My "new" wiper blades have perished after +/- 14 months since replacement. I have tried to buy the blades themselves (silicone if I recall correctly) as I did for my other vehicles. Autozone tell me that they no longer supply this product.
Any suggestions from forum members?
Wiper blades
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Tinus lotz
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Re: Wiper blades
I have also noticed that wiper blades only last a year. Unfortunately it's one of those things
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Re: Wiper blades
Planned obsolescence...
You can give them a bit more life by cleaning them with meths then rubbing on some silicone. You can also buy a blade thingy which you run down the length of the wiper which (like a potato peeler) cuts off a thin layer of the blade...
or... just replace
You can give them a bit more life by cleaning them with meths then rubbing on some silicone. You can also buy a blade thingy which you run down the length of the wiper which (like a potato peeler) cuts off a thin layer of the blade...
or... just replace
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Re: Wiper blades
Checked my office vehicles this morning. Definitely some of the blades are not a rubber compound - probably silicone but I cannot tell.
Pulled the invoice on the Isuzu LDV. Blades last replaced November 2015 and purchased at Autozone. Methinks more research called for.....
Pulled the invoice on the Isuzu LDV. Blades last replaced November 2015 and purchased at Autozone. Methinks more research called for.....
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Re: Wiper blades
R84.80 to replace 2x front and 1x rear wiper with Hella wipers from Midas last Friday (18th). Not even 10mins to remove, purchase and fit new ones.
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