Posted on 08/15/2022 5:27:31 AM PDT by Red Badger
The gas station squeegee has nothing on this.
Jeep has developed a new type of windshield wiper designed to clear dirt and mud from the glass in just one wipe.
The Clean Sweep: Jeep is a new accessory kit available from the Mopar parts catalog for the current generation Wrangler and Gladiator trucks.
The package includes new wiper arms and blades with 12 laser-cut holes that spray washer fluid as they sweep across the windshield.
The traditional spray nozzles are deactivated, and the fluid is rerouted to the blades through tubing that comes with the package.
When the washer is activated, fluid begins flowing a beat before the wipers start to move, creating a leading edge of liquid that helps clear the glass.
Some other vehicles feature spray nozzles located on the wiper arms to create a similar effect, but Jeep's 12-hole blade design is less common and similar to one used by Mercedes-Benz.
Jeep said the technology will help eliminated the "blind seconds" that are often created when traditional wipers smear debris across a windshield for a couple of passes before they start clearing it away. This is particularly useful off-road for driving through the sorts of puddles and other muck the Wrangler and Gladiator were designed to tackle.
The kit is available now and priced at $140, including two sets of blades. Pricing for additional blades has not been released.
Jeep also addressed the topic of forward vision last year when it introduced a new line of Mopar windshields for the Wrangler and Gladiator made from the sort of chip-resistant Gorilla Glass used on smartphones.
Now if Jeep could just create a windshield that doesn’t catch a rock and crack the moment you drive off the lot, then maybe the wipers would be worth having.
“Jeep also addressed the topic of forward vision last year when it introduced a new line of Mopar windshields for the Wrangler and Gladiator made from the sort of chip-resistant Gorilla Glass used on smartphones”
Oh now that I’ve replaced my windshield twice. SMH
Also is ford gonna steal the new wiper design for the bronco? They copied everything else on the Wrangler. 😂
Most Jeeps I see are mall cruisers that don’t see a spec of dirt.
Read on down past the headline!...........................
What this probably means to the consumer is that they will have to fill the windshield washer fluid container a lot more often.
You didn’t even read the excerpt did you.
i seem to remember cadillac(?) doing this decades ago.
Any word on keeping the engine running?
Any word on keeping the engine running?
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Next year, after they build bigger repair ships.
I don’t know, is it safe for the environment? Does it contribute to climate change? Is it made by racially and gender diverse people?
Works well for those of us who need and use 4WD. We can buy pristine 4WD vehicles only a couple of years old for 60% of retail price...
I read this story a week or two ago. The wipers will be an additional option as well as the Gorilla glass being offered as an option now. A couple of people I know who recently traded up to the newer JL/JT’s have had to replace their ‘Gorilla glass’ already, and those vehicle are less than 6 months old.
$140.00 for a set of wipers?
Well, if they do what they claim to do, its not that much more than a “top-of-the-line” set of wipers are.
I’m surprised it’s ONLY $140
——Most Jeeps I see are mall cruisers -—
That being true, the wipers become a necessity to enhance the “Jeep” image and thus promote self esteem.
Jeep has an engine problem? First I’ve heard of it.
Got any data to back that up?
This would be nice for the driver’s vision blocks on M-1 tanks. They were always getting coated with mud.
Isn’t “Gorilla “ glass racist?
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