Dirty road water covering mirrors, glass

Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by markk, Dec 22, 2023.

  1. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    I have a ‘22 579 and it gets RainX once or twice a week at the truck wash and in 212k miles I haven’t experienced what you’re describing. My previous truck was a ‘17 579 that didn’t have side fairings and I also don’t recall my mirrors and windows being dirty to the point I couldn’t see in traffic. My guess is your windows and mirrors were dirty to start with and the dirty spray off the road made them worse.
     
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  3. Hammer166

    Hammer166 Crusty Information Officer

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    You might try vortex generators in front of the steers. And check that the rubber seals at the front of the hood are there. Something is screwed up with the airflow that it's getting forced out the wheel openings.
     
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  4. austinmike

    austinmike Road Train Member

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    Here is the Solution ~ TRUNK MONKEY

     
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  5. markk

    markk Medium Load Member

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    And your suggestion would be what ? Stay in the lane you have to get out of and continue driving to wherever it goes and sooner or later have to change lanes anyway ?
    Can't just stop in middle of interstate and get out and wash windows. Not that it would do any good. A few feet and it is right back as it was.
    So turn on blinkers when it looks like there is a space in the blurred lights and wait a few seconds for people to notice then slowly move over.
    Got to get off that road somehow.
     
  6. PaulMinternational

    PaulMinternational Road Train Member

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    Well at least your description of it sounds better this time!
    By the way as I looked at those pictures I was able to clearly define a distance within reason.
    And yes I would bring it to a stop rather than risking someone else’s life by blindly just switching lanes if it was actually total blindness. At least that way others have a fighting chance but if the issue was known before hand some sort of makeshift solution would have been in place beforehand.
     
  7. Flat Earth Trucker

    Flat Earth Trucker Road Train Member

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    I can affirm and attest to the effectiveness of this mirror and glass cleaning tool.

    Rest in peace to the letters 'e' and 'c' as today's marketing ploys dictate the eradication of the letter 'e' in most product names, and the loss of the letter 'c' when put before the letter 'k'.
     
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  8. Numb

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    you said it was in the shop. did they remove the tire fairing under the hood? the one that goes over the tire and blocks off the engine compartment from the outside.
     
  9. NightWind

    NightWind Road Train Member

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    You have enforced my belief in your lack of intelligence, I'm not a boy and my back hurts from getting down on your level.
     
  10. jason6541

    jason6541 Road Train Member

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    Grab yourself some car wax and wax on and wax off. While you’re at it wax the whole truck. Then you can ride with your head held hi while strollin.
     
  11. Last Call

    Last Call Road Train Member

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    I have no desire to interact with somebody like yourself simply because you like to insult everybody that replies to your thread and you have singled out some of my friends and insulted them because you feel like you are better than most . But this statement I quoted just shows your level of intelligence .. obviously you are a lifetime member of the white volvo mafia this just shows how special you are Bless your heart
     
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