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I cannot stand driving her in the rain!!! Wipers suck! Defrost is hit or miss, and the extra power she now has makes takes a little finesse to get her moving when roads are slick!!
and of course I had just washed her too!!!!
I know, no real news s or information in this thread, just a little venting!! lol.
I now return you to your regularly scheduled day!!! Carry on!
I don't think it is an issue of drag between the wiper blade and the glass, although I am sure drag contributes to the problem; it is an issue of power at the wiper motor.
The wipers in my 1965 S type are a lot faster and I use the same Bosch wiper blades as in the XJ-6. Same cable system, but a lot faster. Unfortunately the Lucas DR3 motor of the S type is a two-speed motor unlike the XJ-6 motor which has the interval feature.
I find that Rain-X does a good enough job, but it does require a bit of Forward Movement for best results.
Faster the better!!
(although if there's a cloud in the sky Nix stays in bed!)