Oddly enough the wipers hide in a lot of new Mercedes that way. They hide a little bit in the S580 and that C class I had they hid too

 

Well that’s nice to know. Did you buy one for your S580?

I’m going to wait till it’s hot and sunny, then I’ll reevaluate wether I need to craft a foam filler pad.

 

I haven't yet, but I have had one for every other car I have had. I really only use them when I go to the beach and the car just sits out all week but we didn't take 2 cars this time, otherwise my car is almost always garaged.

You don't need a filler pad. you're still getting light from the windows etc, the point of the sunshade is to keep the heat off the dash

 

Yeah, On my Lexus the washer jets act like they’re clogged for the first few seconds while wipers start wiping the windshield. Doesn’t bother me much though. Also the wipers will sweep one more time a few seconds after using the washer function.

 

This is a bit surprising. Even my 1985 Corolla GT-S would allow the windshield to get sprayed pretty well before activating the wipers. My old as GS300 was the same. Both IS cars were the same and so it the Civic. I don’t really do it much anyway. I don’t particularly care for it when the person in front of me uses the feature at 70 mph on the freeway, but it is what it is.

For the AE86, I actually removed the washers and had the holes welded over when I had it painted in 2001. It’s SoCal and the car is not ever going to be a DD again.

 

I am wondering what vehicles activate the wipers before the washer spray.

 

Not hidden, but it did have the wet arm.

The new one sprays like my LS430, an even coat that covers it all. Imagine a big spray bottle that gets the whole windshield perfectly.

 

They don’t hide completely. Cadillac completely hid them out of sight

 

So did expensive Oldsmobiles and Buicks and Pontiacs.

 

Actually they do, the C Class I had the wipers hid completely out of sight and popped up when they were turned on. The S580 they pop down a little but you can still see the top of the drivers side wiper.

 

Strange the C will do it but others no. I saw the S class today, they don’t hide much. I think Lexus E class was like or still is.

 

Yep, its odd...

 

Saw my first Land Cruiser in the wild.

looks sharp!!

 

Been looking at some c class pics online. I don’t think they hide like they did in older Cadillacs

 

I do like the looks of the new Land Cruiser.

But 8.0 seconds flat 0-60 from this mess of a hybrid engine.... meh. Getting terrible MPG reports as well, nowhere near rated.

It's not supposed to be a dragster but that is slowwwww.......

V8 200s were pretty quick for 3 tons.

This is slower than the outgoing 20 year old (basically) 4R.