Windshield Wiper Hell

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

In article >, 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

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.

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

John

"Gene S. Berkowitz" > wrote in message
ews.com...
> In article >, 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
>

slim > wrote in :

>
> 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/

SoCalMike > wrote in
:

> 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/

"slim" > wrote in message
...
>
> 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/

"TeGGer®" wrote:
>
> slim > wrote in :
>
> >
> > 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®



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"TeGGer®" wrote:
>
> SoCalMike > wrote in
> :
>
> > 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

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" wrote:
>
> In article <UZF4e.109361$SF.102003@lakeread08>, "TWW" >
> wrote:
>
> > "slim" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >
>
> 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.

Hey....my local Honda dealer is PURE SCUM.

My mechanic buys parts from them, but I would never let those
theiving SCUMBAGS near my car after the warranty ran out.

At 18K they "HAD" to replace my "nearly worn-out" brake pads.

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

My mechanic insists on OEM, but wipers were one of those things that
"I could do myself"....and yup...seems I screwed myslef real good!! LOL!!!!

Thanks for your time! ;-)

--

"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