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Rockin out w/ my high performance wiper!

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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 01:01 AM
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Rockin out w/ my high performance wiper!

I never noticed this before but today I was sitting at a red light and I've got some rocking tunes going. It's lightly raining so I've got my wipers in auto mode and I'm sitting there and the wiper kicks in once for a swipe. My whole car rocked! I couldn't believe what I just felt and on the next swipe I get rocked again!

If I timed it just right, I could open my trunk and hit my wiper and get some "hydraulics" bounce while I'm cruising down the strip!

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Anyone else notice this? I wonder if H&R will buy the excuse that my wiper wore out my springs.
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 01:15 AM
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Re: Rockin out w/ my high performance wiper!

Originally posted by Daveskee
I never noticed this before but today I was sitting at a red light and I've got some rocking tunes going. It's lightly raining so I've got my wipers in auto mode and I'm sitting there and the wiper kicks in once for a swipe. My whole car rocked! I couldn't believe what I just felt and on the next swipe I get rocked again!

If I timed it just right, I could open my trunk and hit my wiper and get some "hydraulics" bounce while I'm cruising down the strip!

:p

Anyone else notice this? I wonder if H&R will buy the excuse that my wiper wore out my springs.
hahha.... i must admit, the wiper does jolt the car a little...

not sure if it will create a rocking movement... its just the momentum from the single wiper swinging 180 degrees from one side to the other....
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 01:58 AM
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Chicks love the single wiper, I don't know what it is.
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 02:15 AM
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Chicks love the single wiper, I don't know what it is.
haha no ****, i got two comments on the single wiper tonight alone, one of them was just looking at my car and saw that there was only one wiper.....she also drives a fully restored 68 corvette....silver....ive found my future wife....ah:o
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 02:24 AM
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ROCKING IN THE RAIN

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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 02:26 AM
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I'm tellin you it's the "rockin" motion
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 05:27 PM
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This thread had me rollin'. I have never noticed that but I'm sure I will remember from now on.
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 06:46 PM
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I've noticed it...especially on the fastest setting..the car rocks when it goes...pretty funny
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hahaha yea, the single wiper is def cool...this one attendant at a drivethru was completely shocked, thinking that my car musta cost +100k.

if its raining heavy enough, you can even "squirt" water to the left/right of the car - turn it off/on just at the right time and you can hit objects too :-D goes pretty far. unless mine is just messed up haha
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 08:01 AM
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My smart *** cousin asked me if I could only afford one wiper when I bought the car.
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 01:49 PM
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My smart *** cousin asked me if I could only afford one wiper when I bought the car.
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Old Dec 10, 2003 | 10:51 AM
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hahaha yea, the single wiper is def cool...this one attendant at a drivethru was completely shocked, thinking that my car musta cost +100k.

if its raining heavy enough, you can even "squirt" water to the left/right of the car - turn it off/on just at the right time and you can hit objects too :-D goes pretty far. unless mine is just messed up haha

I used to do that all the time...

I hate it when there are particles laying on my windshield so evertime I am at the trafiic light, I would use the wiper.

If you time it right you can make your wiper push the liquid far enough to hit other cars left and right of you.

I don't do that anymore but when ever I see a "rice car" next to me at the light......I just can't help myself.....LOL


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Old Dec 10, 2003 | 10:52 AM
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Originally posted by iosmart
hahaha yea, the single wiper is def cool...this one attendant at a drivethru was completely shocked, thinking that my car musta cost +100k.

if its raining heavy enough, you can even "squirt" water to the left/right of the car - turn it off/on just at the right time and you can hit objects too :-D goes pretty far. unless mine is just messed up haha

I used to do that all the time...

I hate it when there are particles laying on my windshield so evertime I am at the trafiic light, I would use the wiper.

If you time it right you can make your wiper push the liquid far enough to hit other cars left and right of you.

I don't do that anymore but when ever I see a "rice car" next to me at the light......I just can't help myself.....LOL


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