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• Re: Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Malone, Pat
  Sat, 29 May 1999 15:18:10 -0700
  I went with over the conter Blades I had just got the van a week before and the old ones wher F.U.B...
• Wipers Slow
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Roy
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 08:45:49 -0800
  On my '84 Westy the wiper blades move only at a slow speed on either high or low settings. Would this be the problem...
• Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 09:51:58 -0400
  ...Can someone provide an explanation and a fix? I was thinking to buy the new "fancy" (price ones) type wiper blades that seem more...
• Intermittent wiper chatter
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 15:04:46 -0800
  ...I've replaced the intermittent relay,wiper motor,wiper arms and blades and wiper sitch assy on column. Nothing in the archives. Suggestions anyone...
• Re: Alternative windshield wipers
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Jan 2017 12:18:16 -0500
  ive put longer wiper blades on just about every car ive ever owned. you can usually go a few inches longer without hitting the...
• Re: Tired of replacing wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Sat, 25 May 2002 00:27:31 -0500
  ...wrote: >Hey all you gurus of H2O removal--- > >I have had to replace all my wiper blades on a six month plan--they >start...
• Re: Great Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:55:43 -0800
  As a matter of information, Valeo is connected to SWF, an OEM supplier of wiper motors, blades, refills, turn signal switches, radiators, heater core...
• wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 19:11:05 -0700
  A few years ago I was frustrated that the Bosch wiper blades for my '88 Carrera only lasted ~6 months before streaking or having...
• Re: 18" or 20" Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 10:19:15 -0700
  ...subject line says, I�m in the need of changing the wiper > blades; both were 18" but I guess tha a 20" will fit...
• Re: Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Mon, 31 May 1999 13:55:54 -0400
  ...Steve Frisbee > I recall someone posting to the list that you could mount a 19" wiper > instead of 18". ...... Anyone mounted 19" blades? I...
• Great Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:00:37 -0500
  ...In fact, Valeo's European test center speed rated the blades to more than 140 mph. The Valeo Ultimate Wiper Blade also utilizes Tec...
• Re: Great Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:32:39 +0000
  ...Great Wiper Blades >Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:00:37 -0500 > >I put a set of these on my 84 Westy last month...
• Re: Tired of replacing wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 25 May 2002 09:26:09 -0500
  ...spring, summer and fall seasons can prolong the life of my wiper blades. Just make sure you carry a utility knife. Plastic cling wrap...
• wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Robert Mac Dowell
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:36:27 -0400
  I got tired of buying blades every year so I decided to give the silblade flex blade a try. These are silicone blades. I...
• Re: Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sat, 29 May 1999 09:17:54 -0600
  Another vote for Bosch. PepBoys has refills for Bosch.
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:16:03 -0600
  > I second that on the silicone rubber Sil-Blades. I'm putting them on > everything I own. I'll third that--from this view...
• Re: .. while we're talking about wipers ...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Jan 1995 07:53:48 -0400 (EDT)
  ...slang for transmission)8-) I have a similar problem with the wiper blades skirting or skipping on the very top of their stroke. I...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:15:03 -0700
  ...21" blades results in an (rough estimate) 22% increase in swept area. If one assumes same swept area increase on pass. side wiper, it...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:54:05 -0600
  ...I got tired of buying blades every year so I decided to give the silblade flex blade a try. These are silicone blades. I...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:46:15 -0400
  ...21" blades results in >an (rough estimate) 22% increase in swept area. If one assumes same >swept area increase on pass. side wiper, it...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:12:14 -0500
  ...21" blades results in an >(rough estimate) 22% increase in swept area. If one assumes same swept >area increase on pass. side wiper, it...
• Wipers wont work
  Historical mailing list
  6 May 96 16:42:00 -0500
  All, Today while driving to class it started to rain, turned on the wipers, and after about 5 minutes of operation they stopped. When...
• Re: Faulty wiper "parking"
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 08:19:32 -0500 (EST)
  On Mon, 27 Jan 1997, Laurie Loeb wrote: > My wiper blades "park" in random positions after turning them off. > Replacing the motor the three...
• Re: Re wiper pressure
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Sat, 25 May 2002 10:07:35 -0700
  ...put on the blades to presumably keep them in contact with the windshield? tim in san jose (who's wiper blades are like Karl...
• Re: Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Sat, 29 May 1999 09:54:04 -0700
  Ditto PL's message/experience. Madeline 15 Years of Westie Adventures '90 Syncro Westie
• Re: Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Sat, 29 May 1999 10:14:58 -0700
  I've bought refills at both Schucks and Al's stores within last year.
• Re; Wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 3 May 2000 23:12:30 -0500
  My wiper blades periodically need tightening,and rather than getting out and re-tightening them at inopportune moments, I've been using Rain-X...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:42:58 -0700
  ...Wiper blade recommendation? you might want to consider those insulated covered blades for freezing conditions. Scott http://www.turbovans.com/
• Wipers (77 Camper)
  Historical mailing list - DZIADECKI JOHN
  Wed, 21 Sep 1994 16:43:02 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I'm curious to know if anyone has recommendations concerning wipers and wiper blades. About two years ago I took off the old curved...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:26:29 -0500
  ...21" blades results in an (rough estimate) 22% increase in swept area. If one assumes same swept area increase on pass. side wiper, it...
