How to adjust windshield sprinkler in accord 2004

I would lift the driver's side wiper off the glass and aim the nozzle
accordingly. I expect to have some hands on experience soon, because the
spray on my '03 Accord sedan needs to be re-aimed.

 

If I do it, and then put the wiper back down
than the nozzle will hit the wiper, not the glass.

Cool, so you will tell me how it works for you.
My question would be: can you set up the nozzle on
the driver side that the water hits middle point of
the glass WHEN THE WIPER IS IN REST on the glass.

 

I think at least some of the problem here hay be the steepness of the
glass. When the glass is too steep, tiny adjustments in aim mean gross
movements in pattern on the glass. In other words, you're constantly
overshooting or undershooting your intended mark.

Do you think this may be the case?

 

Not at all. At some point I had the water over the wiper,
barelly touching it with the eadge of the spray...
Unfortunatelly at this setting majority of water was
wetting my moonroof
Lowering nozzle ANY lower would cause water hitting wiper.

I have to check if I have an original wiper...
I got the car used, so who knows.
Have to check other accords and compare to mine.

 

Two things I can think of:
1) Aftermarket <gag> wiper blades, or
2) debris in the nozzle affecting the spray pattern.

Do both sides have the same spray pattern, or is one noticeably different
from the other? If different, one nozzle is slightly blocked.

Don't put aftermarket shit on your car. If you have any, get rid of it post
haste.

 

I don't put anything like this on my car.
The wiper is probably correct, because I got factory inserts
and both fit snugly like they were designed to each other.

Driver side nozzle seems weaker than passenger one, but the
tubing for this one is much longer than passenger one...

I need to check other accords - I am surprised nobody
in this group has 2003-2004 coupe to check this for me.

In the worst case I will try to buy new nozzles...
BTW- I was able to remove the driver side nozzle after
unclipping the plastic piece of sieve next to it...
But I have no idea how to replace the passenger side one.
Do I need to take the solid plastic piece attached with
round rivet-like plugs? Are they one-time use or can they
be reused ? I am afraid they will crack while removing.

 

When at a standstill the driver's spray will hit the wiper blade. ** If you
turn the wipers on while spraying, it'll go where you need it. ** Don't try
to adjust it so it will spray over the driver's blade when the wipers are
not on since it'll spray too high.

The only real benefit to spring the driver's side higher is if you're
driving at speed, in which the wind and speed of the car will allow the
spray to hit the windshield before it sprays over. This doesn't help when
you're at a standstill.

This used to drive me crazy too on my '05 Accord and I tried adjusting the
driver's spray nozzle only to put it close to where it was - just slightly
higher. IIRC, when using the washer at a standstill it'll still skim the
top of the driver's blade. Once I turn on the wipers, problem gone. OEM
blades.

-Dave

 

There might be substantial downforce airflow at road speeds.

 

Where would the downforce come from?
Car is pushing forward so the air is going UP to the roof.
This air will blow the water up.

 

Very strange... Seems to be a design flaw.
Is 2008 model the same way?

 

Only when the wiper is parked. I would assume you'd want the wiper
moving if you're squirting the windshield. That's my thought - don't
know without experimenting if I can hit mid windshield with the wiper
parked (and that's not a concern for me).

 

How do you see that as a "design flaw"? You seem to be overreacting to a
fairly minor thing here IMHO.

 

Really?
Have you experienced this water levitation?

The faster you go the lower on the windshield washer spray will hit.
If you want to use the washers at highway speeds the spray should hit
near the top of the windshield when the car is at rest.

Rain-X works as advertised if you apply it about twice as often as
indicated on the package. That stuff does make the water appear to
levitate; or bead up and blow away; whichever...

 

Then they're the right ones. Make sure they're installed on the correct
sides!

OK, after reading the other replies, here's a question: how do the wipers
and washers function in actual use? Does the spray and wiper combo clear
the glass properly? Then there may be no problem at all.

 

I don't know about the '08 but my guess is yes. You'd only have a problem
if you try to pre-soak the windshield before turning on the wiper blades.
Otherwise it's fine!

-Dave

 

Overreactng? I am not selling back the car for that reason.
This design flaw is minor, but I consider it a design flaw.
If you want to water your windshield and the water hits
the wiper instead of the glass than something is wrong here...
I have seen many cars in my life and never seen such thing.

 

Yes! Exactly my point. Lets say you are in a dry, deset area...
There is a ton of sand on your windshield... When you start
wiping it dry you will destroy wiper blade and scratch the glass.
In most cases it will not hurt, but it is a bad design.

 

Come on... one is twice as long as the other...

There is a problem: sprinkler waters the wiper, not the glass.

 

Wiper should move on a wet, not dry and sandy glass.