned well and reduced the skipping by a substantial amount. However, the skipping issue was not completely resolved.
4. Denso 160-3116 (mentioned by @Skydance) - After a few days of testing, i can confirm that there is no skipping. I hope it stays this way, there are some minor streaks but no more annoying skipping!!

With how upright the screen is. The windscreen gathers lots of contaminants and personally I clay mine (with spray) every once in while and the windscreen is like new again, silky smooth. Try this if you haven’t already. This will stop the skipping and streaking.

 

[[ Adam ]]

I hit it with a razor blade scraper, works well.

 

[trobex]

My right-side washer jet is working at 30% - it's not blocked, cannot seem to find a line fault... pump?

 

[Logsplitter]

Washer jet needs replacing I suspect as mine did. You can’t clean them with a pin as you could with the old type.

 

[Skydance]

With how upright the screen is. The windscreen gathers lots of contaminants and personally I clay mine (with spray) every once in while and the windscreen is like new again, silky smooth. Try this if you haven’t already. This will stop the skipping.

My right-side washer jet is working at 30% - it's not blocked, cannot seem to find a line fault... pump?

Heard a few like this, mine too. It’s like a 60 year having p**ss. Worse is when your on a motorway and water can’t get to the top of the screen.

I suspect a pinched hose or joint connection issue. Not got round to dismantling the windscreen shroud and having a look.