[s-cars] RE: Valeo wipers

[Ben Kwan]

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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