A few months ago, when I finally installed a working wiper system on Buster, I went with a new design from RainX called the Latitude. They did “ok” for about a month but after that it really started to go down hill. Fresh out of the package, they are quite contoured and seemed to fit the curvature of the windshield well, but they couldn’t hang. The most obvious adjustment in their new design is the lack of an external skeleton frame to help press the blade to the glass (see pictures on the RainX site.) After riding with the RainX Latitudes for awhile, they lost that curvature they started with and only about 5 inches of glass in the middle was being wiped. Windshields with less curvature fair better I’m sure. Stick with the old school design and enjoy the view.
Monthly Archive for December, 2007
The ride to work was definitely a chilly one. About half way to work, the bn4 started to push out air that wasn’t exactly up to par. I pulled over into a parking lot and got out the fish tape and hammer (tools to help clear the exhaust pipe for the heater,) and went to work on the exhaust pipe for it. This usually involves sticking the fish tape into the exhaust and twisting it to help break up any of the soot that is clogging the pipe. Then I take the hammer afterwards and tap along the outside to help as well. I do this while the heater is running and chunks of black soot etc end up getting spit out every time. Hopped back in the bus and the heater was back to normal. I really need to fix this. With the humidity so high tonight, the cold just goes straight through to the skin. Brrrr! Lows will be in the single digits for the next few nights and more snow tomorrow. It was a white Christmas here though, which was nice. Got about 6 inches Christmas day. Hope everyone had a happy holiday.
From weather.gov:
Buckley AFB/Aurora
Lat: 39.73 Lon: -104.75 Elev: 5571
Last Update on Dec 26, 10:55 pm MST
Mostly Cloudy
Temperature: 10°F
Humidity: 85 %
Wind Speed: SW 3 MPH
Barometer: 29.74" (1012.5 mb)
Dewpoint: 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility: 7.00 mi
