[s-cars] wiper woes

[chris chambers]

Stott,

I believe you are correct that replacing the arm(s) is worth it.
But I'd like to know where you $30 pricing is, if it's still available.

Local stealer wants $59.85 (full list) and www.genuinevwaudiparts.com
a discounter wants $41.30.

It appears the pricing has gone up.

Chris




 --- Stott Hare <share at bluetarp.com> wrote:

> If you think you're wiper arm springs are weak, you should look into
> replacing the arms.  They aren't as expensive as you might think from
> any one of the Audi dealers who offer us wholesale pricing.  Some
> things can be bent, fiddled with, tweaked, cursed at etc, and
> sometimes it's worth the $30 and 10 minutes it takes to order the new
> arm and install it when it arrives....
> 
> I did this with my 95 S6 and the wiper behavior improved immediately.
> 
> -Stott
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of J. Khang
> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 9:37 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] wiper woes
> 
> "bill mahoney" <airbil at gmail.com> wrote:
> > When all else fails get a bigger hammer.  Or, get more pressure on
> > the wiper arm via tightening the spring(somehow folks have done it
> I
> > think by bending the end/s a little)
> > Or, I suppose you could get new springs too.
> 
> Don't bend the arms, bend the wiper blade. If the main structure of
> the wiper is metal then carefully bend it little so that the
> elastomeric blade takes on a curve that more closely matches the
> curvature of the windscreen at the extreme limits of the wiping
> motion. This worked for me.
> Alternatively, I don't know whether this is available in the US, I
> have seen generic wiper blades that already have a curve built in.
> The blade has low stiffness so that it conforms to the curvature of
> the windscreen as the wiper moves across it.
> Jonathan
> '97 S6
> 
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