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....

 

Maybe you had this done and didn't notice.

 

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.

 

i love the low profile windshield wipers... they look great... and work even better...

 

I just changed mine to an 06 yesterday and love them! they're soo quiet and i can barely see them.

 

:gheylaugh:

 

Was it as straightforward as it sounds?

 

meh you'll get used to it before Labor day
So you "upgraded" to 06 ?

 

Since i started with the 06 it was the opposite for me when i got an '05 as a loaner. I felt like the wipers were in the way and it bugged me all day.

 

i'm jealous. anyone know how to do an 05 to 06 wiper conversion?

 

I think just change the wiper arms?

 

Why do you have to start trouble like that?

I self-banned myself from that thread since it was actually making me more stupid every time I read his posts...

 

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

 

for looks i like them...but mine makes too much(scraping) noise when it's not raining too hard...or when theres barely any water on the windshield..

 

Fuckleberry....almost. I went today and drove it just to see if I wanted to part with $4K. I'm roughly 99% yes, but now I am thinking Navi.... We'll see....I am in no serious hurry but I may buy by this Thursday. I will share the full details of the deal once final.

thanks

 

 

Yes they are, took me about 10 minutes to do. replaced 3 parts total.

 

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!

 

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.

 

Could you please tell me were you purchased the 06 whipers and how much you paid for them. I'm looking to replace mine, as it is somewhat annoying. It's not that big of a deal, but when you come from a car that has non-existing whipers...you kinda get used to it.

Thanks.

 

The glass is quite clean...I really just think it's a tensioning issue, because it doesn't seem that the passenger side wiper is as tight on the windshield as the driver side...but thanks for the advice

 

 

Ronin, I had a horrible chatter on my '06 right wiper arm. The dealer said it was a "torn wiper insert" whcih they replaced and it's cured.

 

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.

Pappy

 

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?

 

Do you have the part numbers for everything?

 

I answered and solved my problem. I went to the dealer and bought a replacement blade refill for $9. No more chattering wipers. yeay! So if you guys have this problem, you might want to change it yourself.