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• Vintage wiper blade source (east)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Walker
  Wed, 11 Jan 95 15:52:49 EST
  Anybody got any good info on a source for wiper blades on the east coast? My 64 needs a new set bad. Steve
• Re: Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 29 May 1999 01:01:25 +0200
  Kelly Bauman wrote: > In over 2 years on the list I don't recall seeing any discussion of wiper > blades. Anyone out there have...
• Re: loose blade conncectors
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:14:32 -0400
  ...loose blade conncectors > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 2:47 PM > > > Can the push in blade be made to...
• Re: Tired of replacing wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Sat, 25 May 2002 00:27:31 -0500
  I use "winter" blades all year 'round. They generally last 1 -2 years. This plus frequent Rain-X keeps the windows clean. Good Luck...
• Re: Removing Window Film
  Historical mailing list - Trina Lindal
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:31:13 -0800
  ...Work with the blade at a low angle. I'll add: Change the blade OFTEN! Less risk of damage, faster progress. /Trina
• getting and staying bent...
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 12 Jan 1995 13:33:36 CST6CDT
  ...What happens is I > get them installed and after a relatively short time, the blade tends to > stay bent in one direction so that...
• Fw: Longer wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Tue, 30 Oct 2001 14:27:21 -0600
  | It's time for new wiper blades. I remembered an old post recommending using | a 21" on the left and a 19" on the...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:32:43 -0700
  ...These were cheap-o refill > > blades that I strung into some old arms because I couldn't find a proper > > fitting blade that I...
• Re: Radiator cooling fan question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 12:37:02 -0700
  There are 2 basic versions of the fan motor and blade. Standard capacity- 1982-91 High capacity- 1986-91 with A/C and/or...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:24:28 -0500
  I've had no problem with the longer blades. Oh, maybe I have. The passenger side wiper started to flop around about six months...
• Re: Radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 10 May 2011 19:42:10 +0000
  You are correct - I saw the 6 bladed fan on a vendor site. Perhaps it is quieter? I also have noticed on the generic...
• Re: How about Triple Edged Blades?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 May 2002 19:28:55 -0400
  ...How about Triple Edged Blades? What do you guys think about them new fangled, triple edged, super duper, rocket ship technoogy, guaranteed for life...
• Re: tint?
  Historical mailing list - Charles Hokanson
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 00:44:18 EDT
  ...Use only a stainless steel blade (they are softer) if you do this and still be careful, It is easy to scratch the glass...
• Tired of replacing wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Fri, 24 May 2002 23:12:55 -0500
  Hey all you gurus of H2O removal--- I have had to replace all my wiper blades on a six month plan--they start streaking...
• Re: Wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 25 May 2002 09:08:10 -0700
  ...Wiper blades Enough already with the wiper blades. We are not talking about the national debt or brain surgery. We are talking about a...
• alternator questions/ just bought a reman.alt..
  Historical mailing list - kazzpar007
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 11:20:58 -0400
  ...I plugged my blue wire to the blade connector to the farthest side blade on the alt, but the dummy light came on bright...
• Re: Wiper Blades...totally pleased with these after 3 years. Rain-X Fusion
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 6 Feb 2020 17:38:29 -0800
  yup... 21" and 19" are the ones I use... but I get wiper blades with lighter armature such as Bosch Micro Edge. dan
• Re: Wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Sat, 25 May 2002 11:51:26 -0400
  Enough already with the wiper blades. We are not talking about the national debt or brain surgery. We are talking about a couple of...
• Re: Tired of replacing wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 24 May 2002 23:12:31 -0700
  ...Tired of replacing wiper Blades > I use "winter" blades all year 'round. They generally last 1 -2 > years. This plus frequent Rain-X keeps...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:46:15 -0400
  ...a switch from 19" to 21" blades results in >an (rough estimate) 22% increase in swept area. If one assumes same >swept area increase...
• 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 blades
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 22:21:48 -0500
  Speaking of wiper blades... Go westy recomends a 21" dr. and 19" pass. Is this an all pro, no con situation? OEM is 18...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:14:08 -0400
  ...CR blade tests, Valeo 600 & Rain-X latitude came in at 1&2, next, Anco 31 & Michelin Rainforce 3&4, which are also best...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:36:30 -0700
  ...The passenger side wiper started to flop around about six months after I started using the longer blades. Things went down from there, and...
• Re: Re wiper blades, Tire preasure, and other...
  Historical mailing list - Mike & Laura Blackburn
  Sat, 25 May 2002 11:06:40 -0600
  ...But, now I am back and loving every mundane thread about tire preasure and wiper blades. It gives me something to do while I...
• Tips on repairing chipped Vanagon grills
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:38:12 -0500
  When the thin plastic blades of your Vanagon's grill become chipped, here's an easy way to make them look like new (requires...
• Re: Re wiper pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 25 May 2002 21:55:14 -0500
  Those wings and the double bladed wipers are a great improvement on Motor Homes with giant flat windshields. My brothers Mercedes Sedan has the...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 16:55:49 -0700
  ...Here in the big city, the ground-level ozone pollution levels are so high that regular black rubber blades crumble and decay in no...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Robert MacDowell
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:59:52 -0500
  Another thing that enhances the wipers is to buy the silicone wiper flex blades. Their a little more money but they guarantee them for...
• Re: Tired of replacing wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 25 May 2002 07:44:12 -0400
  ...Tired of replacing wiper Blades Hey all you gurus of H2O removal--- I have had to replace all my wiper blades on a six...
