Windshield wipers are such a simple little thing on the front of your windshield, that it can be easy to underestimate their importance—that is until you get stuck in a rainstorm. In bad weather ...

You may not realize this, but there's an elaborate linkage just below the base of your windshield that allows your car's wipers to move back and forth and, in some cases, up and down—and it is ...

Q. My new Volkswagen is my first car with rain-sensing windshield wipers. Driving home last night, the wipers activated, but I could see no sign of precipitation. Ten or 12 seconds later, I drove into ...

Windshield wipers may perform a simple function but an undeniably crucial one. Without them, the natural world would do a number on your windshield, caking it with water, dirt, pollen, and any other ...

Need a powerful electric motor on the cheap? [Daniel Simu] and his friend [Werner] show us the ins and outs of using windshield wiper motors. Through many examples and disassembled components, the duo ...