[s-cars] RE: Valeo wipers

[Ed Kellock]

If you buy the correct spec wiper from the dealer, for an S-car at
least, one of them is curved.  Is this done in order to combat the
pressure point issue you mention?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Kwan" <1.8tquattro at gmail.com>
To: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>
Cc: <lee at wheelman.com>; "audi quattro" <quattro at audifans.com>; "audi
s-cars list" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] RE: Valeo wipers


> Hi everyone,
>
> Just catching up on this thread.  I have a couple of problems with
the
> wipers on my 92 100CSq.  First of all the arms themselves seem kind
of
> tired and dont seem to apply a whole lot of pressure on the
> windshield.  Any BTDT's on this problem?
>
> Second thing is that the Anco winter blades just dont seem to have
> enough pressure points to wipe at the extreme edges.  Maybe the arm
is
> contributing to this problem, I'm not sure.
>
> I looked into the Valeos as well but was turned off by the price.  I
> did some searching and found that Trico has something similar for
> about $10, same idea as Valeo but I'm not sure how well they
function.
>
http://www.tricoproducts.com/news/index.cfm?id=1388&show=newsitem&location_id=87&view=trico
>
> I'll try them out if I can find them.
>
> Ben
>
> 85 4000S
> 92 100CSq
> 94 90S
> 01 A4 1.8Tq
> On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 14:45:15 -0500, Fred Munro <munrof at sympatico.ca>
wrote:
> > 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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