[s-cars] Wiper blade lifting problems...

[Eric Phillips]

Ahh, so you think it's a weak spring!

OK, I'll try that first.  BUT!  I'd still like to see the mod/B5
replacement answers, just in case...

Thanks!

Eric

On 10/27/06, djdawson2 at aol.com <djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> If you want a one-time fix with no additional gadgetry, spend $31 and get a
> new wiper arm.  After trying numerous fixes, this is what I finally did.
> $31 and a few minutes of your time, and the problem is gone.
>
> Well worth it IMO.
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gcmschemist at gmail.com
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:39 AM
> Subject: [s-cars] Wiper blade lifting problems...
>
>
> Gents:

A while back, I read something, somewhere, about how to modify
> our
wipers to keep the driver's side blade down at speed. I get it
lifting
> off the glass at about 80mph, and this doesn't make me very
happy.

Somebody
> took a B4 wiper arm and stole the wind deflector off of it to
put on a C4
> car, but I can't find the link or the write up anywhere.
I understand that
> the B5 cars wiper arm, mit deflector, is a straight
swap.

Can anyone shed
> light on this? I'd rather not have to buy a set of
new blades with
> wind-deflectors built in - I just want to do a
one-time fix-it that retains
> the OEM-type blades and inserts, such
that if I need to replace an insert,
> or a blade, I can do
> that
locally.