If you're referring to the factory Vanagon wiper blades, the ones that you have to reuse the two little flat pieces of steel. They are made by Bosch as well. At 02:23 PM 1/24/97 -0600, VWNUT@smus.bc.ca wrote: >> >> I'm real dissappointed in the windshield wipers in both my 87 and 88 >> Vanagons. They seem to smear, or chatter or both and just do a poor job in >> general. >> I've swithced wipers by replacing the assembly sometimes and replacing just >> the rubber insert at other times. I've tried Anco, Trico (sp?) and right now >> I've got fancy "Tripledge" wipers installed that have multiple ridges on each >> wiper - supposed to be made of silicon for ultimate wiping. They're just as >> bad as the rest. They do have a lifetime replacement warranty though. Just >> send in the wiper and about $8 for S+H and they'll send you a new $10 wiper!! >> Some warranty! >> >Have you tried Bosch? I put a set on my Jetta - they seem to last >quite well, and were $7 CDN each. I too went through the triple edge >crap - they fall apart after 1-2 months of our rainy weather. On the >Jetta, the Bosch have a much more OEM look also. > > > >Shawn Wright (VWnut@smus.bc.ca) >'88 Westy (336k) >'85 Jetta TD (358k) >'69 Wife >'97 1st child (! :) > > Greetings from Michigan's Upper Peninsula Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt mailto:jdiebolt@up.net
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