Wiper Resolution

[LL - NY]

Considering that the Owner's Manual provides no instructions for replacing
ANY of the exterior bulbs on the Passat, but suggests that you should go to
the stealer for replacement, you may just be right. Like the authors of the
owner's manual were on the marketing staff or something...

LL - NY

On 1/21/09, Danton J.A. Cardoso <djacardoso at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 'Spose the reason for the difficulty so they will not lift at autobahn
> speeds?  Or is it German tolerances/engineering?  Still, it could be a
> way to rope you into the dealer into having them replaced, thus more
> dinero in their pockets.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Oh good call, David, you were right! I inserted the tab on the airfoil
> back into the channelon the blade, and it that's where the
> > pressure comes from to keep it on the windshield. Thanks.
> >
> > However, since I still needed new refills, I took a ride over to
> Princeton Audi this morning. Turns out, in addition to these things
> > being made by gnomes in Germany, there was also a change made mid-year
> during the 2004 model year. I have the 'old' style.
> > And you don't just buy the refills, you buy the entire blade. And they
> are 'handed', but not marked as such from the factory. When
> > I purchased the 2 blades (they were $32.70 including tax), the parts guy
> asked if I needed a hand installing them. I told him that
> > I thought I could figure it out. He then proceeded to tell me how he
> broke a windshield installing a set! Then, as I was checking
> > out (and casting glances over at the R8 on the floor*) a salesman came up
> and asked if I needed a hand installing them! I told
> > him 'no' and he said, 'If you do, just knock on the service department
> door and they'll help you out'. Geez, how hard are these
> > things to install??
> >
> > Well, turns out, a b*tch. I messed around with it for ten minutes before
> a tech coming out to pull in a car offered to help. I took
> > it. It's not intuitive at all. You have to push in to release the blade
> latch then wiggle it back and forth until it releases. The new
> > ones only go in one way but it's almost impossible to tell which way.
> >
> > But dang, new wipers are nice!
> >
> > *Oh what a sweet car. This one was a dark grey with lighter grey blades.
> >
> >  Dan D
> > '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> > Central NJ USA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: David Giannandrea <david.giannandrea at sbcglobal.net>
> > To: quattro at audifans.com
> > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 10:11:12 PM
> > Subject: Re: Wipers
> >
> >
> > It looks like the end of the wiper is caught on the windwing. Free that
> > plastic tag at the blade's last joint? The wiper blade shouldn't be
> sitting
> > above the top lip of the wing.
> >
> > http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/ddibiase/Audi/P1180048.jpg
> >
> > Or the SS ribs in that hold the refill are seriously bent.
> >
> >
> > I don't own this model.
> > I haven't ever seen one before.
> > But that's my opinion.
> >
> > David G
> >
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