- winter wiper blades

[Dave Aukerman]

The fast and simple answer to this problem is to pick up a set of winter
blades.  They have a nice rubber boot around the entire assebly which
prevents the snow from freezing the joints and allows the blade to flex as
it nomally would.

Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry C Leung" <l.leung at juno.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: quattro digest, Vol 1 #4622 - winter wiper blades


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> I'd second Jim's recommendation. I actually think the key is the Rain-X,
> as
> soon as there is any melt in the ice, it can't stick to anything. It also
> seems
> to help make scraping ice off MUCH easier. It has been said that Rain-X
> deteriorates the blades, but I haven't really had any problems,
> especially
> since the Rain-X seems to help even if the blades are marginal.
>
> LL - NY
>
>
>
>
> > Message: 10
> > Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 12:38:49 -0800 (PST)
> > From: james accordino <ssgacc at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: RE: Wiper Blades.
> > To: TM <t44tq at mindspring.com>, 'Ed Birch' <edwbirch at comcast.net>,
> >         quattro at audifans.com
> >
> > What blades do you guys use?  I find the Bosch
> > MicroEdge Excel to be the best on the market.  With
> > RainX winter formula, I never have a problem with ice,
> > streaking or other buildup.
> >
> > Jim Accordino
> >
> > --- TM <t44tq at mindspring.com> wrote:
> > > Ed-
> > > Having been out today in near whiteout conditions
> > > with
> > > similar problems with my wiper blades, I found that
> > > by
> > > turning the defroster on full high and with the temp
> > > set to "high," I was able to keep the windshield hot
> > > enough
> > > so that nothing froze.
> > >
> > > Taka
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: quattro-admin at audifans.com
> > > [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com] On
> > > Behalf Of Ed Birch
> > > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 10:09 AM
> > > To: quattro at audifans.com
> > > Subject: Wiper Blades.
> > >
> > >
> > > Greetings all.....
> > >
> > > During the severe Northeast snow storm on Sunday, I
> > > was required to
> > > drive some distance in the blizzard. Although I had
> > > NO problems with my
> > > 93-100S FWD traction and steering during the heavy
> > > snow, two other
> > > problems did
> > > exist:
> > >
> > > 1-Who in the hell ever designed the p*ss-poor
> > > headlights on my car.
> > >
> > > 2-Who in the hell ever designed the p*ss-poor
> > > windshield wiper blades
> > > that would constantly freeze up and become near
> > > useless.
> > >
> > > In short, I could drive, but I couldn't see!
> > >
> > > Ed Birch, Pennsylvania.
> > > (24" snow on the ground"
> > >
> > >
> >
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