On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 4:20 AM, Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just spent 2.5 hours replacing the wiper refill on the 190D Monowiper. > Tedious!! >
Brian, I feel your pain. It took me about as long the first time. Now that you know the trick it will go a lot faster the next time, though. Re what kind to buy, I have had bad results with Bosch blades from a local store. I see that Rusty's site lists the blades and refills as made by Bosch, but when I ordered some a few months back, the ones I got aren't Bosch but some other OEM (I don't have the package in front of me). So far I've been very pleased with their performance, and they had good instructions on the back of the package as well. I share your concern about the possible safety hazard if the refill isn't secure. Two hints: use a flatblade screwdriver to open up the jaws of the blade just a hair before sliding the new refill in, and, to make sure it doesn't slide back out, crimp the inside set of jaws (closest to the windshield) around the refill with needlenose pliers. (Actually, I use duckbill pliers [like needlenose but with flat jaw faces] to prevent marring, but those are hard to find.) Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo et al. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
