Anyone have their Dealer perform the wiper upgrade/TSB yet? I just did and think it made a big difference in the wipers' effectiveness at highway speeds. There's also a modified wiper arm (driver's side) that includes and "air foil" for more downward force. Pretty cool!

 

Do you have a link to the TSB?

 

see if this works

http://www.in.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/SB/B07-009.pdf


if not, go to the main page and view the TSB sticky

 

 

 

That would be a hard sell in a lot of parts of california.

 

lol, i did it because i was getting poor wiper performance on the highway...with rain. although we had a really active winter for a change, trust me we see almost no snow/ice here in dallas either.

 

Cool, thanks for the link and info!

 

I had this done, and am glad I did. We had a pretty wet season in SoCal so it was worth it.

 

made a huge difference for me with medium to heavy snow.

 

What are the odds of a dealer doing this on a car out of warranty?

 

wow thats cool!! we have tones of rain here

 

is this a TSB? so if my car lacks this they will do it for free / under warranty?

I just checked my car and I do NOT have those.... does it look good on the RL... hard to tell in those closeup pics...

my Porsche has a wing on teh driver's wiper though..so maybe it is a "cool" thing to have.. if the POrsche has it..it must be good.

 

how much would this cost if u do not have warranty?

 

Yes, it's a TSB. The TSB can be viewed from this site, but doesn't have part numbers for the new items. It might be helpful if you are going to ask the Dealer about it. Here's another pic that was taken from further away.

 

From neuronbob's TSB page:

http://www.in.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/SB/B07-009.pdf

 

those new wipers look hot.....lol

so my wipers work fine, i was wonder if i took my car in and said it wasnt wiping properly, will the dealer change it if im still cover under warranty?

 

yes, that's what i did. i also made sure they knew there was a TSB about it, too.

 

All,

A little bit of help...

I noticed that on my '05 RL when I have my wiper on High and I am driving at high speeds on the highway, the wipers tend to hit the bottom area where they sit very hard. They make a loud sound. It only happens when I am driving at high speeds and I have the wiper speed on high, but it is a very annoying and loud sound slamming at the bottom of the windshield.

Do you think this TSB is the cause?

Thanks

 

i'll try mine and let you know if i hear it. perhaps the dealer didn't install/align the blades properly. that would be my guess.

 

what did u say to the dealer exactly i kinda want them to do this to my car, i want to take advantage of my extended warranty i just bought..lol

 

no thump/bump noise from mine. even at high speeds.

i told them the wipers weren't doing an acceptable job on the highway (ie., they were lifting off the windshield at highway speed) and leaving a film of water. i brought the TBS with me and "asked" if they thought this would help. so from that point, it was THEIR idea to do it.

i can't imagine you'd have a problem asking specifically for it. btw, my dealer left off about five panel snaps (under the hood) when they were done. you might want to review their work before you leave the service depart.

 

Thanks for testing your car out. I will take this TSB with me to the dealer next time and see if the two are related.