Date:         Fri, 24 Jan 1997 13:48:46 -0500
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Hotch <hotch@netaxs.com>
Subject:      Re: Speaking of Windshield Wipers...

I put trico snow blades on and found out they don't work very well at
high speeds, over 60 MPH.  I didn't have that problem with the regular
bosch blades.

If you haven't done so already, put Rain-X on, it really works.  I drove
my ex 70 westy for months with a dead wiper motor through downpours with
no problem even at night.

Hotch
86 GL
Philly


SyncroHead@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Mine SUCK!  (Pardon my French, Phillippe)
> 
> 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!
> 
> I've checked to see that the wiper sits square against the glass, it does.  I
> also theorized that the wiper wasn't pressing against the glass hard enough,
> so I removed the arm and shortened up the spring attachment clip to get a
> little more spring tension.  This did not help.
> 
> No, I'm not just overly wiper-sensitive, I've driven in plenty of cars where
> I rate the wipers as just fine, but not my Vanagons'.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Regards,
> Jim Davis
> 87 GL Syncro
> 88 GL Wolfsburg

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Hotch
hotch@netaxs.com