Can't see body color inside the interior cabin and funky passenger wiper arc
03-31-2004, 08:01 PM
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Acura EL, C230K, 997 C2
Can't see body color inside the interior cabin and funky passenger wiper arc
Ever noticed that you can't see the door frame inside the car in the exterior color? Bravo MB for noticing such minor details. Can't say the same for 04 Acura TL when I was next to one at a red light this morning.
Also finally noticed that the passenger side wipers make this unorthdox arc so that it does not leave a small triangular unwiped spot at the base of the windsheild as the conventional wiper system does. Still prefer the one-blade system in the W202... oh well...
Also finally noticed that the passenger side wipers make this unorthdox arc so that it does not leave a small triangular unwiped spot at the base of the windsheild as the conventional wiper system does. Still prefer the one-blade system in the W202... oh well...
03-31-2004, 09:05 PM
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The arc isn't so much for the small triangle at the bottom of the windshield as it is for reaching out into the far upper corner to wipe up there. It has to reach out into the corner, then swing back down to clear the upper windshield moulding. Mercedes vehicles have always had funky wiper linkage to help clear as much of the windshield area as possible. The exceptions would be the R170 SLK and the ML, which both use normal, non-articulating wiper arms.
