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01-29-2007, 03:35 PM
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How long should the MB-supplied wiper inserts last on the single-arm?
This thing just got replaced less than a year ago, and it's been skipping over certain parts of the windshield for the past 2 months. Who makes these things? I've been maybe 25k since it was installed. I don't live in a rainforest.
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01-29-2007, 04:00 PM
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The inserts are fairly cheap. Bosch is OE. It's not the mileage. Think North Carolina summer time heat.
I always replace mine every 6 months. Steve
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01-29-2007, 04:05 PM
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My first factory wiper lasted me 4 years. After that I'm lucky to get a year out of them, mine start to wipe like crap after 6 months, but i change them yearly. I only use the OEM ones from the stealership, as i've had lots of probs with the knock offs, for quality reasons and install.
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01-29-2007, 05:38 PM
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yup it's the heat (and maybe the bitter cold also) that kills the rubber and make em brittle. these inserts are not cheap, $25 or so.. when you get a new one, always clean em once a week so dirt does not accumulate
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#6
01-29-2007, 05:42 PM
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Looks to me like Bosch inserts for that car at less than $10.00 at several on-line sources.
Steve
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01-30-2007, 01:36 PM
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On a side note. I highly recommend the washer additive that is sold at the Dealership. I think its called "summer fit" it comes in a small tube and you add it to the washer fluid. It does a great job of removing wax and road oils. I am sure a few drops of Dawn would do the same
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