hey all
has anyone experiamce a problem with the wiper arm chipping paint on the hood when arm is flipped up when wipers are parked.?

 

Yeah........ Mine does that. Does yours seem to sit much lower than the passenger side?

 

Mine did that as well. I have since put a tiny strip of adhesive foam under that spot so when the wipe arm is flipped up, it grabs the bit of foam and keeps it between the paint and wiper arm.

 

i need to touch up the paint but i think ill put the foam on the wiper arm so that the foam wont hold mosture and salt causing rust

 

Can't you just turn the wiper arm up a spline on the shaft?

 

turning up 1 spline would probably park the wiper too high on the windshield

 

My '09 does the same thing. I took it to the dealer and was told to put some padding under that section of the hood. I asked him about moving the arm up a notch and he said it would sit too high.

 

mine did the same thing. I just pushed up on the arm at linkage point and no more hitting

 

If you look real close on the windshield, you can find 2 little bullseyes down near the cowl. Those are registration markers for the ends of the wipers in park position. You do have to look real hard, but once you see them you thump your forehead with your right palm a sharp one. And, that is probably why the "stock" wipers are the flexible beam type, that have a rubber tip, not the old fashioned type (whatever that's called)?

 

Those bullseyes are a good indicator to check when buying a used HHR. If the mechanic dosnt know about them and they just slap the wiper arms on missing the mark.
They may have replaced the windshield or it has had front end damage. :)