When my friends at work are concerned about me getting wet on my way home in
my MGA, I always tell them that "I laugh in the face of rain Ha Ha Ha". I've
gotten caught a few times and made it home with only a wet head. Yesterday
mother nature got even! While on the only stretch of two lane highway with no
shoulder and no place to pull off, I got caught in a torrential down pour,
what we call a "Louisiana toad strangler". When I turned on my trusty wipers
(for the 1st time in a heavy rain) I was quiet alarmed to learn that the
blades had little or no blade to glass pressure and did nothing to wipe the
water off the glass. Fortunately I was barely able to see the tail lights on
the car in front of me. I'm sure glad he didn't run off the road because I
would have been right behind him. Anyway, some how I made it to a gas station
canopy and was able to wait the storm out. For those of you who were patient
enough to read this story, I now have a question. Does anyone know of a brand
of wiper arms / blades that will work on an MGA? After my adventure, I
inspected the ones on the car (new ones from Moss) and found them to look
good, but to be very flimsy and totally inadequate for wiping water. I tried
to bend the arms hopping that would apply more pressure. Didn't work.
Rain X might have helped if I had re-applied some after the last washing.
Thanks,
Danny V.
'58 MGA (daily driver)
'76 MGB (project)
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