Windshield Washer Squirters -- Anyone Modified The Terrible Design?

Scrappycrow said:

Y'all,

One of the things that's irked me in the four months I've owned my '13 Tahoe is that the windshield washer squirters are positioned on the trailing side so that the entire upward stroke of the blades are dry, just what you don't want when trying to wipe the glass clean. What a terrible design!

I had been pondering fitting on-arm squirters from another car when I noticed our '23 Honda Accord rental this past weekend had arm-mounted squirters that were positioned on the leading side, wetting the glass ahead of the upward stroke so the blades are actually wiping fluid, not grit & grime. Unfortunately, it slipped my mind to get a good picture of them.

So, has anyone modded their windshield washer squirters to a "leading side" arrangement? If so, what components did you use?

Thanks in advance,
Scrappy

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wjburken said:

Pretty sure they wipe in both directions so spraying on the “down stroke” side also clears the grit and grime away.

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Scrappycrow said:

I know it cleans on the downstroke. My concern isn't a lack of cleaning, it's doing the upstroke on dry grit/grime.

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mikez71 said:

I have considered re-wiring the stalk so the washer tab only activates the washer, and then I would have to manually twist the wipe drum afterwards.
(or wire in a delay circuit that will activate the wipers X seconds after the wash button is hit)

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mikez71 said:

Have also been considering standard hood sprayers that can cover the windshield without wiping and can be heated with shorter hose length.

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Doubeleive said:

if you can figure out a way to do it the k2XX design is pretty nice it just sprays from the wiper shroud

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blackelky said:

I just dont use it lol. I'll clean the window at fillup time with a gas station squeegee

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