Dave Conner's Jointed wiper arms

[Steve Mills]

I confused a lot of the newbie Audi owners by laughing out loud when I got a
good look at the spares bin in the Tim O'Neil Rally School garage (Tim used
to use 4KQs  for school cars, and now uses mostly MKII VWs). Along with
every kind of common fastener, there were separate bins for spares of each
of the 4 door handles. No prizes for guessing which one had the lowest stock
on hand.

On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 11:26 AM, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just wait until you try to get into the car and those lovely door handles
> freeze ... open. BTDT countless times with both my Mk2 GTi and 4KQ.
>  Problem
> seems to have been reduced (I'll never say "solved" and risk P.O, the Audi
> Gods) greatly by the flush doorhandles of my 200/UrS/parent's Passat.
>
> On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Doyt W. Echelberger <
> doyt at buckeye-express.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello Audifans,
> >
> > My old 87 5ktq is sitting out front in another Ohio blizzard, with its
> two
> > jointed wiper arms at attention in a drift that has taken up residence on
> > the hood and windshield.
> >
> > I want to thank Dave Conner again, for so wisely including those jointed
> > wiper arms in the relief package of wheels he brought to Sandusky about
> ten
> > years ago. The extra set of wheels have been very useful, but the jointed
> > wiper arms unexpectedly made every winter a much easier
> > experience....because the car sits outside all the time.
> >
> > I appreciate them today, right now in this blizzard.  Thanks Dave. They
> > work perfectly and are still like new.
> >
> > It is remarkable how the old 5ktq keeps starting and running in all kinds
> > of bad weather, year after year. The odometer reads over 300,000 miles.
> >
> > When the really nasty gales are howling and I have to go somewhere and
> get
> > back home, I depend on the Audi, and am reminded of what a unique and
> noble
> > machine it really is, and how much I respect it and the engineers that
> made
> > it happen....even the ones that designed the door handles and the
> footwell
> > splice.
> >
> > Doyt Echelberger
> > Surviving on the North Shore of Ohio
> >
> >
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