[DeTomaso] Wiper parking

[Mike Drew]

Yes, they work. 

The standard wipers will begin to float above 100 mph or so and will lift completely off the glass at higher speeds. The clip-on airfoils look a bit ricy, but they apparently work pretty well. 

My Miata track car came with them (along with much rice which has been removed) and the wipers stay planted at 120+ mph....

Mike

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On Oct 9, 2015, at 16:32, Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com> wrote:

>   Do they work?
>   (up to what speed do they keep the wipers moving water?)
>   dave
> 
>   On 09/10/2015 2:58 PM, Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso wrote:
> 
>   The 'airfoils' are U.S copies of Gr-3 parts DeTomaso offered in '73, in
>   Europe. Many of the Euro Gr-3s have them. Hall Pantera used to offer
>   them, and they are easy to fab up from aircraft aluminum or ss. They
>   simply clip on tightly. Several arms available in various lengths to
>   fit std OD wiper posts.
> 
> ..... I need to acquire a set of silver arms and have seen a couple of them
>   with built in airfoils, probably impossible to find, but if anybody has
>   a pair, I may have something cool to trade.
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Michael Shortt [1]<michaelsavga at gmail.com>
>   To: Joseph F. Byrd, Jr. [2]<byrdjf at embarqmail.com>
>   Cc: Mike Drew [3]<MikeLDrew at aol.com>; detomaso [4]<detomaso at poca.com>
>   Sent: Fri, Oct 9, 2015 3:40 am
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wiper parking
>   I was refinishing my black wiper arms tonight and I became curious. I
>   knew I could count on you guys for the answer. It's this kind of Stuff
>   that could be included in a massive database before all of our gurus
>   move on, which I'm sure it is already, but which one? I need to acquire
>   a set of silver arms and have seen a couple of them with built in
>   airfoils, probably impossible to find, but if anybody has a pair, I may
>   have something cool to trade. Michael Shortt
> 
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