Hello! I just recently bought an '09 Fit (base model, unfortunately), and it's great in many ways - BUT it's kind of driving me nuts that the driver's side wiper stops about 2-3" from the edge of the windshield (measured from the top of the wiper). It seems...wrong, and it leaves a lot of un-wiped area obstructing my view.

1.) Does anyone else's do this???

2.) Is it possible/easy to adjust this, and if so, how?

Thanks!!!!!

 

If you know how to use a wrench, you can adjust it a little.

Follow the wiper arm to the base and you should see a rubber cap.

Pry the cap off and there’ll be a nut you can remove.

After you remove the nut, grab a marker and put a line across the wiper arm and the splines it sits on. This will help you with where you started.

Pull the arm up and off the splines, and turn it in the direction you want and slide back on.

Tighten the nut by hand and then run the wipers to see if it goes where you want it.

Adjust if necessary.

Once you’re satisfied, tighten the nut about 1/4 or 1/2 turn past where you got it by hand and put the rubber cap back on.

 

Awesome!!! Thank you very much kind person! And I do, indeed, know how to use a wrench. I'm just one of those people who prefers to know a little about what I'm about to do before going into it because of too many instances of massive amounts of time lost on simple projects like this.