• 18" or 20" Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 10:27:34 -0500
  ...As the subject line says, I�m in the need of changing the wiper blades; both were 18" but I guess tha a 20...
• 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...
• Re: Larger Windshield Wipers / Less Can Be More
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 22:09:18 EST
  ...The more the ice builds up, the more the blade is lifted from the windshield until much of the blade is riding on built...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:49:12 -0500
  ...The passenger side wiper started to flop around about six months after I started using the longer blades. Things went down from there, and...
• Re: Tired of replacing wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Sat, 25 May 2002 08:46:24 -0500
  ...Tired of replacing wiper Blades > I use "winter" blades all year 'round. They generally last 1 -2 > years. This plus frequent Rain-X keeps...
• Re: which windshield wiper to get? (my bosch excels have been disappointing)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 26 Nov 2005 22:42:23 +1300
  ...Note that those asinine dual-blade refills do not do any better a job than ordinary blades, and are noted for reducing motor life...
• How about Triple Edged Blades?
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 25 May 2002 11:29:46 -0500
  What do you guys think about them new fangled, triple edged, super duper, rocket ship technoogy, guaranteed for life blades? Thet have to be...
• Wiper blade trivia
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 16:48:06 -0800
  ...That of course meant the annual pilgrimage to the FLAPS for new wiper blades. What a PITA! After looking in the Bosch parts spec...
• wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 08:22:48 -0500
  I am replacing my wiper blades today all 3 on my 87 westy. currently all 3 are 17". I think it calls for 18...
• 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: [NVC] Disposable razors with good blade guards?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:33:03 -0800
  ...It >> seems that no matter what brand of disposable blade-type razor I buy, >> the little plastic blade guards become separated from the razors...
• Re: Wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Sat, 25 May 2002 10:46:44 -0700
  ...Wiper blades > > > > Ole Lamont is a little wound up over some wiper > blades--- > > > > Wonder what happens to him when things get a > little steamy...
• Re: Re wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 25 May 2002 12:01:21 -0500
  ...a blade that costs 9 bucks won't last any longer than it take to get outa the FLAPS lot--- The Rear Blade is...
• Re: Wiper blades <S>
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 25 May 2002 11:43:32 -0500
  ...Wiper blades > > > > > > > Ole Lamont is a little wound up over some wiper blades--- > > > > > > Wonder what happens to him when things get a little steamy...
• Rotor blades???: 73 Ghia for sale
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 19:42:51 -0400
  Is this a Vertical Take-Off & Landing Ghia? What's with the rotor blades? G. Matthew Bulley Director Bulley-Hewlett & Associates www.bulley-hewlett...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:10:23 -0400
  ...Some time ago I bought a top-end Rain-X blade and a second-tier (still fairly spendy) blade, might have been Bosch, and...
• Re: drooping wiper blade
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 22:53:37 -0400
  ...drooping wiper blade > > >>pop the dust cap with a screwdriver, then remove the bolt (10mm) and >>washer >>visualize the angle of the blade arm...
• Re: Availability of replacement dish drainers?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:13:27 -0400
  ...Not a paint scraper, Mike, a razor blade scraper, like you'd use to get things off your windshield. Ah -- the fancy version is...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:05:14 -0500
  Rodent, I just buy whatever blades are available in my local parts store, like Autozone or O'Reilly's. They seem to work fine...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 22:25:48 -0500
  ...Mike Kai Mei wrote: > Speaking of wiper blades... Go westy recomends a 21" dr. and 19" pass. > > Is this an all pro, no con...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 4 Nov 2012 18:52:21 -0800
  ...It's Anco! Found the Bosch blades tend to slightly disintegrate at the edge after one season of use even in mild weather. The...
• Re: Removing wiper blade aarm
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 06:56:53 -0800
  ...Removing wiper blade aarm > > I checked the green Bentley book and it does not say how to remove the wiper > blade arms. Sometimes that...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 31 Oct 2012 05:21:18 -0400
  Not to nit pick BUT Bosch makes all kinds of blades, some good some not so good. Like I said in my previous post...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:47:33 -0700
  I just 'treated' my poorly working blades with some Armorall....sprayed it on and wiped it off a couple of times, using a soft...
• Windscreen wiper prelim review
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 25 Oct 2016 09:28:48 -0700
  For the last couple of years I've been using those blade type wipers on the van. First michelin, then Bosch. Never did have...
• Re: Vanagon glass update: window tint
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 22:54:41 EDT
  ...plenty of sharp razor blades 3. no alcohol!!! ( rubbing or drinking:( Angle razor blades to fit between the lines, scrape carefully. The tint did...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:20:51 -0700
  I bought the 21" and 19" blades that GoWesty sells:� http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=4354&category_id=&category_parent...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:51:45 -0400
  You won't normally encounter vehicle/ wind-speeds that'll lift your wiper blade anyways, especially if you're a diesel 'bus driver'. Yes...
• Re: Wiper blade trivia
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 08:47:59 -0800
  ...Wiper blade trivia BRENT CHRISTENSEN wrote: > Is the spec for the front 19" and the rear 17", or was the PO just "pushing > the...
• Re: loose blade conncectors
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:11:25 -0400
  At 02:47 PM 10/19/2009, Dave Mcneely wrote: >Can the push in blade be made to fit more tightly to the receptacle...