[s-cars] wiper woes

[Peter Schulz]

Or the dollar has gone down, waaaaay down against the Euro....

At 06:15 AM 7/31/2008 -0700, you wrote:
>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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-Peter Schulz
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1995.5 S6 Avant Emerald/Ecru
1995.5 S6 Avant Silver/Platinum
1991 200 20v Q Avant Titan Grey (for sale)
1991 90 20v Q Red
1991 CQ silver  (eS2 recipient)