You’ve probably seen German and Swedish cars that have tiny windshield wipers on the headlights. These are seldom seen much anymore, but during the nineties, this was sort of a status symbol. Only higher-end cars had such systems on them and it would show off a bit of opulence. But for the most part, these wipers didn’t accomplish much, especially not in suburban settings. The actual usage for headlight wipers is when you are driving off-road or in the mud. This was a rather pointless feature to put on passenger cars that largely never leave the pavement.

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