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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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did anyone else notice that to clean your windsheild with spray u have to pull the stalk towards you and when u have "mist" on your window you slide it up?
ok, so if you agree..

anyone find it stupid that "mist" is up? like im driving wipers on low opposing traffic lane throws water into my winscreen and to clear it faster so i can regain visibility i haveto either do gown to the "low" speed which is too slow when your on the parkway... so instead i slide it upto "mist"like i did on everycar before the FG. so im driving windsceen is covered in water so i have topass the off position just to get to the "mist" setting THEN i have to go back down to my INT setting... that is STUPID!

on my integra: mist is down and spray is pull (but to turn on wipers you rotate the end of the stalk, so u dont have to go into off position to clear windscreen)
on the subaru: mist is pull, spray clean is little button on end
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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 07:52 PM
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Default Re: wiper stalk backwards(stupid design) (Yaz)

hold the mist back until the windshield wipers start going. It takes a few seconds, if u do it too short it won't wipe.
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Old Oct 18, 2006 | 05:31 AM
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Default Re: wiper stalk backwards(stupid design) (Yaz)

In my opinion Honda had the Wiper/Headlight stalk designs perfect with the style they used from '90-'01 on various Accords, Civics Preludes, and Integras.

Any redesign was not forward progress, but just the opposite. You could jump into just about any Honda product and know how the switches work without looking. Its getting to the point where the complexity is distracting. My Dad's '06 Passat is a prime example of this.
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Old Oct 18, 2006 | 11:37 PM
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Default Re: wiper stalk backwards(stupid design) (Ed 341)

or just twist it from int to "nuclear" mode. then switch it back. I liked it the old way better too.
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 03:16 AM
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I like the design. I also like when you have the wipers on itermittenly it slows down when the car is stopped and then speeds up again as i drive
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Michael Bolton &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I like the design. I also like when you have the wipers on itermittenly it slows down when the car is stopped and then speeds up again as i drive </TD></TR></TABLE>

my integra does that do, i think that has to do with voltage drop since rpms dropped(like fan speed on HVAC system)
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 02:59 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Yaz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

my integra does that do, i think that has to do with voltage drop since rpms dropped(like fan speed on HVAC system)</TD></TR></TABLE>

Voltage does not drop, it is always at alternator charging voltage. This is a feature in the civics, maybe it was a feature in your model integra also...
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 03:34 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bighec1182 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Voltage does not drop, it is always at alternator charging voltage. This is a feature in the civics, maybe it was a feature in your model integra also...</TD></TR></TABLE>

ok, maybe not voltage then current, how else to u explain your fan speed dropping when the car drops to idle and the headlights dim?
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