A6 wipers

[Kneale Brownson]

I've never found a winter wiperblade that worked well on an Audi windshield 
wiperarm.  I've used to wire 'em onto my 4K cars.  I've been using Bosch 
blades since they came out with a two-part rubber compound that lets them 
have a more flexible attachment of the wiping part of the blade, despite 
the cold.  They've seemed to work as well as the typical US rubber-shielded 
winter blades and they attach to Audi arms in the normal manner.


At 03:07 PM 01/02/2001 -0500, Lee Levitt wrote:

>Here's a bit of a doh. Maybe someone can clue me in.
>
>I bought winter wiper blades for my A6 and found that the standard mounts
>don't work on the front. The mounting hook on the front arms are larger than
>standard (why does this not surprise me!), and the winter blades wouldn't
>mount properly.
>
>Additionally, the right side arm seems to be curved to match the windshield.
>
>The rear blade mounted just fine.
>
>What's up with this...do I need to replace just the inserts or get Audi
>specific blades from the dealer ($$$)?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Lee
>'96 A6 quattro avant
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