What's up with these wipers - another soggy day yesterday in NJ and after my wipers were going for about 1/2 hour on intermittent - my passenger side wiper was leaving a black line on my windshield - is that common or just cheap wipers? No biggie - it comes off, but i have used them what 4 -5 times since I got it and I never put them on a dry window. Anyone already replace theirs?

 

My wipers work perfectly fine with no streaks, black marks, etc... My guess is that you have a defective wiper perhaps.

If it were me, I would just put some quality new wipers on myself and not take my TL back to the dealer....the less time my car is in their hands the better (if I can do the repair/tweek myself).

 

PIAAs work great

 

I try my best to avoid dealers. I use them only for the serious crap. I will swap them out for sure. Where can I get these "PIAAs " ?

 

http://store.yahoo.com/rodi/pisupsilwipb1.html

This will tell you a bit more about the blades....I'm sure you can pick these up at any auto parts store in your area.

 

Hey Thanks - I appreciate the info/link. Time to go shopping...

Thanks again.

 

The PIAA web site has a dealer locater function. Not sure where you are in NJ, but I got mine at Grizzly 4WD in Madison.

Be careful not to get the 2003 TL size wipers, as the 2004 driver side is 1" bigger (27" vs. 26") - I don't think the reference lists have been updated for 2004 yet.

 

For 2004 - are both 27" or is driver and passenger side diff sizes?

I'm finding that a lot with the 2004 info not being out. Tried to get a Fram air filter - you thought I was asking for the 2008 model or something...

 

The pax side is not 27", I think it might be 21" but I can't tell you for sure because I'm at work right now. The pax side is the same size as 2003 though, so you can use what's in the list for the '03 TL on the right side.

 

Sounds like a job for Mr. Tape Measure...

 

this is why we needed those air jets that were on the concept vehicle...

 

TBone, I had the same problem in my first month of driving, wipers were defective. If you want, your dealer could give you the free replacement.

 

Driver side = 26"
Passenger side = 18 3/4"

 

Depending upon how long your car sat after it was built, it is possible that the blades ended up disintegrating due to element exposure. It's amazing how many new cars end up being affected by this. The dealer might replace them for you but I doubt it as they are considered a normal wear item.

 

I suspect she sat for a few months. No biggie. Someone recommended PIAA's? I'll ask for them for my B-Day.