Saaboteur

Here's my car at the moment! OE accessory car cover, and sitting on top of several tarps in my backyard! The C43 sits right now whilst my S2000 is my daily driver
during the summer months.

503C43 ////AMG

summer???? It's not summer yet

justinwrock

KJI3jflarryfe93

what did you do to make your wiper stay in the middle like the DTM cars?
how did you make the wiper stop in the middle?
was that an easy mod?

hoontastic

he may have just turned the car off right in the middle and froze it there... thats what you do when you need to lube the wiper internals I believe.

justinwrock

The wiper is parked in the center.



I did not do the mod, but had a friend do it. From what I understand, it takes less than 10 minutes.

KJI3jflarryfe93

when I turn off my wiper then it goes back to original position.
it never stops in the middle.
so how did your friend make the centre wiper stop if it took 10 minutes to do the mod?
it looks cool on a car with single wiper, it gives flasbacks to the 90's era of the DTM race cars

importfan21

In theory, it takes 10 minutes, but really, with fine tuning and some frustration getting the assembly out, it takes about 45 minutes. I've done it on my old w201 and on my w202.

How to: http://members.multimania.nl/mbenz/windshield_wiper.htm

importfan21

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KJI3jflarryfe93

pure sex!
having the wiper in the centre position, does it bother your full front vision when you look out to the right from drivers seat?

anyway it's a cool DTM mod.

importfan21

Thanks.

No, it doesn't bother me. I spend most of my time looking straight ahead while driving and it's obviously not directly in front of me. I notice it when I do look to the right a bit, but after a while, you tend to ignore/forget it's even there. I mean, you're talking about something that's about an inch or less wide; it's not a big visual obstacle.

I've had friends drive my car (for the first time) and they even said they didn't find it bothersome/notice it, and they were the ones who mentioned it would be annoying!

KJI3jflarryfe93

I meant to write if the wiper in the centre position was any annoying when you watch what happens infront of you?
I guess you are used to it's new place now and it doesn't bother you at all.

You think it's a cool mod worth doing it?

hoontastic

i'd only want it there when parked... i think it would bug me when i was driving

importfan21

Yeah, I definitely think it's worth doing. Not many cars have a monowiper (uniwiper?), let alone DTM-style. The only production cars that have a monowiper parked vertically (at least stock) are Koenigseggs, to my knowledge. It definitely turns heads, especially in a black sedan that grumbles.

503C43 ////AMG

I am on the fence about the vertical parked wiper. I think it looks good but I do not think I would want it on my DD although it would make it extremely easy to lube the wiper mechanism...

importfan21

If it's on racecars, where every little thing is critical, it obviously must not be burdensome to the driver. I'd say do it and if you don't like it, you can always undo it.

503C43 ////AMG

By no means do I think that the wiper parked vertically would be a visual obstruction, I just think it might be a little over the top for a DD.

DRBC43AMG

+1

joetcreep

Heres my 95. Had it for years, sold it to a friend, missed it so much, he moved and Ive had it back for years. Love this car.

w202mylove

very nice looking c36

m a x i m u s

where did you find the grill insert with 4 slats? is that a custom mod? looks cool.

svt ricco

good eye! didn't notice it had 4 slats

m a x i m u s

Ricco, I've been obsessed with how my grill looks lately, that's probably why I noticed.

Hey, importfan21, my original question was directed at you, in case I wasn't clear.

503C43 ////AMG

I prefer the 5 slats (1 slat for every "/" in the ///// AMG logo ) I think there is too much of a gap at the top and bottom with the 4 slat grille

m a x i m u s

i like the wider slats. lately ive been thinking my 5 slat grill insert doesnt look good. too many shiny surfaces. i personally think the 4 looks better bc there is less "chrome" and more black space.