[s-cars] aero blade wipers?

[dgraber460 at aol.com]

I recently paid a premium for the Bosch aero blades for the S-car thinking that cheap wipers was a false economy. Wouldn't clear the windshield worth didly! Replaced immediately with Anco winter blades (less than 1/2 the price) and the windscreen is again nice and clear. We get a lot of Mag-Chloride used ion the roads here and smearing can be a real problem.
Will probably never buy a Bosch blade again. Might try the Michelins from what I see here.
I need to get a set of blades for our 05 A6 which has a different mounting system than the old "shepherds hook" system. Can't find anywhere that stocks or can get them. I'm _not_ going to the "stealer" if I can help it. Any one know where to source them? 

Dennis 
Denver


-----Original Message-----
From: Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com>
To: theringmeister at triad.rr.com <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>
Cc: Andrew B <andrew.sb at gmail.com>; s-car-list at audifans.com <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wed, Dec 30, 2009 5:11 am
Subject: Re: [s-cars] aero blade wipers?


My FWIW is I've been very dissaspointed with the Rain-X aero blades  
the ones they are hyping up on TV) from the first time I used them.  
hey just don't wipe well, and at the start of the down swing the  
rivers blade seems to draw most of the water it wiped right back into  
iew as if it's got a big low pressure area behind the blade and sucks  
he water in behind it. Would not buy again.
I've had good results from the Michelin blades that came on the A8. I  
as thinking about getting Michelins to replace the Rain-X's.
-Cody (mobile)
On Dec 30, 2009, at 12:47 AM, "Wylie Bean"  
theringmeister at triad.rr.com> wrote:
> I may get flogged for this, but I've had a set of ANCOs I picked up  
 in a Wal-Mart on the other side of Memphis TN at about 3AM on the  
 drive back to NC from picking the car up in San Diego over 3 years  
 ago.  They're just now starting to show signs of wear.


 Wylie Bean
 TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
 90 cq
 91 90q20v
 92 UrS4
 08 Q7 3.6
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 -----Original Message-----
 From: Andrew B <andrew.sb at gmail.com>
 Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:20:00
 To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
 Subject: Re: [s-cars] aero blade wipers?

 Have the same Michelins on my car.  Passenger seems fine, though I
 don't look out of it, but I get the same dead spot in the center of
 the driver's side.  I've been having problems with my squirts, which
 is now resolved, so that should help.  Once it gets real wet, they
 clean up just fine, but when it's light rain I get a few skips with
 it.  Might be the curvature of the windshield, might just be that they
 suck.

 I usually go for the cheapies and replace them twice a year.  Last
 time I spent big bucks on BOSCH blades (because I like being able to
 see) and they were damaged and useless within a few weeks.  Some bug
 guts had apparently taken a chunk out of the blade and thereafter left
 a line everytime I turned them on.  Swapped passenger side (cheapo)
 with driver side, and everything was happy.

 On that note, I believe I'm using the wrong size passenger wiper.
 What's the recommended or stock size?  The books at the FLAPS had one
 size for Triflex (or whatever) and another for michelin.  I went with
 the michie recommended size and it seems way too big.
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