Mopar Performance Windshield Wipers w/ Built-In Washer Jets Released For Jeep Gladiator

[Kevin_D]

Received & installed mine today. It took about ½-hr.
The braided line cover was in pretty good shape, but I went ahead and put ~5mm of weatherized heatshrink on the ends anyway (weatherized heatshrink tubing has some sealant inside the tubing.)
I didn't need a puller for the wiper arms, but I've had the arms off before.
I need to reposition the nasty little tubing clips, and there's a mod. I'm gonna make once the parts arrive, then I'll put up some pictures.
All in all, I'm happy with the product.

Kevin

Got the part…

I put in a valve assembly so I can choose either set of sprayers.
Partially because it gives me options, partially because my OCD won’t let me abandon stuff in place.
One note:
The elbow in the stock line is also a quick-disconnect, making hood removal one step easier.

Kevin

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[Kitfoxbill]

Installed this morning. Only issue was removing the arms. Used a small C clamp. Only about 3/4 turn and loose.

 

[mgw750]

installed mine this morning. it went on without a problem. the braided ends on mine were nicely cut, clean and tight. wiper arms popped off with just a few taps of the back side of the ratchet. works like it should. awesome !

 

[PlayfulBird]

Does it outperform the OEM Wipers, and is it as advertised in the dirt?

 

[mgw750]

Does it outperform the OEM Wipers, and is it as advertised in the dirt?

i haven't had any mud to wipe away yet but drove it in decent rain and they worked as good as any i have had in that. they do put out a nice amount of fluid over a much larger area then the standard setup.

 

[DREDnot]

Maybe this will work for dirt/mud. I have my doubts for snow/ice. Those holes look like they will freeze up way too easy.

For the colder temps i used to run a longer washer fluid hose and wrap it a few times around the nearest coolant/heater hose. Had a tow truck once that had a copper tube that went around the heater hose about a dozen wraps and that thing got snow and ice off the clearance lights and rollers as well

 

[PlayfulBird]

much larger area then the standard setup

I spend a fair amount of money on the washer fluid winter de-icer (Sonax XTreme, in Germany) and I think it would work incredible with these as it directly covers a nice wide area and pushes the fluid up which does pool it again. Wondering if it is worth ordering... sigh, true to Jeep JUST EMPTY EVERY POCKET

 

[Mball488]

Does it outperform the OEM Wipers, and is it as advertised in the dirt?

I havent taken mine off road since installing, but I will tell you at highway speeds it makes a huge difference.

 

[Kevin_D]

Does it outperform the OEM Wipers, and is it as advertised in the dirt?

The wipers themselves don't seem to be all that much different, other than the spray.
I haven't had mine out in the mud (even if there was any mud up here!)

Kevin

 

[mgw750]

Wondering if it is worth ordering... sigh, true to Jeep JUST EMPTY EVERY POCKET

I think so, Granted I just installed them but I believe it was money better spent then some of the other crap I purchased, LOL..... I'm starting feel a little lighter in the wallet area also !

 

[dcmdon]

I don't see the point. The Jeep's washer system sprays the same amount as any other system.

But the Jeep's windshield is tiny. So you get HUGE concentrations of washer fluid coming out compared to other cars. The regular washer system on my Jeep is the best I've ever had on any car.

Its not so much the cost of purchase but the complexity and the need to use proprietary wiper blades that makes it not worth it.

 

[Gatorized]

I don't see the point. The Jeep's washer system sprays the same amount as any other system.

But the Jeep's windshield is tiny. So you get HUGE concentrations of washer fluid coming out compared to other cars. The regular washer system on my Jeep is the best I've ever had on any car.

Its not so much the cost of purchase but the complexity and the need to use proprietary wiper blades that makes it not worth it.

It doesn’t look like proprietary wiper blades. If they are 16 inch like stock. They will probably take any 16 inch refill. It. Looks like The washer system is flowing from the arm not the blade

 

[abe57]

It doesn’t look like proprietary wiper blades. If they are 16 inch like stock. They will probably take any 16 inch refill. It. Looks like The washer system is flowing from the arm not the blade

It does flow from the wiper arm and not the blade .

 

[gt3mike]

I completed my install, and the the length of the hoses was just right.

 

[dcmdon]

It doesn’t look like proprietary wiper blades. If they are 16 inch like stock. They will probably take any 16 inch refill. It. Looks like The washer system is flowing from the arm not the blade

That's good. But still not worth it imho. The regular washers work so well.

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