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Replying to: jogousa (Nov 10, 2009 11:43 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 10, 2009 12:22 pm) But VW is not the only one who tries to have their wiper blades "proprietary" ....if they all would make an universal joint/attachment so that one can use any aftermarket blade that would make it simple for most folks!
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Replying to: jogousa (Nov 10, 2009 12:35 pm) In any case. I do not see the big deal with rear-wipers anyway.... I guess I spent too many years driving a TRUCK which forces one to learn how to drive /back-up using only the outside mirrors. Once I masterd using mirrors, I now use them even in cars to reverse perfectly into a parking-spot. If one is not backing up... what would the purpose be to enguage the rear-wiper anyway?? Properly-adjusted side-mirrors will give you all the info you need. As for replacing the wipers once-a-year... I cannot afford that expense. Instead, I keep a good layer of "RAINX" on all the outside glass and mirrors. With RAINX, there is no need to even *HAVE* windshiled-wipers over 40 MPH. The non-polar coating of RAINX makes the water practicly fly off the glass. (If you have never used RAINX... then you should try it yourself it is almost like magic!) As a bonus, here in Vermont, a good coating of RAINX keeps ice from sticking to glass too! I would guess if you live where bugs are prevalant, they would not stick too well either.
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Replying to: bpeebles (Nov 10, 2009 5:47 pm) 
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 10, 2009 6:54 pm) I stopped using RainX few years back, after the inventor who patented that product (a fellow from San Diego that I knew) sold his company to Blue Coral. It's a fine product, when you drive at certain speed and true, ice doesn't stick to the window. But you have to apply it every 3 months or so (in certain climates) so regular wipers are far better. RainX is also hard to remove from windshield (similar to silicon). When RainX is applied, regular wipers don't work as they are suppose to work. It works best on airplane windshields and windows though - as originally intended and patented.
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Replying to: jogousa (Nov 10, 2009 7:15 pm)
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Replying to: cosmo (Nov 10, 2009 8:08 pm) I believe Blue Coral (makers of RainX) has now a reformulated product of windshield wiper fluid that includes traces of original RainX. Here some more from BMW forum elsewhere: Quote: My wipers worked fine until I applied rainx to the windshield. Now the drivers wiper blade "chatters" as it wipes. The passenger side is fine. Any advice on what to do to correct this? What can I use to remove the rainx coating? I like how it works but can't stand the wiper blade chattering on the downward motion. thanks I had the same issue with Rain-X. I used Rain-X's own glass cleaner which did a pretty good job of removing the rain repellant. Then I used some Windex and have not had a problem since. End quote. |
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I recommend to keep one's vehicle rear wiper in good shape in case of unintended acceleration in reverse. That applies additionally for unintended reverse velocity. Yet when I actually drove a 2003 jetta TDI variant, I let the rear wiper decay until it risked falling apart and wiper-arm scratching the rear glass! I avoided driving backwards-in-the-correct-travel-direction on the interstate with that vehicle, so the rear wiper didn't matter so much.
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Replying to: elias (Nov 11, 2009 5:03 am) Glad someone here has a good sense of humor... In the meantime, I am anxiously awaiting a 15" $ 22 piece of rubber.... While at that, someone stole one of my small VW plastic hub cap from one of my wheels... I wonder how much will that set me back....but I see those on various websites so I won't have to bother the VW parts dept. again.
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Replying to: jogousa (Nov 11, 2009 5:53 am)  Having owned and worked on Porsches, I know that the German automakers do not blush when charging for parts. My favorite is a $4400 Porsche brake rotor. Now, really....
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