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3707 messages, Last post on Nov 30, 2009 at 6:14 PM
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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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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 11, 2009 7:38 am) Factory wiper blades for Range Rovers are about 60 bucks a pair.
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Replying to: british_rover (Nov 11, 2009 7:40 am) Well $22 hurts for a wiper blade but at least it's bearable.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 11, 2009 7:44 am) I may have missed it, but was the just the insert or the entire blade? I know most blades are pretty pricey these days. I swapped out the blades on our Odyssey with several different types that didn't work all that well. Decided to go back to Honda blade and they were $30 each. The inserts are only about $7 so you really shouldn't ever need the blade unless you do something stupid like I did and toss them out.... |
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Replying to: sebring95 (Nov 11, 2009 10:10 am) For many higher end cars the wipers are all one piece anyway so there is no insert to replace. They use those all one unit parabolic wipers that don't have any arms to put pressure points on the windshield. When you lift the wiper off the glass it curves to form an arc that isn't a perfect parabola but is close.
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Replying to: british_rover (Nov 11, 2009 11:00 am)
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We own an 05 VW TDI wagon (purchased Nov 04) and will take delivery next month on an 10 TDI Sportwagen. What has been people's experience in breaking the latest version? What should I look for? Our experience with the 05 has been great.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 11, 2009 7:38 am) But - it is not German made - the label is in Spanish and reads: RAQUETA - 1PZA P/N 1K9-955-427 F. de Caducidad: Assembled in USA So, with my limited knowledge of Spanish, it means material is from Mexico and it is assembled in USA. That more less confirms the original MSRP label that was on my car, when purchased. In effect, all metal parts and metal components are made in Germany and all plastic parts are made in Mexico. What it translates to is that those Germans do not want to ruin their environment in EU (manufacturing plastic is not very "green") and have plastic parts made in Mexico or some less developed EU countries like Spain and Italy. Plastic VW wheel hub caps are made in Spain, for example. |
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Replying to: sebring95 (Nov 11, 2009 11:41 am) Valeo is available everywhere on the web (like Tire Rack, etc). |
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