Re: Windshield wipers (!)

["QUEK::MOY"@us.oracle.com (Michael Moy (send mail to mmoy@us.oracle.com) 04-Aug-1995 1329)]

>Evan,
>
>Try Tridon wiper blades.  They are available from Imparts (800) 325-
>9043 (usual disclaimer).  Global blades are $2.99 each and Aerofoil
>blades are $4.99.  I have even seen these in Ames and similar stores.
>
>I have found that the Bosch blades last for about six months of
>regular driving.  You can buy just the inserts at foreign auto parts
>stores to save money.  I put Tridons on my wife's car and they lasted
>for a year before they started streaking a little.  We used them for
>six months more anyway before we replaced them.
>
>Don Hoefer
>'82 Coupe

I used the Tridon's on the 4000 but they didn't fit on the 5000s. The 5000s
have a non-standard bayonet and the only ones that I've seen that work are the
Boschs and the dealer ones.

Michael Moy
mmoy@us.oracle.com