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Car Forum / Acura Cars / November 2008Time for my semi-annual TSX wiper blade rant
Sigh. It's time to change the wiper blade inserts on my TSX again. Besides being expensive, they're a pain to get into the holders. Is there any place other than the dealer that sells the wiper blade inserts? Thanks, Bob Bob <tooslow42@invalid.invalid> wrote in news:MPG.231e699a8bc54637989690 @news.motzarella.org: > Sigh. It's time to change the wiper blade inserts on my TSX again. > Besides being expensive, they're a pain to get into the holders. > > Is there any place other than the dealer that sells the wiper blade > inserts? Five dollars apiece is expensive? And they're a "pain" to install? Maybe if you're arthritic. Are you?  SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > Bob <tooslow42@invalid.invalid> wrote in news:MPG.231e699a8bc54637989690 > @news.motzarella.org: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > And they're a "pain" to install? Maybe if you're arthritic. Are you? Tegger, I've forgotten the price, but since I can't find them at an auto parts store, I'm buying them at the dealer, which means they are over-priced. The installation is a pain because you have to feed the replacement blade and the two strips of metal into the housing at the same time. It seems to work best if you have three hands. BTW, the owner's manual is really horrible on this. It tells you to put the metal strips into the blade insert and then put them into the housing. This is impossible to do as the blade housing is what keeps the metal strips in the replacement blade. I guess if I did it every day, I'd be able to do it easily, but since it's only a semi-annual exercise for me, it drives me up the wall. Bob > Sigh. It's time to change the wiper blade inserts on my TSX again. > Besides being expensive, they're a pain to get into the holders. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Bob These are way better than the stock wipers that came with my old cars... With every Valeo ULTIMATE (Hook-Lock) Wiper Blade you purchase from Tire Rack’s in-stock inventory, you will receive one free! > Sigh. It's time to change the wiper blade inserts on my TSX again. > Besides being expensive, they're a pain to get into the holders. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Bob As a follow-up to my post, the dealer will install them free of charge. It took the dealer service department about 15 minutes to do it from the time they took the blades off the arms until they started to replace them on the arms, so I guess it's not trivial for them either. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone on this group. Bob Bob <tooslow42@invalid.invalid> wrote in news:MPG.2399023a7a6af3579896e9 @news.motzarella.org: >> Sigh. It's time to change the wiper blade inserts on my TSX again. >> Besides being expensive, they're a pain to get into the holders. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > the time they took the blades off the arms until they started to > replace them on the arms, so I guess it's not trivial for them either. That's 7.5 minutes per side, about right. I've never found wiper refill replacement to be a "pain". It is a bit fiddly, as you've got to make sure you catch each hook on the way in, but it's hardly difficult. SignatureTegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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