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

[djdawson2 at aol.com]

Yeah... I think the spring.  I tried a bunch of different things, including one of the airfoils from an early car.  After trying the new arm, I could have kicked myself for messing around trying anything else.
 
The $31 price was from Sunset in Portland, OR.
 
Dave 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: gcmschemist at gmail.com
To: djdawson2 at aol.com
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Sent: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Wiper blade lifting problems...


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. 
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