Dual-articulation Wiper Arms

"Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7) 03/18/2017 at 03:50 • Filed to: Ferrari, F355, 355, 355F1, wiper

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I dig the brutally, unapologetically industrial look of my car’s windshield wipers. In addition to having exposed washer hoses attached to the arms, the driver’s side wiper has two pivoting points enabled by two parallel arms of slightly different length.

As most of us know, the extra articulation enables a simple wiper, which would otherwise sweep in a perfectly circular motion, to cover more of the windshield, especially the side on which the driver sits:

Yes, I posed the wipers just to take photos.

The articulation at the blade-arm mounting point actually has much more pivot sweep than the car will actually use in its wiping motion......

.......as apparent by lifting the arm into the service position.

Far from the most amazing wiper design (that award probably goes to the Lamborghini Countach and Diablo’s not-really-one-wiper-but-not-really-two-either), the F355's wipers still offer a brutally stark contrast to the bodywork which is styled for the sake of style, down to the ridiculous hidden door handles.

Berang > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 03/18/2017 at 04:12

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Jaguar’s triple wiper setup is probably more visually impressive.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Berang 03/18/2017 at 05:33

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Also, Toyota FJ Cruiser!

And 90s bubble Camry wagon dual rear wipers

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 03/18/2017 at 07:39

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Also MG B! They had tri-wiper setups as well!

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 03/18/2017 at 09:59

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Except in my experience with MGB’s it was really more like a 1 or 2 wiper system because all 3 never actually worked at once, much like everything else on the car.

Matt Nichelson > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 03/18/2017 at 10:02

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Same with Morgan.

LeftOfTheDial > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 03/18/2017 at 10:41

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What car is that?

I have but one. Why would you need more?

Connqr > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 03/18/2017 at 10:51

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Vehicle?

MM54 > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 03/18/2017 at 11:55

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My Chevelle has the same arm setup for the driver’s side wiper, it’s cool.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Connqr 03/18/2017 at 12:37

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1998 355F1 Berlinetta

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > LeftOfTheDial 03/18/2017 at 12:39

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1998 355F1 that I’ve finished restoring. Most of my posts here are about that car.

That is my favourite feature on the smaller 90s Benzos. A long time ago I also had a CLK430 with that wiper.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Berang 03/18/2017 at 12:47

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Also Austin Healey

Connqr > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 03/19/2017 at 00:02

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OK thanks. Kinda hard to tell from just the top 1/3 or the hood plus windshield and interior.

Textured Soy Protein > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 03/28/2017 at 15:46

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My dad had a 1997 E420 with the same wiper. It was hilarious to me that Mercedes designed one gigantic wiper that popped itself out at the corners of the windshield. But when you’ve got a large, upright, mostly flat, mostly rectangular windshield, hey, it works!