Mono Wiper conversion

[mikell]

There used to be someone selling conversion kits on Ebay - supposed to bolt-on for e34's - but I haven't been looking in a long time. Might still be some listings.

[E34N]

yea.. ACS made an arm that did this. It's hard to find.. almost as hard as the silhouette kit itself.

There was someone years back that made a custom arm to do this, but he's long gone and the idea was shot down by many. There was a video of it somewhere, but it looked kinda funny cuz it had to go so fast in order to wipe the whole window.

[bmwrp8]

Riced ?? Are you kidding ? This was an option for the AC Schnitzer S5 Silhouette's.
They came with the cast steel bits that made it function this way.
If you don't like it .....at least call it Kraut for F>cks sake !,lol.
Vinny

My question... why would you want 1 wiper? I see ricers all the time who have ripped off one windshield wiper. I understand the thing you're talking about is not that ricey, but how is 1 big wiper better than 2 smaller ones? plus why waste money on that if your original assembly is not shot?

[tgrandahl]

My original assembly is, well not shot, but on its way out. As i am rebuilding a lot of the car now its on the list. Im not looking to waste money and i understand that its better to have two. The fact that its a modification that really downgrades and confuses could be seen as "rice" yes. But if i pull the assembly anyways its something i gave though to trying to do myself. Right now every time my wipers park they smash into the upper lip of my hood. My freshly painted hood. I can mount them one "notch" higher on the hubs but then they look stupid, like they were never parked.

[bmwrp8]

My original assembly is, well not shot, but on its way out. As i am rebuilding a lot of the car now its on the list. Im not looking to waste money and i understand that its better to have two. The fact that its a modification that really downgrades and confuses could be seen as "rice" yes. But if i pull the assembly anyways its something i gave though to trying to do myself. Right now every time my wipers park they smash into the upper lip of my hood. My freshly painted hood. I can mount them one "notch" higher on the hubs but then they look stupid, like they were never parked.

i have the same problems as yours before...my passenger wiper (left hand drive) hits the hood...What I did is I took out the assembly and just changed the the rubber ring in the passenger side...a friend of mine has the same problem also but his rubber was ok so he just reseated the rubber properly...since then it never touched the hood...hope this helps...the rubber is super cheap

[Booster]

My question... why would you want 1 wiper? I see ricers all the time who have ripped off one windshield wiper. I understand the thing you're talking about is not that ricey, but how is 1 big wiper better than 2 smaller ones? plus why waste money on that if your original assembly is not shot?

To answer your Q, I?myself don't want one. The Germans however felt it a driving comfort instead of two visual tensions whilst driving in hard rains.It works great.Even Mercedes used it stock for some time ....theirs on a drive eccentric cam . US 300E models IIRC.
Vinny

[bmwrp8]

To answer your Q, I?myself don't want one. The Germans however felt it a driving comfort instead of two visual tensions whilst driving in hard rains.It works great.Even Mercedes used it stock for some time ....theirs on a drive eccentric cam . US 300E models IIRC.
Vinny

yes I understand...stock cars that came with single wipers are great... but putting a mono wiper in a car that was originally designed for two...ummm i dunno...

[Booster]

yes I understand...stock cars that came with single wipers are great... but putting a mono wiper in a car that was originally designed for two...ummm i dunno...

"Out of the box" thinking I guess. Its like questioning "why did they put body kits on a already nice design"?
Or..." why add performance bits to a decent performer"?

The old saying applies here....." Its good if YOU like it" !
Vinny

[repenttokyo]

but some things are never, never good....like chrome on the wheel arches.

[bmwrp8]

"Out of the box" thinking I guess. Its like questioning "why did they put body kits on a already nice design"?
Or..." why add performance bits to a decent performer"?

The old saying applies here....." Its good if YOU like it" !
Vinny

hehehe true...that why i told him..."still the decision is yours"