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I'm crazeeee! AAIIIIEEEE! Anyways...My wipers don't seem to work well between 100mph - 140mph...Its pretty funny...they go up really fast...and then you can see the motor working hard to bring them back down....really really slowly, in jerks. But no, seriously...I was thinking that the wipers with little spoilers would help push the wipers against the windsheild at higher speeds where they don't work well. Does anyone know where to find these? I think some blades have them, and some arms. I've heard some later model high end outbacks have them, but I can't remember which, and no part # was listed. Has anyone used them and had good or bad experiences?
thanks
Micum

My sister's 2001 outback has them and I've been thinking of a way to do this myself as the wipers are terrible over 80 (good thing for Rain-X). I'm just not sure how I would attach them so they'd stay and look good.

I've seen Diablos with little carbon fiber ones, I think those would be really cool, so just steal them off your neighbor's Lamborghini. Ever see how slow those guys have to drive those things? I bet they wouldn't even notice they were gone.

Steve

I know 92+ Accords have them at least on the driver side.

The other day I was driving normal highway speeds and it was raining and the water was streaming straight up the windshield. Didn't need my wipers at all. My friend asks "You have rain-x?", I reply "Must have". I guess you just had to have been there... Oh, and I've never prepped the window with Rain-x, maybe it's in the wiper fluid.

see link

http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/showth ... readid=556

there is listed the part number with picture and other info. it is as mentioned from a 2nd gen. legacy, but im will to bet its identical to the ours. as a matter of fact im ordering one so i'll let you guys know.

nothing better than genwine subaru retrofitting.

ps i too seem to have a bit of a problem with the blades lifting a bit, usually above 60 it starts, and gets worse as increase speed, and is a definite problem above 120. usually if its thunderstorming, i wont go past 120 just becuase of the wipers. but will have hopefully have that fixed in no time.

good info on the spoiler, I may have to add one to my car.

ericS2the6: Let us know, I was worried it wouldnt work. At a recent subaru meeting I was looking at everyones wiper blades just for this purpose. The crucial measurement seems to be the length of the arm from the pivot to the first bend.

well this sucks the newer spoiler ones use a 14 mm nut, i just checked mine and ours use 12 mm.

ericS2the6 wrote:well this sucks the newer spoiler ones use a 14 mm nut, i just checked mine and ours use 12 mm.

yup dont work i tryed i got a whole arm from a 98 the angle is off. so i just got the spoiler with the two screws. if you guys like i can get the part #'s

I just got some cheap APC type screw on spoilers...havn't tried them out yet.
Micum