[s-cars] RE: Valeo wipers

[Fred Munro]

RE: [s-cars] RE: Valeo wipersGood eye, James. I just put them on the car and
they are different than the Valeo. The Valeo has a moulded plastic backing
shaped like an aerofoil. The CTC wiper uses a flat spring steel strip to
tension the wiper. Same idea without the aerofoil. I'll see if they resist
lifting better than my regular rubber covered winter blades - they certainly
have a lower profile. I jumped the gun when I claimed they were "identical
in appearance" to the Valeo - they are not.
The regular winter blades I bought from CTC last week went back - totally
useless. They wouldn't even sit flat on the glass, just touched on the tips.
Crappy manufacture & quality - probably a China sourced item. Same price as
last year, poorer quality.

Fred
  -----Original Message-----
  From: James Murray (QB/EMC) [mailto:james.murray at ericsson.com]
  Sent: December 13, 2004 2:48 PM
  To: 'Fred Munro'; Jeff Pereira; lee at wheelman.com
  Cc: audi s-cars list; audi quattro
  Subject: RE: [s-cars] RE: Valeo wipers


  I suspected that when I glanced at the ad on the weekend, but the clip
looks different than the web site?... and Canadian Tire says they are made
exclusively for them... but it's a darn good price. Let us know if you like
them Fred!

  http://www.canadiantire.ca/assortments/product_detail.jsp?FOLDER<>folder_i
d=2534374303517476&ASSORTMENT<>ast_id=1408474396670271&bmUID=1102878625343&P
RODUCT<>prd_id=845524443278593&assortment=primary&fromSearch=true

  Cheers, /James.

  -----Original Message-----
  From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
  [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]
  Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 2:45 PM
  To: Jeff Pereira; lee at wheelman.com
  Cc: audi s-cars list; audi quattro
  Subject: [s-cars] RE: Valeo wipers



  These wipers are available in Canadian Tire stores under the "Reflex"
  tradename. I just bought a pair for my UrS4 for C$19.99 each. They are
made
  in the U.S.A and use the same ad artwork as the Valeo website, so I
suspect
  they are the Valeo wipers - they are identical in appearance in any event.
  Haven't tried them out yet - they'll get a good winter test this year
  judging by the weather so far.

  Fred Munro
  '94 S4



  -----Original Message-----
  From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
  [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Jeff Pereira
  Sent: December 6, 2004 10:01 AM
  To: lee at wheelman.com
  Cc: audi quattro; audi s-cars list
  Subject: Re: Valeo wipers



  If you go to:

  http://ultimatewiperblade.com/spec.php

  click on buy now

  and enter "secretdeal" in the discount code area they drop to $24.95 each.





  On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 15:52:13 -0500, Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com> wrote:
  > Just a quick note...I picked up a set of Valeo wipers for my '96.
They're
  > similar in design to the wipers on the later model Audis, clean and well
  > designed. They have a built-in airfoil that may cure the lift issues on
  the
  > C4 series cars, and they look like they'll work well as winter blades
(no
  > place for ice/snow to accumulate.
  >
  > I bought mine from Tirerack.com:
  >
  > http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/valeo/ultimate.jsp
  >
  > I have not driven with them yet...
  >
  > Lee
  > '02 A6 quattro avant
  > '96 A6 quattro avant
  >
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