Why is the wiper too long to wipe the window without going over the
top of the window and leaving the top of the glass unwiped?? i got
the correct wiper arm/blade installed and it's too long for the
window.. Is there a smaller blade available? I mean one that is
correct for the window. If this is the way it's supposed to be,
TERRIBLE engineering!!!!!!

"Pete E. Kruzer" <tomkanpa (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote


I have never seen a PT Cruiser with the problem you describe. Not any year,
any package. Your PT did not ship with the problem you describe

You have the wrong wiper blade installed. It is as simple as that. If the
wiper does indeed extend beyond the window surface, you have the wrong
blade, or the blade is incorrectly installed.

I suggest you go to a Chrysler dealer and find out which blade is
appropriate for your year/make/model.

Honu

"Hertz_Donut" <noone (AT) nowhere (DOT) com> wrote

Chrysler apparently uses nonstandard blades, at least for their PT Cruiser.
I have the same experience with the rear wiper, the specified wiper blade
extends beyond the bounds of the window area. I wasn't too worried as it
actually clears a bit more of the visible window area. Because of my
experience with the rear wiper, I measured the front wiper blades when it
came time to replace them. I discovered that each blade was about a half
inch shorter than the specified replacement. I guess Chrsyler wants you to
purchase an OEM blade.

The only solutioin I could think of would be to drop to the next lower sized
blade. I don't remember what size the rear takes, but for example, if it
took a 17" blade, you would drop to a 16" blade. This of course would
result in a bit of underwipe.

I just did a search on wiper blades for the PT, Drivewire lists the size of
the rear blade at 16.7" so it is 3/10" under the specified 17" blade.