While I don't have a Newport wiper system, I had looked at them carefully when I considered building a sedan and think that they are about the best option for a car with a nearly OEM dash with good room. The cable operated systems are often a PITA to run the cable plus some can be noisy. They can be a godsend if you have limited room though - like for an overhead mounted wiper system you can run the operator up the A pillar. Auto-loc makes some interesting items, but after looking at some of it at shows, think that much is over priced for mostly off shore manufactured (read China!!) items - and some of it is really kinda shoddy

But, as always, an opinion if I haven't used these items