Windshield Wiper length measured vs longest standard wiper available

[LWNewCyber]

AUTO Connected Car News measured the wiper blade it is ten inches longer than the largest one from Napa. They also interviewed Franz von Holzhausen. Estimates in the is forum came in two inches short.

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[FutureBoy]

Wiper envy going to be the next big thing? Perhaps all the short wiper vehicles can console themselves that size doesn't matter and its all in how you use it.

 

[Macgreiner]

Next we'll have people measuring girth. . . .

 

[NoTime]

What size is the wiper on the Tesla semi?

 

[Paradox]

I thought BAW used two wiper blades overlapping each other a bit, is it one continuous blade now?

 

[FutureBoy]

Next we'll have people measuring girth. . . .

Is the word girth somewhat the male analogue of the female word moist? So many women have expressed a dislike of the word moist. On the male side, there isn't so much a distaste for the word girth as there seems to be a general silence about it.

Either way, it looks like BAW is a strong contender in the girth department.

 

[JBee]

I thought BAW used two wiper blades overlapping each other a bit, is it one continuous blade now?

It can't because in one direction it would always leave a trail of water and dirt.

 

[SSonnentag]

It can't because in one direction it would always leave a trail of water and dirt.

Normal 2-wiper vehicles do this anyway, usually with the tip of the driver's side wiper leaving an arc across the passenger's side of the windshield. The only close-up photo I've seen shows two blades, but I haven't seen a recent photo from any of the RC trucks.

 

[Rutrow]

It can't because in one direction it would always leave a trail of water and dirt.

But so long as it's during the downstroke, the return upstroke will eliminate it.

 

[ÆCIII]

It's early yet. No reason for anyone to stock the BAW blade until production starts.

I'll be satisfied to get mine straight from Tesla anyway, and you can bet it will be available online.

Much more importantly, they brought a tape but didn't measure the wheelbase! Who cares about a wiper blade we've already seen in action?

SMH

- ÆCIII

 

[happy intruder]

well, it really doesn't matter...it is what it is....my issue is the Model S wiper replacement (arm and blade) cost big bucks.........just wait til you have to change that sucker......

 

[Kahpernicus]

I thought BAW used two wiper blades overlapping each other a bit, is it one continuous blade now?

This was a long time ago, guessing it was their a/b testing.

 

[FutureBoy]

This was a long time ago, guessing it was their a/b testing.

Testing which was more effective, the top half or the bottom half?

 

[Gurule92]

Wiper envy going to be the next big thing? Perhaps all the short wiper vehicles can console themselves that size doesn't matter and its all in how you use it.

Emphasis on the Big

 

[Gurule92]

Next we'll have people measuring girth. . . .

That's really all that matters... Right?

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