Palm seeds wiper arm junction?

2025 KIA FORTE
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ALYLAROSA485
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After a thunderstorm I had noticed some palm seeds at the base of my wiper arm junction, I couldn’t seem to remove the seeds even with tweezers. Wipers operate fine, is this a concern or can I leave it alone?
Aug 18, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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STEVE W.
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Won't hurt anything but they could draw bugs or hold moisture. Probably the easiest solution would be a car wash, one where you have a wand to wash the car with, use the spray to blow the seeds away. Or use something with a point on it to loosen them up and pull them out.
Aug 19, 2026 at 2:48 AM
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ALYLAROSA485
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I couldn’t get it out with tweezers and looks like a pretty tight spot, I just wanted to make sure it won’t jam my wiper motor or cause issues with anything mechanical/electrical. And that’s why I was hesitating on a car wash it thought it may push the little seeds further in the wiper blade junction crevice.
Aug 20, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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STEVE W.
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Not going to cause a problem. Just blast them out. Under that plastic is open and drains out.
Aug 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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ALYLAROSA485
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I don’t have any air or anything to blast it with. Is it worth taking to a mechanic to do or just leave it alone? It happened during a thunderstorm and it blew those sabal palm seeds all over my windshield and it got into the nooks and crannies of my wiper blade arm junction as u can see in the picture I submitted, I was just worried it would jam something internally or block some sort of air intake in the cowling
Aug 20, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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STEVE W.
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Go to a car wash or ignore it. Both are acceptable solutions.
Aug 20, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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ALYLAROSA485
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Ok so where does that wiper arm plastic junction connect to? Does it connect to anything important like wiper motor?
Aug 21, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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I have a 2025 Kia k4 EX for reference
Aug 21, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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STEVE W.
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It connects to the wiper transmission which then has an arm on the back that connects to the other wiper and the motor uses another arm to power both. The plastic is just a cover. If you removed it you would see a large empty area below the windshield that goes across the cowl. That is where the air for the heater and vents is pulled from. Where the seeds are is just an open hole under it. That is why I said that you can ignore them or wash them out, there is nothing there they can hurt.
Aug 21, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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ALYLAROSA485
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Oh thanks for clarifying I was unsure if there was some sort of linkage to my wiper motor beneath that which is why I was hesitant of messing with the seeds too much and getting them jammed even further. So if I got to a car wash it’ll be fine it won’t affect my wiper or wiper motor at all?
Aug 21, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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STEVE W.
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There is a linkage but not that close. If you took it apart you would find a shaft that the wiper attaches to, that goes through a plate that has an arm on the back. The plate bolts to the car and acts as a pivot. If you were to strip the metal and covers off the first image is the top of the firewall and shows the area below the glass where that mounts. The other shows the parts that move the wipers. All of those parts are designed to handle water, snow, dirt, and whatever else you might drive through, a few seeds are not going to be an issue.
Aug 21, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Ok so I’m ok to go in a car wash with it? It won’t jam any wiper motors or parts of importance ?
Aug 26, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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STEVE W.
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NO, it cannot damage or block anything.
Aug 26, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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ALYLAROSA485
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Ok thanks! You’ve been a great help
Aug 27, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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np, we are here to help.
Aug 28, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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