Sure did take em off but I have the 1 peace insted of the 2 peace so I had to take the wiper arms off so I could trim the plastic that has to go by by. Plus I had to bring it inside to warm up so it would not shatter into a million peaces since it is like 14 years old and like 20 degrees outside. But I can cycle the wipers as many times as I want and every time they lock in the down position. As soon as the wipers get close up they go and stay up.