I get the difference between dynamic and coast parking, but does it matter to me? I can get the coast to park motor for half the cost of the equivalent motor with dynamic parking, and my switch (Ron Francis ws-5) can do either style park. This is on a ‘59 pickup, so the wipers aren’t unusually large; and snow is not a consideration, so can I just use the coast-to-park motor and save the 40 bucks?
I had a delicious medium rare coulotte steak last night for dinner, gorgonzola fondue on top, garlic mashed potatoes on the underside, served with grilled veggies and 5 sautéed prawns. Cost about $40. What was a phenomenal meal last night is today just a found memory. Better spent on the wiper motor which I would continue to enjoy every time it rained...which is everyday around here for 7 months of the year!
That sounds like a nice dinner- and not very expensive! Now do you have any info about dynamic vs coast-to-park? The question was: is it a feature that I need?
I think what Bandit Billy is saying is If he were in your shoes he would have skipped the steak and spent the extra $40 on the wiper motor instead. Especially because it rains a lot in his neighborhood. Do you need it? - Of course not. Is it worth the extra $40 - I guess it depends on how often you get caught in the rain. I like to drive 'em so I would spend the dough even tho we don't get as much rain here as Billy gets.
If I understand the coast to park correctly, it would be worth $40 to me to have the wipers stop at the same place every time I shut them off. It would be a pita to have them coast to park in my line of vision, and with my luck, they would do that 90% of the time. Gene
If it's raining properly then it's not an issue really, you just switch the wipers off when it stops raining. The problem is dealing with light drizzle or spray thrown up from vehicles, big trucks being the worst, then you're switching the wiper on for a cycle or two every however long it takes, which is a pain if you have to guestimate the parking position. A further upgrade (and one less dinner) to the intermittent switch seems worthwhile. But where do you draw the line? Variable intermittent? Rain sensors? Before you know it you've got a Lexus! I have been toying with the idea of a momentary push button to energise the self parking wiper, to give a single sweep, as my wiper switch isn't overly convenient and I see quite a lot of light rain. But other projects get in the way, like a full build of a 32 3w! Chris
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