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post Mar 13 2018, 06:31 PM
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I was thinking there was some kind of adjustment if a person wants the wipers to park on the left, or right hand side, but don't recall?
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post Mar 14 2018, 02:46 PM
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I just did a quick scan of the parking lot. Every car without exception had the wipers park on the right. Why water hitting the 914 windshield would be different escapes me
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post Mar 14 2018, 03:34 PM
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QUOTE(Bartlett 914 @ Mar 14 2018, 12:46 PM) *

I just did a quick scan of the parking lot. Every car without exception had the wipers park on the right. Why water hitting the 914 windshield would be different escapes me


I believe that is because you are looking at newer cars - they swipe with the drivers arm almost vertical against the driver A-pillar - leaving a much more cleared area overall for driver's view.

914s park almost horizontal and have a mirrored image swipe pattern, resulting in clearing the same amount for both driver and passenger regardless of which side they park on. The difference is they park higher up on the window (visible) and newer cars park way down under the hood cowl more (less visible)

That's my unofficial observation anyway!

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Pretty good answer!

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I just did a quick scan of the parking lot. Every car without exception had the wipers park on the right. Why water hitting the 914 windshield would be different escapes me


I believe that is because you are looking at newer cars - they swipe with the drivers arm almost vertical against the driver A-pillar - leaving a much more cleared area overall for driver's view.

914s park almost horizontal and have a mirrored image swipe pattern, resulting in clearing the same amount for both driver and passenger regardless of which side they park on. The difference is they park higher up on the window (visible) and newer cars park way down under the hood cowl more (less visible)

That's my unofficial observation anyway!

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partwerks   Wipers park position   Mar 13 2018, 06:31 PM
Rand   Isn't it just a matter of swapping and reclock...   Mar 13 2018, 06:41 PM
mepstein   Parking on the left is much better unless you live...   Mar 13 2018, 06:42 PM
windforfun   And the damn wiper on the driver's side, if pa...   Mar 13 2018, 07:00 PM
mepstein   And the damn wiper on the driver's side, if p...   Mar 13 2018, 07:06 PM
windforfun   Cool. Obvious. Good to know. I 've seen so ...   Mar 13 2018, 07:09 PM
fixer34   You mean like this? Green one in the center of th...   Mar 13 2018, 07:13 PM
windforfun   I see mucho driver's side windshield trim over...   Mar 13 2018, 07:15 PM
Firstcar   I see mucho driver's side windshield trim ove...   Mar 13 2018, 09:17 PM
malcolm2   [quote name='windforfun' post='2588756' date='Mar...   Mar 15 2018, 09:24 AM
branston   Wiper reversal https://www.pelicanparts.com/techa...   Mar 13 2018, 08:38 PM
gms   I like them parked on the passenger side   Mar 13 2018, 09:04 PM
SKL1   When I reassembled my "71 after a respray in ...   Mar 13 2018, 09:11 PM
SKL1   Parked on the right...   Mar 13 2018, 09:18 PM
Elliot Cannon   Parked on the right side. Or as some would say, ...   Mar 13 2018, 10:34 PM
Larmo63   Porsche engineers designed them to park on the lef...   Mar 14 2018, 12:10 AM
mepstein   Porsche engineers designed them to park on the le...   Mar 14 2018, 07:56 AM
Wyvern   I have flipped them on 911s and 914s ... to do it ...   Mar 14 2018, 12:28 AM
trick-e   Convert to a right hand drive. That’s also an op...   Mar 14 2018, 04:57 AM
Coondog   Lots of Lefties in this pic....   Mar 14 2018, 05:59 AM
A&P Mech   My wipers don't automatically go to a park pos...   Mar 14 2018, 06:36 AM
mgphoto   My wipers don't automatically go to a park po...   Mar 14 2018, 04:25 PM
Bartlett 914   I just did a quick scan of the parking lot. Every ...   Mar 14 2018, 02:46 PM
mepstein   I just did a quick scan of the parking lot. Every...   Mar 14 2018, 03:30 PM
douglastic   I just did a quick scan of the parking lot. Every...   Mar 14 2018, 03:34 PM
Bartlett 914   Pretty good answer! I just did a quick scan...   Mar 14 2018, 03:48 PM
mgphoto   I just did a quick scan of the parking lot. Every...   Mar 14 2018, 04:38 PM
rgalla9146   Failure to go to the park position is a wiring is...   Mar 14 2018, 05:04 PM
A&P Mech   mgphoto and rgalla9146, thanks for the Information...   Mar 15 2018, 08:54 AM


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