Winter Wiper Setting

[green_eyed_lady]

For those who don't know, there is a rocker switch located under the driver's side dash to the left of the steering wheel which changes the windshield wipers between "summer" and "winter" settings. This controls where the wipers "park" when you shut them off. On "summer" setting, they park lower, against the "bumper" below the windshield itself, hiding them from sight under the hood. On the "winter" setting, they park higher, on the glass.

This is one of those things (like the telescoping steering column) that many owners don't find until they've had their SVX for a while.

[TomsSVX]

I try not to drive the SVX in the winter because of how much salt they use on the road with how much salt is already in the air down here But for the occasional donut run, I already switched mine over

Good thing I have good tires on teh Fonz!

Tom

[JaySVX]

Mine are on winter year round, as I don't have the factory blades iwth the holders yet, and use cheap blades, so I don't want to have hte bent up more htan necessary. Once I get a set of factory blades it'll be a different story.

[Freeman]

I can't remember what I was doing when I found out that there were different settings for the blades. But when I found it, I remember thinking how odd it was to place it so far down there. Besides the odd placment, anyone wanna enlighten me on how much of a difference it makes if they are on or off? I've got the contouring blades.. The expensive ones...

[green_eyed_lady]

Originally Posted by Freeman

I can't remember what I was doing when I found out that there were different settings for the blades. But when I found it, I remember thinking how odd it was to place it so far down there. Besides the odd placment, anyone wanna enlighten me on how much of a difference it makes if they are on or off? I've got the contouring blades.. The expensive ones...

If I spent more than 10.00 on blades (I know, I'm a cheapskate), I would probably leave them on winter setting. The first thing I notice when they start to wear is a streak right in the middle of the wiper path where the rubber has "warped" from the bumper and no longer makes good contact with the glass. The difference (on my car) is about 3" on the PS and 3-1/2 to 4" on the DS. Of course, if you're going to leave them on winter setting, you can adjust them down as low on the glass as they will go and just leave it that way. They will show above the hood at all times. If you adjust the summer setting so that they don't hit the bumpers. they will hit the A pillar, as I believe the "sweep pattern" is set by the winter setting (which is 3-4" higher.)

Anyone, feel free to correct me if I am mistaken about any of this.

[B-Rad]

I've left mine on the Winter setting since I bought the car 7 years ago, just because whenever I tried using it on Summer mode, the wipers would stop abruptly at the edge of the windshield whenver I used the Mist feature on the control stalk (pulling it towards yourself for one quick sweep). bugged the bejeebus outta me, so I kept it on Winter.

(Does Summer mode do this for everyone else too, or is there something wrong with my wiper motors / relay? [Not meant for a hi-jack, do not elaborate with technical posts ])

[ShiuludeSVX]

Originally Posted by green_eyed_lady

For those who don't know, there is a rocker switch located under the driver's side dash to the left of the steering wheel which changes the windshield wipers between "summer" and "winter" settings. This controls where the wipers "park" when you shut them off. On "summer" setting, they park lower, against the "bumper" below the windshield itself, hiding them from sight under the hood. On the "winter" setting, they park higher, on the glass.

This is one of those things (like the telescoping steering column) that many owners don't find until they've had their SVX for a while.

I also switch them "up" whenever I wash the car, so I can clean them too.
Oh, they will hang out for you to clean and change the blades also.

[Hondasucks]

My switch has no effect on where my wipers park, but I also have the problem described above, where if they are on the intermittent setting or if I use the "mist" function, they pause briefly at the top of the travel. I have OEM blades, but I don't have the bumper thing on the blade itself, perhaps I need to order specific SVX blades?

[shelfy]

i never use the winter wiper setting. perhaps the most worthless feature of the svx.

[odepaj]

Originally Posted by B-Rad

I've left mine on the Winter setting since I bought the car 7 years ago, just because whenever I tried using it on Summer mode, the wipers would stop abruptly at the edge of the windshield whenver I used the Mist feature on the control stalk (pulling it towards yourself for one quick sweep). bugged the bejeebus outta me, so I kept it on Winter.

(Does Summer mode do this for everyone else too, or is there something wrong with my wiper motors / relay? [Not meant for a hi-jack, do not elaborate with technical posts ])

Originally Posted by Hondasucks

My switch has no effect on where my wipers park, but I also have the problem described above, where if they are on the intermittent setting or if I use the "mist" function, they pause briefly at the top of the travel. I have OEM blades, but I don't have the bumper thing on the blade itself, perhaps I need to order specific SVX blades?

That is the motors setting themselves back to summer mode, its normal.

Hondasucks; your problem is probably that your summer/winter switch is set to summer and is unplugged.







Dustin

[Sov13t]

Would be cool to wire it to the outside temperature sensor... so that the wipers adjust based on the predefined outside temperature ranges. For example 0 - 40 = Winter, 41-110 = Summer.

Heheh, just an idea.

[Freeman]

Originally Posted by Sov13t

Would be cool to wire it to the outside temperature sensor... so that the wipers adjust based on the predefined outside temperature ranges. For example 0 - 40 = Winter, 41-110 = Summer.

Heheh, just an idea.

What about 110+? Super Summer?

[LetItSnow]

On any days where precipitation is taking its toll, I park them high, and it's for the same reason mentioned above - in what we're calling "summer mode", the wipers, on their final pass before parking, do that wonky thing at the top of their swing unless they're in what we're calling "winter mode".

I can't vote; there's no selection for "My car's setting changes with the sky."

[Manarius]

I wish that the wipers didn't do that silly pause thing, but whatever. It makes my car cool.

I keep mine in summer until ice hits then I move them. I don't like how high they park in winter mode for times other than winter.

[immortal_suby]

I switch to winter when it rains/drizzles so that I can swipe them quick without the long slow return of the summer setting.