Re: '04 Tacoma- needs new wipers
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<290d2a76-2f66-4ab6-939f-6b5aa4d4b15a@du8g2000vbb.googlegroups.com>, studio
<tlack@hotmail.com> wrote:
>On Sep 17, 6:42=A0pm, "Joe" <j...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> So, is this true- none of the universal items will work? I'm just trying =
>to
>> save a few bucks- but already I've wasted too much time on this- I suppos=
>e I
>> should have gone to the dealer.
>
>? The universals will work... that's why they call them universal,
>cause they work on everything.
>
>I usually just buy the inserts to save money.
>Albeit, they're a bit trickier to install.
>
>The one thing I've noticed over the 35 years that I've been driving
>and replacing wipers, and maybe it's just my imagination; but the
>rubber used to make the wipers seems to be thinner and doesn't hold up
>as well as the older fashioned wiper blades.
>
>I seem to have to replace wiper blades much more often than I used to.
>
>
supposedly that's to "encourage" you to replacxe them every 2 months.
instead of the 2 seasons you used to get.
plus they've gone up in price, too. so that is 2 flat out rate increases.
there are still heavy duty brands, usually small indies. just look around and
you can find good blades.
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