Re: A4 windshield wiper oddities

[Phil Rose <pjrose@servtech.com>]

>Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 13:21:33 -0400
>From: Chris Newbold <cnewbold@transarc.com>
>Subject: Re: A4 windshield wiper oddities
>
>Steve Manning wrote:
>
>> I guess this is Audi ingenuity at work (?!).  It means replacing the blades
>> are a dealer-only item, which I find irritating for such an often changed,
>> mass-market part.
>
>Audi's standard procedure is to replace wiper inserts, not blades. If,
>for example, you complain about worn-out wipers under the Audi Advantage,
>you'll get new inserts...
>
>This seems, mostly, like a reasonable practice.

Yes, I agree. And a practice I usually follow on my own hook.

But don't rely on trained Audi mechanics to do _that_ job right. When I
bought my '91 200q, the wiper action really sucked. But the repair history
showed that only a few months earlier the PO had new rubber refills
installed at Morong Audi at a total cost of, oh I think about $20/pr. They
_looked_ OK, but when I took 'em apart it was obvious that the spring steel
inserts had been installed _backwards_ (upside down). For the sake of
consistency, they screwed up both right and left.

This reduces wiping efficiency by about 90%!


Phil Rose				Rochester, NY
'89 100 (For Sale, 111K, automatic)
'91 200q				mailto:pjrose@servtech.com