Driving in the Rain with No Wipers
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Driving in the Rain with No Wipers *Thinking* about removing the wipers on the Z/28, its just a street/strip car which mainly will be just driven to local cruise nights and such. How bad is it driving without wipers? I know some people have done rain-x on their windows. Just dont want to get stuck somewhere.
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I have wipers but I have done the rain-x treatment and didnt even use my wipers a few times that **** just beads and runs right over the top of the car! I would deff keep a pack of the wipes in the car if i had no wipers!
I used to buff my formula like every week, and what I did was just spray some glass cleaner on the compound that splattered on the glass from the buffer and wipe it off. I had wipers but never needed them, the water just fell off and the glass was always crystal clear. I never had any luck with rain x.
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i dont think i would go as far as removing the wipers IMO as a 'just in case security feature' unless the car never seen the streets and was strictly a strip car. mine is mainly a strip car but sometimes i do get the urge to cruise the streets so im keeping mine
What made me take mine out is one thing. My tires. I always have drag tires front and rear on the car. Sometimes slicks on the rear if not then a drag radial. I won't drive the car in the rain with them so, thus no wipers needed.
Easy choice for me.
Easy choice for me.
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I'm Confused, Why would you even bother taking them out, unless you are really trying to get your weight down for drag racing. I guess i could see ripping the squirter system out to save some weight, but is there really that much weight to be saved by taking the wipers out ( im assuming your taking the motors, and all the controls out) Otherwise just taking the arms and blades off is going to take about what less than two pounds off your car?
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I drove to the dyno shootout (which I won btw! 
) a couple of weeks ago, in the rain. I rain x'd it before I left, needless to say, it worked but was no substitute for the wipers. I just have not gotten around to hooking up the wiper motor, but I will.
70 mph on drag radials on the highway with no wipers and 1000 hp was a little nerve racking, so I slowed to a snails pace.
) a couple of weeks ago, in the rain. I rain x'd it before I left, needless to say, it worked but was no substitute for the wipers. I just have not gotten around to hooking up the wiper motor, but I will.70 mph on drag radials on the highway with no wipers and 1000 hp was a little nerve racking, so I slowed to a snails pace.
I drove to the dyno shootout (which I won btw! ) a couple of weeks ago, in the rain. I rain x'd it before I left, needless to say, it worked but was no substitute for the wipers. I just have not gotten around to hooking up the wiper motor, but I will.
70 mph on drag radials on the highway with no wipers and 1000 hp was a little nerve racking, so I slowed to a snails pace.
) a couple of weeks ago, in the rain. I rain x'd it before I left, needless to say, it worked but was no substitute for the wipers. I just have not gotten around to hooking up the wiper motor, but I will.70 mph on drag radials on the highway with no wipers and 1000 hp was a little nerve racking, so I slowed to a snails pace.
I drive in the rain on full slicks and DR's all the time, I don't own a pair of regualr tires in fact. Never had a problem. Just use some common sense.
Anyway, I don't think its worth it to remove the wipers. IMO, the more stuff you remove the faster the car needs to be to justify its "unstreetability". If you have a gutted tin can of a car with nothing but a seat and steering wheel it better be in the single digits, otherwise its just sad.
Anyway, I don't think its worth it to remove the wipers. IMO, the more stuff you remove the faster the car needs to be to justify its "unstreetability". If you have a gutted tin can of a car with nothing but a seat and steering wheel it better be in the single digits, otherwise its just sad.
I'm Confused, Why would you even bother taking them out, unless you are really trying to get your weight down for drag racing. I guess i could see ripping the squirter system out to save some weight, but is there really that much weight to be saved by taking the wipers out ( im assuming your taking the motors, and all the controls out) Otherwise just taking the arms and blades off is going to take about what less than two pounds off your car?
Some people, like myself, cannot run wipers with the hoods we have. I know my wipers, or wiper cowl, would never fit with my hood.
I drive in the rain on full slicks and DR's all the time, I don't own a pair of regualr tires in fact. Never had a problem. Just use some common sense.
Anyway, I don't think its worth it to remove the wipers. IMO, the more stuff you remove the faster the car needs to be to justify its "unstreetability". If you have a gutted tin can of a car with nothing but a seat and steering wheel it better be in the single digits, otherwise its just sad.
Anyway, I don't think its worth it to remove the wipers. IMO, the more stuff you remove the faster the car needs to be to justify its "unstreetability". If you have a gutted tin can of a car with nothing but a seat and steering wheel it better be in the single digits, otherwise its just sad.
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I'm Confused, Why would you even bother taking them out, unless you are really trying to get your weight down for drag racing. I guess i could see ripping the squirter system out to save some weight, but is there really that much weight to be saved by taking the wipers out ( im assuming your taking the motors, and all the controls out) Otherwise just taking the arms and blades off is going to take about what less than two pounds off your car?
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My car is mostly going to be used for drag racing, but I may occasionly take it to a cruise night or two. I was looking at it since I am trying to get my car down to 2800 pounds and i read you can save 10-15 pounds by pulling the entire system out.
