DIYbanter - View Single Post - OT

On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 03:34:36 GMT,
(Devonshire) wrote:

On the day of Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:40:47 -0800...
Grant Erwin
typed these letters:

I'm starting to wonder if I pay more for refills if the blades would last any
longer. I live in the Seattle area, and the $2.99 wiper refills are barely
lasting through one winter anymore. OTOH these are the only wiper refills I can
find, the more expensive things involve selling you new arms as well, so it
isn't clear what you're paying for.

Any opinions? Hard information?

thx ..

GWE

The biggest problem I have had is that a lot of the refills that I
have purchased don't fit the factory arms correctly. I really don't
want to buy replacement arms when I have perfectly good ones.
Perhaps I should look into buying OEM refills from a dealership?
I've not tried this so I have no clue as to the cost difference. I am
also disappointed in the off brand refills available to me at the
local auto parts store.

Devonshire

I was surprised to discover that some OEM parts from my Ford dealer
are competitively-priced and markedly superior to aftermarket stuff.
Two examples: batteries and wiper blades. By "competitively priced"
I don't mean cheaper, just in the same ballpark. I have been
particularly surprised by their batteries. The OEM batteries in my
two Contours lasted 8 years -- in Minnesota. They were still working
fine when I replaced them but I figured I had to be on borrowed time
and I'd rather not mess with it when it's well below zero. I have
never had a battery last anywhere near that long.

Their wiper blades seem to work and last well too.

YMMV