FYI for anyone who might be interested:
Rock Auto has a wholesale buyout on Trico wiper blades. I bought their top end
Neo blades for all of my cars with the exception of the S500 (it still has
the stock wiper arms, thank goodness!) and only spent $21.00.
That was two for the 2005 Mazda 6,
I just changed my worn out wiper blades. The new package recommends a change
every six months. I had these on for at least five years. Anyway, the new ones
were the Rain-X brand and included a little wipe that you apply to the
windshield in a circular motion and then wipe off. When dry, you
Jerry,
Rain-x is a synthetic hydrophobic that is applied to glass surfaces to allow
water to bead and run off.
Just as you see water bead and run off a freshly waxed painted surface, Rain-x
does much the same.
For that matter, if you buy the product and apply it to your windshield, you
Ernest makes an interesting point. Perhaps I need to park the two
cars side by side to judge the rake of the w/s
On 1/24/12, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Nothing quite fits the 300CD driver's side, which is odd
because the w/s is the same as on my 300TD which has
Nothing quite fits the 300CD driver's side, which is odd because the
w/s is the same as on my 300TD which has no wiper coverage issues
On 1/23/12, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote:
On Jan 23, 2012 2:53 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
I found original new rubber
the windshields may be the same, but isn't the windshield of the CD
tilted back at a steeper angle than on the 300D/TD?
makes me wonder; did they tilt the windshield wiper motors further
back at the same angle to match?
cheers!
e
On 24/Jan/12 12:40, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Nothing
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Nothing quite fits the 300CD driver's side, which is odd
because the w/s is the same as on my 300TD which has no wiper
coverage issues
Maybe the arm not on the shaft in the right position, or the arm
is bent. Or the drive linkage is bent. Or the pivots are worn.
On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote:
Any opinions on what are good wiper blades?
Ah, a subject that is near and dear to my heart. A wiper-blade thread
to me is like an oil thread to normal people.
For normal cars I like Tricos. Their refills work better
For all my cars, I use Mercedes original inserts. They're really
excellent, even on cars with two wipers like the W126. Of course, you need
the original blades to use them, which are much higher quality than the
parts store ones (even bosch). The only exception is the W123... last time
I
Jaime wrote:
The only exception is the W123... last time
I checked original blades were NLA at the dealer, but I might be
remembering that wrong.
I bought trico a while back. Then I found original new rubber in the
wheel well. I hope original fits trico holder...
mao
On Jan 23, 2012 2:53 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
I found original new rubber in the
wheel well.
They don't get better with age.
Alex
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Any opinions on what are good wiper blades? I used to like Rain-X
Latitude, but the last batch I bought ain't what they used to be...
I've always used Trico, never liked anything else. Of course,
now the source of trico has dried up, at least around here.
(Inserts are unobtainium
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wiper Blades
Any opinions on what are good wiper blades? I used to like Rain-X
Latitude, but the last batch I bought ain't what they used to be...
I've always used Trico, never liked anything else. Of course,
now the source
I've been using Bosch for the last several years, no complaints.
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Did you ever figure out the tranny issue?
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On Jan 22, 2012, at 6:56 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
I've been using Bosch for the last several years, no complaints.
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Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com writes:
Any opinions on what are good wiper blades? I used to like Rain-X
Latitude, but the last batch I bought ain't what they used to be...
I buy basic Bosch. None of them last more than 6 months anyway so why
pay more?
Allan
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longer than anything else at FLAPS and don't have the annoying non-overlap
every other brand I've tried presents.
-Curt
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:14:05 -0600
From: Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Wiper Blades
Message-ID: dub0-p3
Any opinions on what are good wiper blades? I used to like Rain-X Latitude, but
the last batch I bought ain't what they used to be...
Rick
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I've had good luck with Trico, Advance sells them, cheap and streak free on
my car.
Walt
On Jan 22, 2012 1:14 AM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote:
Any opinions on what are good wiper blades? I used to like Rain-X
Latitude, but the last batch I bought ain't what they used to be...
I got Michelin blades for my Dodge pickup just the other day, today driving
back from Maine it rained most of the way and I agree they're very nice.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 07:40:21 -0700
From: Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wiper blades
To: Mercedes Discussion
that fits perfectly. On a side note, I hear that
applying Formula 303 periodically can make them last longer - not sure
if it helps much or not.
:)
-dm
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Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 09:58:49 -0500
From: Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wiper blades
What model of car? Use whatever you want for 123s or 126s. 124s and
201s are much more fussy, thanks to the accursed monowiper---I get
acceptable performance out of mine only with OE refills (and this is
on a fresh blade and arm with good spring tension: I just replaced the
whole deal last year
On Friday, January 27, 2006, at 09:34 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
What model of car? Use whatever you want for 123s or 126s. 124s and
201s are much more fussy, thanks to the accursed monowiper---I get
acceptable performance out of mine only with OE refills (and this is
on a fresh blade and
The bosch micro edge work great for rain, the excel work a bit bettter
on freezing rain and snow, anco are good if your wiper folds on the road
and it's all you can find, they'll work until you can get some Bosch
wipers, ( except on 126, I tried to put a set of ancos on my '82 300sd
in a jam,
for
sale anywhere anymore...
Bob Rentfro
'77 200D 148K
'01 VW Beetle TDI 61K
Litchfield Park, AZ
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From: Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wiper blades
What
B Dike wrote:
Here in Seattle the standard Bosch Microedge works splendidly. Forget the ANCO.
Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A few days ago, there was a
discussion about wiper blades.
Today, I went looking for replacements. I found:
Anco Universal Refill $
On Saturday, January 28, 2006, at 09:58 AM, Marshall Booth wrote:
Both of the Bosch blades work well for my cars (I preferred the Excels
when they were available), but the Excel assemblies are no longer
available for my '85+ 190Ds with monowipers. I have to use the
Microedge
refills and
McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 8:28 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Wiper blades
A few days ago, there was a discussion about wiper blades.
Today, I went looking for replacements. I found:
Anco Universal Refill $ 4.99
while sitting at a stop light.
Bob Rentfro
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From: Tom Scordato [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wiper blades
Bosch Microedge Excel (comp. assy.) $ 12.99
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