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#1 (**permalink**) 04 Apr 2005, 10:57 pm

OK.

I love my 96 Civic Coupe. It has been good to me and I have been good to it.

But what the %$#& is up with wipers???????

I can't seem to find a set that ACTUALLY WORKS for mor than a month or two!

I have tried almost every brand and they ALL SUCK.

Streaks, smears, chattering, tearing, you name it.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

What brand of wipers will WORK for more than a month or two on this car?

--

- Slim

#2 (**permalink**) 04 Apr 2005, 11:45 pm

In article <42520CB8.37E7A196@nyc.rr.com>, pickin's@nyc.rr.com says...
>
> OK.
>
> I love my 96 Civic Coupe. It has been good to me and I have been good to it.
>
> But what the %$#& is up with wipers???????
>
> I can't seem to find a set that ACTUALLY WORKS for mor than a month or two!
>
> I have tried almost every brand and they ALL SUCK.
>
> Streaks, smears, chattering, tearing, you name it.
>
> PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
>
> What brand of wipers will WORK for more than a month or two on this car?

I just use Anco, but I am careful to clean the glass first.
Is your windshield speckled or pitted? That will eat the blades very
quickly.

Also, when washing the glass at the gas station, clean the wipers with
a paper towel. An amazing quantity of gunk will always come off.
I get about 6 months to a set.

--Gene

#3 (**permalink**) 05 Apr 2005, 12:34 am

slim wrote:
>
> What brand of wipers will WORK for more than a month or two on this car?

on my 98 CX hatch, i use the OEM blades, and just buy new OEM wiper
inserts. always fit perfect, always work right.

#4 (**permalink**) 05 Apr 2005, 02:13 am

Bosch have been good to me. Lasting 6 months to a year.

John

"Gene S. Berkowitz" <first.last@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1cbbe1e05f91ffef9897c3@news.comcast.gigan ews.com...
> In article <42520CB8.37E7A196@nyc.rr.com>, pickin's@nyc.rr.com says...
> >
> > OK.
> >
> > I love my 96 Civic Coupe. It has been good to me and I have been good to
it.
> >
> > But what the %$#& is up with wipers???????
> >
> > I can't seem to find a set that ACTUALLY WORKS for mor than a month or
two!
> >
> > I have tried almost every brand and they ALL SUCK.
> >
> > Streaks, smears, chattering, tearing, you name it.
> >
> > PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
> >
> > What brand of wipers will WORK for more than a month or two on this car?
>
>
> I just use Anco, but I am careful to clean the glass first.
> Is your windshield speckled or pitted? That will eat the blades very
> quickly.
>
> Also, when washing the glass at the gas station, clean the wipers with
> a paper towel. An amazing quantity of gunk will always come off.
> I get about 6 months to a set.
>
> --Gene
>

#5 (**permalink**) 05 Apr 2005, 08:30 am

slim <pickin's@nyc.rr.com> wrote in news:42520CB8.37E7A196@nyc.rr.com:

>
> OK.
>
> I love my 96 Civic Coupe. It has been good to me and I have been good
> to it.
>
> But what the %$#& is up with wipers???????
>
> I can't seem to find a set that ACTUALLY WORKS for mor than a month or
> two!

Dealer.

>
> I have tried almost every brand and they ALL SUCK.
>
> Streaks, smears, chattering, tearing, you name it.

Common aftermarket problems.

>
> PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
>
> What brand of wipers will WORK for more than a month or two on this
> car?
>

Dealer.

If you still have the original wiper blade holders with the skinny steel
strips, replacement rubbers are $5 each. If you need to buy new blade
holders because you threw the old ones out, they're about $35 each and come
with the rubbers. You'll never regret it.

--
TeGGeR®

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

#6 (**permalink**) 05 Apr 2005, 08:31 am

SoCalMike <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:IuidnfCxluAdvs_fRVn-vA@comcast.com:

> slim wrote:
>>
>> What brand of wipers will WORK for more than a month or two on this car?
>
> on my 98 CX hatch, i use the OEM blades, and just buy new OEM wiper
> inserts. always fit perfect, always work right.
>

I went through the same damn thing for years. Tried every brand I could get
my hands on. Spent lots of money, got nowhere. Went back to OEM, problems
disappeared and haven't come back.

And people wonder why I hate aftermarket.

