On Sun, 28 Jul 2019 20:01:41 +1000, Xeno
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On 28/7/19 11:44 am, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Sat, 27 Jul 2019 16:34:09 -0400, micky
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In alt.home.repair, on Sat, 27 Jul 2019 18:45:00 +1000, "Rod Speed"
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"micky" wrote in message
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In alt.home.repair, on Sat, 27 Jul 2019 00:42:13 -0600, Raphael
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How do you know a good wiper blade (or are they all the same?).

Picked up three sets of wiper bladess recently which was harder than you'd
think because prices for any one length were from $4 to $18 each.

Since the wiper blade can be put in our hands, what do you look for?

The whole topic annoys me. They used to sell just the rubber blades

They still do.

Not at Pep Boys, Advance, or the other A- store.

with the metal ring around them. Now they insist
on the whole mechanism short of the arm.

Wrong.

Just a way to squeeze more money out of us, I think.

My latest were cheaper with the whole thing than just the rubber blades.


I just checked EVERY parts supplier in Kitchener/Waterloo
metropolitan area and NONE have the rubber blde replacements available
- either in store or from their suppliers. Can't even get them from
Trico any more.

5 years ago? yes. 3 years - mabee. Today?? NOPE

Still can get them here. Had a look at a couple of places online wiper
blade refills from Trico, Tridon, Bosch readily available as direct fit
or universal.
Have you actually tried to buy them locally????

I did. Spent better than 7 hours canvassing every auto parts supplier
in Kitchener/Waterloo/Guelph/Cambridge/Elmira area - all said the same
- they have not been able to source them for over 3 years. They had a
few (of the wrong size for virtually anything still on the road)
gathering dust in a corner - and if you wanted more than what they had
in stock you were out of luck. Had enough trouble even finding
stainless steel wiper blade assemblies - only "universal" black
plastic stuff

It MAY be that they are available in the USA but not available in
Canada because the suppliers won't label them as required for import
to Canada (English and French) since Trico closed down manufacturing
in Canada a few years back