Adjusting wiper bracket to make scuttle fit better

[Technoholic]

Hi

Trying to fit my newly painted scuttle and it's being a pain. It doesn't sit flat against the window so there is no way for the seal to sit flush either, and it's too far away to just leave it or glue it.

It seems that the angle that the scuttle sits at is dictated by the angle of the wiper spindles, i.e. they are pointing too much towards the front of the car. I have read that someone a while back had adjusted theirs to be more "vertical" but the metal brackets that the spindles are mounted on are made of tough steel and I have had no luck trying to bend them.

Has anyone ever tried this with any luck?

Thanks

[PetrolHeadPete]

I ended up gluing the window rubber to the screen (only) with the scuttle held in place at the correct angle, using tape and various weights, under the lower lip of the rubber. Once fully cured I then slipped the scuttle out, refitted the washer arm assembly and then slotted the scuttle back under the seal as it passed over the shafts. Fitting the shaft nuts then pushes the scuttle down as needed. Big advantage is you can remove and refit the scuttle without disturbing the window rubber. Has been good for over 8 years like this.

[Technoholic]

so you removed the whole wiper assembly to do this? The problem is that with the wiper assembly in place, the panel wouldn't be close enough to the window to stay seated in the rubber. If I glue it down to the window first as I've been trying to do, once I refit the assembly it will just be too far out of line to meet the glued on rubber.

One side is ok now after a lot of messing around, sits nice and flush without needing any glue but the other side is lifted up a massive amount. So frustrating

[PetrolHeadPete]

Yep, had the whole lot out while gluing the rubber. In fact now I recall the scuttle was only used to initially position the rubber, after that I just glued and taped the rubber in place with scuttle removed.
Post up a few pics to show the issue cos I can't quite picture it.