--
TeGGeR®

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

#7 (**permalink**) 05 Apr 2005, 07:09 pm

"slim" <pickin's@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:42520CB8.37E7A196@nyc.rr.com...
>
> OK.
>
> I love my 96 Civic Coupe. It has been good to me and I have been good to
it.
>
> But what the %$#& is up with wipers???????
>
> I can't seem to find a set that ACTUALLY WORKS for mor than a month or
two!
>
> I have tried almost every brand and they ALL SUCK.
>
> Streaks, smears, chattering, tearing, you name it.
>
> PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
>
> What brand of wipers will WORK for more than a month or two on this car?
>
>
>
> --
>
> - Slim

All I have ever done on my 01 Prelude is buy the OEM rubber inserts for a
few dollars from the dealer. Works just great/

#8 (**permalink**) 05 Apr 2005, 07:33 pm

In article <UZF4e.109361$SF.102003@lakeread08>, "TWW" <twaugh5@cox.net>
wrote:

> "slim" <pickin's@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:42520CB8.37E7A196@nyc.rr.com...
> >
> > OK.
> >
> > I love my 96 Civic Coupe. It has been good to me and I have been good to
> it.
> >
> > But what the %$#& is up with wipers???????
> >
> > I can't seem to find a set that ACTUALLY WORKS for mor than a month or
> two!
> >
> > I have tried almost every brand and they ALL SUCK.
> >
> > Streaks, smears, chattering, tearing, you name it.
> >
> > PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
> >
> > What brand of wipers will WORK for more than a month or two on this car?
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > - Slim
>
> All I have ever done on my 01 Prelude is buy the OEM rubber inserts for a
> few dollars from the dealer. Works just great/

Same here.

Seems like we probably have a dealer-hater here; Slim probably never
even THOUGHT of going to the dealer to get the $7 worth of inserts.
He's probably spent $100 or so up to now, all the while thinking that
dealership are by definition evil or something.

In fact, what I've found is that OEM inserts work better--by FAR--than
anything else.

#9 (**permalink**) 05 Apr 2005, 10:20 pm

"TeGGer®" wrote:
>
> slim <pickin's@nyc.rr.com> wrote in news:42520CB8.37E7A196@nyc.rr.com:
>
> >
> > OK.
> >
> > I love my 96 Civic Coupe. It has been good to me and I have been good
> > to it.
> >
> > But what the %$#& is up with wipers???????
> >
> > I can't seem to find a set that ACTUALLY WORKS for mor than a month or
> > two!
>
> Dealer.
>
> >
> > I have tried almost every brand and they ALL SUCK.
> >
> > Streaks, smears, chattering, tearing, you name it.
>
> Common aftermarket problems.
>
> >
> > PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
> >
> > What brand of wipers will WORK for more than a month or two on this
> > car?
> >
>
> Dealer.

<cue Mr. Bill> Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

> If you still have the original wiper blade holders with the skinny steel
> strips, replacement rubbers are $5 each. If you need to buy new blade
> holders because you threw the old ones out, they're about $35 each and come
> with the rubbers. You'll never regret it.

Arrrghhhh. The OEM's worked great. I never had anything like them since.

I guess I gotta bite the bullet on theis one.

Thanks, TeGGer®

--

"This notion that the United States is getting ready
to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. Having said that,
all options are on the table,"
George Bush, Feb 22 2005

http://www.quantumphilosophy.net/fil...yan_Medium.mov

http://www.bushflash.com/thanks.html
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"Bubba got a BJ, BU$H screwed us all!" - Slim

#10 (**permalink**) 05 Apr 2005, 10:22 pm

"TeGGer®" wrote:
>
> SoCalMike <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:IuidnfCxluAdvs_fRVn-vA@comcast.com:
>
> > slim wrote:
> >>
> >> What brand of wipers will WORK for more than a month or two on this car?
> >
> > on my 98 CX hatch, i use the OEM blades, and just buy new OEM wiper
> > inserts. always fit perfect, always work right.
> >
>
> I went through the same damn thing for years. Tried every brand I could get
> my hands on. Spent lots of money, got nowhere. Went back to OEM, problems
> disappeared and haven't come back.
>
> And people wonder why I hate aftermarket.

Funny thing, for every repair/replacement on my car, I usually insist on OEM,
I figgered that replacement wipers were as good/better.

I wuz wrong.

--

"This notion that the United States is getting ready
to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. Having said that,
all options are on the table,"
George Bush, Feb 22 2005

http://www.quantumphilosophy.net/fil...yan_Medium.mov

http://www.bushflash.com/thanks.html
http://www.worldmessenger.20m.com/weapons.html#wms
WHY IRAQ?: http://www.angelfire.com/creep/gwbush/remindus.html
http://www.toostupidtobepresident.co...ickenhawks.htm

"Bubba got a BJ, BU$H screwed us all!" - Slim

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