Passenger side wiper...where does it 'park'?

Pinto Girl · 10-16-2006, 01:32 PM

Happy Monday.

I have a question about the windshield wipers on my '06. Specifically the one on the passenger side.

It appears that the wipers were removed(?) when the windshied was replaced, and now I've noticed that the one on the passenger side doesn't seem to park as low as it used to. But I'm not sure, since I didn't actually pay that close attention 'till now...

On my car, the far right end of the blade is just visible through the windshield when the wipers are off (it sits above that black area around the outside of the windshield that you can't see through).

I don't recall seeing it like that before; I thought it was lower. And I looked at a Prius this AM in the transit parking lot and that one seemed to sit lower. But that's only one car.

Is this adjustable? Is it the type of thing where, if you take it off and put it back on, it goes back the way it was...or does it have to be adjusted after it's reinstalled?

TheForce · 10-16-2006, 02:02 PM

There should be a small dot where the end of the wiper should rest. It might be hard to see but its there. Just look with a flashlight if you have to. The wiper should rest close to or on this dot. As for adjusting it you may have to look in the repair manual or someone here would be able to tell you how.

Pinto Girl · 10-16-2006, 02:26 PM

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There should be a small dot where the end of the wiper should rest. It might be hard to see but its there. Just look with a flashlight if you have to. The wiper should rest close to or on this dot. As for adjusting it you may have to look in the repair manual or someone here would be able to tell you how.
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Wow, I didn't know that; thanks! Can you tell me a teensy bit more about that dot? How do I know what it looks like/it's fairly obvious, I assume...?

I did notice this, what appeared to be a clear bubble in the black part of the windshield, near where the wiper sits, but it looked to me like a small cavity in the sealer from when the windshield was replaced, and not intentional.

I'm not going to fix it myself...I've learned my lesson when it comes to anything near the windshield!!
[smile]

TheForce · 10-16-2006, 02:36 PM

From what I remember ( cant leave work to go look right now

) the dot is in the glass in the black stuff. It should look like a little hole was made in the black stuff so you can see through. If i'm wrong on this just find a dot on the glass somewhere in the arch of the wipe near the bottom. It should be obvious when you see it.

It should not be in the sealer.

Pinto Girl · 10-16-2006, 02:38 PM

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From what I remember ( cant leave work to go look right now

) the dot is in the glass in the black stuff. It should look like a little hole was made in the black stuff so you can see through. If i'm wrong on this just find a dot on the glass somewhere in the arch of the wipe near the bottom. It should be obvious when you see it.
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Oh, gosh, don't you even THINK of going out to look...but thank you!

My car isn't nearby, so can't look 'till tonite, but maybe what I was seeing *is* the dot after all.

It's funny how I saw what appeared to be an imperfection, and then assumed that somehow it had to do with substandard work...when it's looking like that's not the case at all!
[laughing]

TheForce · 10-16-2006, 02:53 PM

There should be one for each wiper on the car. 2 for the front wipers and 1 for the rear. the rear might be eaiser to spot. You may want to look for it if you cant find the front ones so you know what to look for.

tumbleweed · 10-16-2006, 03:06 PM

Very interesting, I had not noticed those before. The front two are clear and the back one is red. On my car the front wipers both park about a 1/4 inch below their respective dots. The rear one parks about 1/2 inch to the left (facing forward) of its dot.

The place that replaced your windshield should readjust the wipers for you. It most likely wouldn't take more than a few minutes.

**Tideland Prius** · 10-16-2006, 03:34 PM

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Very interesting, I had not noticed those before. The front two are clear and the back one is red. On my car the front wipers both park about a 1/4 inch below their respective dots. The rear one parks about 1/2 inch to the left (facing forward) of its dot.

The place that replaced your windshield should readjust the wipers for you. It most likely wouldn't take more than a few minutes.
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haha. I was just about to mention the red dot. Ok, so that's the rear wiper, not the front.

