How do I remove my winshield wipers?

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Hi! I want to remove my wipers for a cleaner look when it's not raining. I've seen some stangs without wipers and they look clean. Can anyone tell me how to do it? Do I just pry them off because I think they're pressed into a mini spline? Thanks in advance.

 

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They are not pressed on. You bend the arm back. There is a clip on the arm next to the shaft. As you bend it back (dont break it) lift the tab with a scredriver or pliers. It will pull right off then.

 

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I'll give it a try. Thanks!

 

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After you lift the tab you let the wiper go back down and it will hold the tab up. Then remove the wiper.

 

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and some are tighter and harder to remove than others.

 

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Don't feel bad I scratched my head and looked at mine for 30 minutes before I figured it out the first time.

 

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The Shape said:

Don't feel bad I scratched my head and looked at mine for 30 minutes before I figured it out the first time.

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you did better than me - i posted a thread.

 

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Most of the time they come off without a screwdriver -- but if they are really stuck on there and you want to use one -- be VERY careful. It is easy to slip off and gouge your paint. I would suggest protecting it with a towel or something. After that though, they should go on and off without anything more than your fingers -- especially if you do it often.

 

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Yes! I did it! Thanks fellas they slipped right out like a @!#% in a @#%%@.

 

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When I changed my wiper motor, I had to take the cowl panel off to get in there, so in turn I had to take the wipers off. I took them off no problem but the biggest damn spider came out of my wiper arm. I hate damn spiders.

 

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Damn! I have arachnophonbia. I got the chills right now. I wonder how that spider survived the climate on that cowl, usually they like to live unmolested, pretty odd. Did you have your car sitting for a long time?

 

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im not suggesting doing that or telling you in anyway, but rainex works damnnn goood... my hood torpedoed up int he air and took out my wiper arms and all.. i took my wipers off and ever since, ive beend rivina round daily with no wipers.... rainex does the job very well!

 

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Goldmember said:

Damn! I have arachnophonbia. I got the chills right now. I wonder how that spider survived the climate on that cowl, usually they like to live unmolested, pretty odd. Did you have your car sitting for a long time?

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It had been sitting for a little bit, I was putting my exhaust and Alt on and a few little things. I was driving it down the road after that, and there was a big spider behind the mirror on my side that crawled out. I got bad luck with spiders.

 

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Well taking the wipers was a sinch. I just did what you guys told me and they came right off. I didn't need a screwdriver just man power.

I had never thought of rainex. I think I'll try it out. It's been raining alot down here in so cal but I think I'll go getsum tomorrow.

If a big o spider came out like that on me I'd probably be all over the road in shock causing an accident. I think a couple of times a small spider came out on me inside the drivers side window but i just opened the window and they flew out. Scary!

 

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Goldmember said:

...I had never thought of rainex. I think I'll try it out. It's been raining alot down here in so cal but I think I'll go getsum tomorrow...

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If your are going to just use Rainex and keep your wipers off, at least throw the wipers in the back seat or keep them with you. Ya never know sometimes...

 

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RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!!... Made you look.

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Rain-Ex is

The only problem with it is that you'll only remember that you need to re-treat the windshield when it starts to rain.

If you're going to go without wipers, then you'd better remember to re-apply Rain-Ex every week or two (more often if it rains alot). Also remember that Rain-Ex is not as effective in traffic where you're getting a lot of fine spray off other vehicles.

I've driven hundreds of thousands of miles with Rain-Ex, but I would not recommend relying on it alone. You WILL find times where you will need wipers too.