High Performance Windshield Wipers (Is this a thing?)

Taking part in an event the other evening and it started to rain, not MONSOON quantity of  Rain but persistent  soaking rain as my farmer grandfather would have said.

While traction was not the issue, vision on the track at over 100 was challenging

Rain X on the 'shield and relatively new Bosch Icon blades on stock arms

Looked like blades were lifting off the glass

Streaking got challenging over 100mph

Suggestions (not driving in the rain is not one of them, nor is slowing down,  FWIW)

Regards

Sounds a little gimmicky, but how about wiper blades with a wing?

https://www.tricoproducts.com/products/premium-performance-wiper-blades/trico-force

I had a car that would do this at highway speeds. the retainer for the spring that applied pressure to the glass was riveted to the arm, so I drilled the rivets and moved it further out on the arm for more preload, which took care of the issue. Stiffer spring would have worked too.

Thank you for the input

I've been using rainx for over 30 years. I have found that the initial application is not very effective. It takes 2 or 3 applications to really work well. Your description sounds like that could be the case.

newrider3 said:

Sounds a little gimmicky, but how about wiper blades with a wing?

https://www.tricoproducts.com/products/premium-performance-wiper-blades/trico-force

I used this type of wiper when I was running in IT.

Is the windshield glass or Lexan?

newrider3 said:

Sounds a little gimmicky, but how about wiper blades with a wing?

https://www.tricoproducts.com/products/premium-performance-wiper-blades/trico-force

Opel GTs came with one on one of their arms. Not that they went fast enough to lift a wiper but...

The new problem is that most wiper motors don't have enough oomph to pull two wing equipped wiper blades back down at high speeds.

Pete. (l33t FS) said:

The new problem is that most wiper motors don't have enough oomph to pull two wing equipped wiper blades back down at high speeds.

I'd guess because they're being geared for higher speeds to handle modern weather, they're definitely not making the motors less torquey...

A winged wiper might be the best bet here, they'll only increase wiper drag at high speed vs. all the time if you increase springload.

In the offroad world I've seen people try doubled wiper blades (huge drag, very likely to stick) or treaded wiper blades (actually helps) for removing mud.

Thanks

Glass Windshield

Been using Rain X for not quite 25 years, agree with your statement.

Race Safe