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Question:

When did automakers start making the windshield wipers on cars different sizes?

Is it because of the trend towards bigger windshields or something else?

Answer:

just think u will be wroth more
it uses NWB brand wipers. measure the length of blades. then buy a set.
Wipers vary in size with the size of the windshield. There never was a single size for every car.
I don't know, but I started noticing it around '95. It's a pain, and frankly, I don't understand why two blades can vary by as little as 1. I think it's because the wipers have to move together but the stroke lengths are different because of the position of the wiper motors. So why not position the wiper motors so their strokes can be the same? As long as the auto execs are testifying on Capitol Hill begging for $34B, our elected representatives should ask them.

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