RS200 Wiper Arm Issue

[iMak]

If I lift both the left and right wiper arms from the windshield it will hit the bonnet, is this normal?

 

[sevenfourate]

Unfortunately so......

 

[iMak]

Badly designed

 

[DanB720]

The solution:

1. Turn on the ignition and wipers
2. Turn Ignition off when wipers are at the top
3. They will now clear the bonnet when lifted from the screen

 

[iMak]

[MENTION=4982]DanB720[/MENTION] thx mate

 

[shepster200]

And that really is the only solution,

The solution:

1. Turn on the ignition and wipers
2. Turn Ignition off when wipers are at the top
3. They will now clear the bonnet when lifted from the screen

 

[sevenfourate]

Most good things in life have a trade-off. Its all about Yin and Yang......

Eat too much cake - you get fat. Datie a REAL good looking woman who knows it and fancies herself ? Likely she'll be high maintenance. Got a well-paid job ?......Then expect some stress.


Well the Clio (197 + 200 im talking about) is perhaps no different. If you want sublime handling on the limit then your luck's in. If you want a fab engine you can get just reward from thrashing daily - only to have it emerging the next day gagging for more; sign up and buy one. And if you want great looks with classical, aggressive flared arches and steroid derived lines - then you've deffo bought the right car.

BUT: Its obvious the Renault designers were so concerned with pin-sharp handling, injecting some serious fun-factor into the build and designing a power-plant that justified the chassis; they just plain forgot about ongoing running costs, reliability of some of the fairly major components, and some of the little touches that make ownership "easier" on a day-to-day basis.

Aswell as the wiper "issue" you'll find many of the other Clio foibles here: (http://www.clio197.net/forum/showthread.php?52941-Why-Clio-s-annoy-me-Part-1&highlight=

Get out and drive it on the right road and everything above becomes irrelevant of course