Pinto Girl · 10-16-2006, 04:00 PM

Y'all ROCK!!! Thank you so much; can't wait to check it out tonite.

Bill Merchant · 10-16-2006, 05:15 PM

And a detail about the positioning... The post that sticks up and to which the wiper arm attaches has splines on it, and the fitting on the arm has matching slots. Like the people who got their steering linkage recall done incorrectly, with the splines mismatched, the alignment is off. The people who installed your windshield can take the arm off again and rotate it down one spline and slide it back on and it should be in the right position.

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10-16-2006, 01:32 PM	#1
Pinto Girl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 2,372 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Friends: 0	Happy Monday. I have a question about the windshield wipers on my '06. Specifically the one on the passenger side. It appears that the wipers were removed(?) when the windshied was replaced, and now I've noticed that the one on the passenger side doesn't seem to park as low as it used to. But I'm not sure, since I didn't actually pay that close attention 'till now... On my car, the far right end of the blade is just visible through the windshield when the wipers are off (it sits above that black area around the outside of the windshield that you can't see through). I don't recall seeing it like that before; I thought it was lower. And I looked at a Prius this AM in the transit parking lot and that one seemed to sit lower. But that's only one car. Is this adjustable? Is it the type of thing where, if you take it off and put it back on, it goes back the way it was...or does it have to be adjusted after it's reinstalled?

10-16-2006, 02:02 PM	#2
TheForce I Plug-In My Prius Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wheelersburg, Ohio Posts: 2,727 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 1 Thanked 156 Times in 115 Posts Friends: 22	There should be a small dot where the end of the wiper should rest. It might be hard to see but its there. Just look with a flashlight if you have to. The wiper should rest close to or on this dot. As for adjusting it you may have to look in the repair manual or someone here would be able to tell you how.

10-16-2006, 02:36 PM	#4
TheForce I Plug-In My Prius Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wheelersburg, Ohio Posts: 2,727 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 1 Thanked 156 Times in 115 Posts Friends: 22	From what I remember ( cant leave work to go look right now ) the dot is in the glass in the black stuff. It should look like a little hole was made in the black stuff so you can see through. If i'm wrong on this just find a dot on the glass somewhere in the arch of the wipe near the bottom. It should be obvious when you see it. It should not be in the sealer.

10-16-2006, 02:53 PM	#6
TheForce I Plug-In My Prius Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wheelersburg, Ohio Posts: 2,727 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 1 Thanked 156 Times in 115 Posts Friends: 22	There should be one for each wiper on the car. 2 for the front wipers and 1 for the rear. the rear might be eaiser to spot. You may want to look for it if you cant find the front ones so you know what to look for.

10-16-2006, 03:06 PM	#7
tumbleweed Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 1,692 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: V Package: Adv. Technology Thanks: 33 Thanked 104 Times in 84 Posts Friends: 0	Very interesting, I had not noticed those before. The front two are clear and the back one is red. On my car the front wipers both park about a 1/4 inch below their respective dots. The rear one parks about 1/2 inch to the left (facing forward) of its dot. The place that replaced your windshield should readjust the wipers for you. It most likely wouldn't take more than a few minutes.

10-16-2006, 04:00 PM	#9
Pinto Girl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 2,372 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Friends: 0	Y'all ROCK!!! Thank you so much; can't wait to check it out tonite.

10-16-2006, 05:15 PM	#10
Bill Merchant absit invidia Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA \| Oregon \| Portland area \| 97004 \| Posts: 4,100 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 18 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts Friends: 60	And a detail about the positioning... The post that sticks up and to which the wiper arm attaches has splines on it, and the fitting on the arm has matching slots. Like the people who got their steering linkage recall done incorrectly, with the splines mismatched, the alignment is off. The people who installed your windshield can take the arm off again and rotate it down one spline and slide it back on and it should be in the right position.