• Re: Larger Windshield Wipers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 17:47:28 -0600
  ...I use two different length wiper blades on the windshield end of the van. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Christopher Gronski wrote: >Its time...
• wiper blades available
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 22:00:16 -0800
  ...I have three wiper blades available from my 1989 Vanagon GL and one complete wiper blade with wiper arm from the passenger side. (I...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:20:23 -0400
  I don't see on Silblades for sale on Amazon if they come in Winter blades? Importante here in Maine? YMMV, Mr. BZ-have...
• Fridge question:
  Historical mailing list - Penberthy, Thomas
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 09:43:17 -0800
  ...Is this sound logic? Also - any recommendations for wiper blades? The rains have returned to Oregon and my blades have started to squeak. Thanks!
• Re: Great Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:27:39 -0800
  What, you're not using Rainx? You wouldn't even need wipers... On 1/10/07, Clint Kolda <clint_kolda@yahoo.com> wrote: > > This...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 23:46:39 -0500
  ...Don't need no stinkin' wipers most of the time. :-) Jake de Villiers wrote: > The 'con' would be the increased work load on the...
• Re: Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Fri, 28 May 1999 22:41:02 -0500
  On a related note, can you still get Bosch refills anymore? The last time I looked for blades, either the store I tried (no...
• Of wipers, windshields, and gas-station attendents...
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Tower
  Fri, 13 Jan 1995 09:27:10 -0800 (PST)
  ...Since my wipers weren't quite doing the job, I figured I'd get the blades replaced. The only time I remembered this was...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 4 Nov 2012 18:52:21 -0800
  ...we are running a free-after-rebate offer on Anco AeroVantage wiper > blades by Federal-Mogul. This is their premium OE replacement series, not...
• Re: Re wiper pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 25 May 2002 21:55:14 -0500
  ...I have seen wiper blades that has a screw devise to add tension to the hold down spring. Stan On Sun, 26 May 2002...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:37:37 -0700
  ...21" blades results in an (rough estimate) 22% increase in swept area. If one assumes same swept area increase on pass. side wiper, it...
• Re: Great Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:33:44 -0800
  ...windshield to improve visibility, even at higher speeds. >In >fact, Valeo's European test center speed rated the blades to more than 140 >mph.
• Re: Wipers wont work
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 May 1996 22:31:53 -0400
  ...When I got to >school I checked them out a little, and I found that when both blades >are pulled away from the window...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Tue, 13 Mar 2018 01:05:29 +0000
  I had bought the expensive bosch blades and agree they suck! Now i just went with the longer versions (19 & 20 I think?) from...
• Re: Wipers Slow
  Historical mailing list - ChuckKuecker
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 17:49:29 -0600
  At 08:45 3/25/98 -0800, you wrote: >On my '84 Westy the wiper blades move only at a slow speed on either...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:05:14 -0500
  ...Here, wiper blades bake in the sun and dry out, so a year is about all one can expect. I don't use Rain...
• Re: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 23:43:34 -0700
  ...a floppy drivers side wiper. I'm not sure why this > is. I'm using the same type of blades on both arms, but...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:15:05 -0700
  ...Pensionerd (uses Michelin wiper blades)
• Re: rain-x and windshield polish
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 11:15:52 PST
  ...I twisted the wiper arms (as per Bentley) with > some success. But the best solution was fitting "aerofoil" blades. Thes > are rigid plastic holders...
• Re: Wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 25 May 2002 10:59:35 -0500
  Little Cranky? tense? Irratable? Got a burning sensation? Hit the delete key---- It'll help--- ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://community.webtv.net/CTONLINE...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
  Tue, 13 Mar 2018 02:50:37 +0000
  Group, I used the Goodyear blades from Costco for a few years on three family cars. Before those I used Anco winter blades that...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:29:16 -0400
  >> sell the car at a discount and make your money on replacement wiper blades. :) << That's true, but requires that you visit the dealership...
• Re: Speaking of Windshield Wipers...
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 13:48:46 -0500
  I put trico snow blades on and found out they don't work very well at high speeds, over 60 MPH. I didn't...
• Re: Tired of replacing wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 25 May 2002 09:58:35 -0700
  ...spring, summer and fall seasons can prolong the life of my wiper blades. > Just make sure you carry a utility knife. Plastic cling wrap...
• Re: Intermittent wiper chatter
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 13:15:32 -0600
  ...same time. > >I've replaced the intermittent relay,wiper motor,wiper arms and blades and >wiper sitch assy on column. >Nothing in the archives...
• Re: Great Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Rajesh Injety
  Sat, 13 Jan 2007 08:54:52 -0800
  ...In fact, Valeo's European test center speed rated the blades to more than 140 mph. The Valeo Ultimate Wiper Blade also utilizes Tec...
• Re: FS: programmable adjustable wiper relays - Costco wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:41:44 -0800
  Besides a programmable relay a good pair of blades is a must for a clean job during the raining season. If you have a...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - sailingfc
  Mon, 12 Mar 2018 12:32:25 -0700
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• Re: windshield wipers
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:43:40 -0700
  Jeff, I bought the GoWesty blades a couple of years ago; fit fine, extra viewing is a good thing.� No problems with motor wearing...
• Re: Re wiper pressure
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 26 May 2002 14:45:14 +1200
  >Now that Clarence has brought it up, what do you all think of those wild >wings they put on the blades to presumably keep...