Windshield Wipers - 06 vs 05/04
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Windshield Wipers - 06 vs 05/04
Do you feel weired out when you look out of the windshield of the 2006 and do not see the wipers....? They are there but its like somethings missing....
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The low profile wipers are great. That is how I noticed my hood was shaking too much on the highway and needed to adjust the hood stops.
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Originally Posted by nnh768
I just changed mine to an 06 yesterday and love them! they're soo quiet and i can barely see them.
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Maybe you had this done and didn't notice.
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Originally Posted by godfather2
i'm jealous. anyone know how to do an 05 to 06 wiper conversion?
Just unbot the 17mm bolt on each arm and with some force pull them up and re-install them in the same way. Be sure to align them too
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Originally Posted by fuckleberry
meh you'll get used to it before Labor day
So you "upgraded" to 06 ?
So you "upgraded" to 06 ?
thanks
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Why do you have to start trouble like that?
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Originally Posted by nnh768
I just changed mine to an 06 yesterday and love them! they're soo quiet and i can barely see them.
Anyone know how to fix this? or do I just have to replace the whole arm? Help!
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Originally Posted by Ronin317
I wish mine were quiet...I've had the dealer change the passenger side blade twice, and the thing still chatters very badly no matter what. I'm starting to think the arm isn't tensioned correctly...
Anyone know how to fix this? or do I just have to replace the whole arm? Help!
Anyone know how to fix this? or do I just have to replace the whole arm? Help!
You might have something on the windshield creating extra drag for the wipers. I’ve found waxing and/or claying my front window and cleaning the wiper blades with Windex keeps the blades smooth and chatter free longer. Sometimes you can see the residue on the windshield while waxing if the light is just right. A windshield should feel almost as smooth as the body after a good waxing. I have a Sears’s 10” Craftsman random motion Buffer/Polisher and it takes me about 5 mins to wax the front windshield (great investment, very even wax distribution, no hand fatigue).
You can use Rain-X but that seems to work OK at first and then it makes the chatter worst over time, IMO. Every one has wax, give the cheaper solution a try first.
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Originally Posted by nnh768
Yes they are, took me about 10 minutes to do. replaced 3 parts total.
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by mrgold35
How clean is your windshield?
You might have something on the windshield creating extra drag for the wipers. I’ve found waxing and/or claying my front window and cleaning the wiper blades with Windex keeps the blades smooth and chatter free longer. Sometimes you can see the residue on the windshield while waxing if the light is just right. A windshield should feel almost as smooth as the body after a good waxing. I have a Sears’s 10” Craftsman random motion Buffer/Polisher and it takes me about 5 mins to wax the front windshield (great investment, very even wax distribution, no hand fatigue).
You can use Rain-X but that seems to work OK at first and then it makes the chatter worst over time, IMO. Every one has wax, give the cheaper solution a try first.
You might have something on the windshield creating extra drag for the wipers. I’ve found waxing and/or claying my front window and cleaning the wiper blades with Windex keeps the blades smooth and chatter free longer. Sometimes you can see the residue on the windshield while waxing if the light is just right. A windshield should feel almost as smooth as the body after a good waxing. I have a Sears’s 10” Craftsman random motion Buffer/Polisher and it takes me about 5 mins to wax the front windshield (great investment, very even wax distribution, no hand fatigue).
You can use Rain-X but that seems to work OK at first and then it makes the chatter worst over time, IMO. Every one has wax, give the cheaper solution a try first.
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My dealer didn't know the inserts were different and, since this was the first time I've changed them since I bought the car, I didn't know either. They sold me the wrong ones.
So I go back, wiper blade in-hand, and they try to tell me they don't support after-market wipers!
I showed him another '06 to prove to him the wiper was OEM!!! They claim they can't get the insert so they ordered me new blades.
Why can't all dealers be like the one I left behind in Connecticut (Schaller in Manchester). These guys (Superior in Fairfield, OH) are nice but don't seem to know the product.
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So I go back, wiper blade in-hand, and they try to tell me they don't support after-market wipers!
I showed him another '06 to prove to him the wiper was OEM!!! They claim they can't get the insert so they ordered me new blades.
Why can't all dealers be like the one I left behind in Connecticut (Schaller in Manchester). These guys (Superior in Fairfield, OH) are nice but don't seem to know the product.
Pappy
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Originally Posted by Sojournin
My passenger's blade chatters a lot too - being in Miami - where it rains almost daily, it's very annoying. How much is it to replace the blade?
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